Islam
Hide The Wine! I'm Hosting My First Eid Al-Adha Feast
I haven't been to a mosque in ages. I had no idea how to celebrate the holiday — or whether it was appropriate for me to do so.
A Muslim In Rural, White Minnesota On How To 'Love Thy Neighbor'
After Donald Trump's election, Dr. Ayaz Virji started giving talks to mostly white, Christian audiences in rural Minnesota to try to dispel misconceptions about Muslims. He faced a lot of backlash.
Turks Examine Their Muslim Devotion After Poll Says Faith Could Be Waning
Despite a rise in religious doctrine from the government, a recent survey shows a dip in the portion of people identifying as religious, compared with a poll in 2008.
'Muhammad: Forty Introductions' Isn't Setting Out To Satisfy
Michael Muhammad Knight's new book on the religious figure is designed to seduce, educate, and irritate its audience into curiosity about Islam and Muhammad — and on all three fronts it succeeds.
Pakistan Wants To Reform Madrassas. Experts Advise Fixing Public Education First
The government hopes to reform seminaries, which are often seen as places where students are indoctrinated with extreme interpretations of Islam. Experts argue the entire education system must change.
Saudi Woman Granted Refugee Status, Could Get Asylum In Australia
Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun fled her family during an overseas trip and tried to fly to Australia, but was stopped in Thailand. The U.N. refugee committee has declared her a refugee. "I'm happy," she says.
Congresswoman Tlaib Inspires Palestinian-Americans With A Dress And A Hashtag
Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib wore a thobe to her swearing-in ceremony, and women responded on social media with photographs of themselves wearing the elaborate embroidered Palestinian dress.
Families Of The Disappeared: A Search For Loved Ones Held In China's Xinjiang Region
A Kazakh rights organization has collected more than 1,000 testimonies from ethnic Kazakhs and Uighurs whose families have disappeared into a network of internment camps in Xinjiang.
Austria Will Shutter 7 Mosques And Review Residency Of Dozens Of Imams
The crackdown follows a 2015 law that bars foreign financing of religious institutions in Austria, but critics say it's driven by Islamophobia.