Is it permissible to read the Qur’an in social gatherings in front of the TV or on public transportation?

Is it permissible to read the Qur’an in social gatherings in front of the TV or on public transportation?

In the attached video clip, the answer of the Grand Mufti, Director of the Ifta Department of the Department of Islamic Affairs in Dubai, Dr. Ahmed Al-Haddad.

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