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Verona is a one-stop shop for original and stylish conservation wear, filling a long-term void in the fashion industry.

In Orlando, A 'Modest Fashion' Boutique For Hijabi Women

5:03pm September 04, 2016

by Renata Sago

Lisa Vogl and her partners launched Verona online to fill a fashion void. Now, it's a boutique stocked with long-sleeved caftans, full-length slit-less skirts, and more than 300 varieties of hijabs.

People gather for a demonstration Saturday in the Queens borough of New York, near a crime scene after the leader of a New York City mosque and an associate were fatally shot as they left afternoon prayers.

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Police Seek Killer Of Imam And Associate In Queens; Community Demands Justice

1:58pm August 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

New York police are working to track down the gunman who fatally shot the leader of a mosque in Queens and his associate on Saturday as they were walking home from afternoon prayers.

Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad is set to become the first U.S. athlete to compete in the Olympics while wearing a hijab.

An American Muslim Fencer Lunges Into U.S. Olympic History In Rio

6:06am August 05, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad is set to become the first U.S. athlete to compete in the Olympic Games while wearing a hijab.

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A Muslim faithful woman sits as she attends a Mass in tribute to priest Jacques Hamel at the Saint-Leu Saint-Gilles Bagnolet's Church, near Paris on Sunday.

Muslims In France Attend Mass In Gesture of Solidarity After Church Attack

2:25pm July 31, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"Being united is a response to this act of horror and barbarism," said one Muslim leader. Many Muslims across France were sending a message of unity after two extremist teens brutally killed a priest.

Young people from Husseini Islamic Center in Sanford, Fla., visit a makeshift memorial at the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts on Tuesday in Orlando.

How LGBTQ People Of Color Are Dealing With Orlando: Code Switch Podcast, Episode 4

3:11pm June 16, 2016

by Leah Donnella

The tragedy in Orlando shook many people in communities that already feel vulnerable: LGBTQ Americans, Latinos, Muslims, immigrant families, and those living at the intersection of these identities.

Mourners gather outside of the iconic New York City gay and lesbian bar the Stonewall Inn to light candles, lay flowers and grieve for those killed in Orlando last evening on June 12, 2016.

What Queer Muslims Are Saying About The Orlando Shooting

3:57pm June 13, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Since the tragic attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, many queer Muslims have spoken out about living at the intersection of two marginalized identities. Here's what some folks had to say.

Muhammad Ali is remembered as a great athlete and humanitarian — and also as an incisive, defiant black leader. He died Friday at age 74.

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A Defiant Muhammad Ali Was Cherished By Black Men

5:06pm June 06, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

He was a great athlete and humanitarian. He was also a symbol of defiance for black men around the world.

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Sadiq Khan, whose Pakistani father was a bus driver in London for more than 25 years, has been elected mayor. He is the city's first Muslim mayor.

London Elects First Muslim Mayor, Sadiq Khan Of The Labour Party

8:52pm May 06, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The former human rights lawyer beat Conservative Party candidate Zac Goldsmith. Khan's religion was a flashpoint throughout the campaign; he accused Goldsmith of trying to scare and divide voters.

Playwright Ismaël Saïdi speaks to a mostly-Muslim students at a school in the Brussels district of Laeken, where two suicide-bombers grew up.

In Tough Brussels District, School Urges Students To Fight Intolerance

12:17pm March 29, 2016

by Teri Schultz

Belgian playwright Ismael Saidi is taking his anti-radicalization message to schools in heavily Muslim neighborhoods. He finds extremism still has appeal, even after last week's terrorist attacks.

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A group of young Muslim friends in Washington, D.C., meets occasionally to support each other in their work and discuss the struggles their community faces.

This Is Our Islam: To Be Young, Devout And Muslim In America Today

10:20am March 10, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

For Muslim-Americans, there was a world before Sept. 11 and after. Now, the dual threats of extremism and atheism threaten them further. A group of friends in D.C. voice their frustrations, and hopes.

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