In Time Of Backlash, What It's Like To Be A Muslim In Idaho
Rachel Martin speaks with Fahim Rahim, a doctor in the largely Mormon town of Pocatello.
Religion
Timbuktu's 'Badass Librarians': Checking Out Books Under Al-Qaida's Nose
Librarian Abdel Kader Haidara organized a smuggling operation to keep centuries-old manuscripts out of the hands of al-Qaida. Joshua Hammer wrote about it in The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu.
I'm Not Sad About Prince, But Let Me Explain
NPR's Sarah McCammon grew up in a conservative evangelical home in the Midwest. When Prince died and purple filled her newsfeeds, she felt like an outsider watching a ritual she couldn't fully join.
Beans And Rice For Passover? A Divisive Question Gets The Rabbis' OK
For 800 years, Jews of European and Middle Eastern and Spanish ancestry have been split on the question of whether legumes, corn and rice are kosher for Passover. Rabbis have finally weighed in.
Missouri's Proposed Religious Freedom Amendment Sets Old Allies At Odds
The business community, including solidly GOP-leaning groups, oppose the bill, after seeing the effect of similar measures elsewhere. The blowback has surprised Christian conservatives in Missouri.
Why Is This Passover Different From Past Passovers?
That's not one of the four questions asked at the Seder, but it's a good question — and there's a timely answer.
'Man, Oh Manischewitz': When The Jewish Wine Was Big With Gentiles, Too
The wine associated with Jewish tradition was once a huge crossover success. At one point, the typical drinker was described as an urban African-American man.
'Flying While Muslim': Profiling Fears After Arabic Speaker Removed From Plane
Khairuldeen Makhzoomi was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight after another passenger overheard him speaking on his cellphone in Arabic. An advocate calls the incident "absurd and bewildering."
Pope And Patriarch Make A Rare Show Of Unity In Greece
The leaders of the Catholic and Orthodox churches called on Europe to show greater compassion for migrants, a move widely welcomed by migrants as well as residents on the Greek island of Lesbos.
Holy Macaroni: Welcome To The First-Ever Official Pastafarian Wedding
Flying Spaghetti Monster be praised! The ceremony was led by a "Ministeroni," and the couple in full pirate regalia exchanged "rigatoni." For dinner? That's right: The New Zealand newlyweds ate pasta.