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Saima Farooqui, if elected, would be the first Muslim to serve in Florida's state House of Representatives.

Muslim Americans Running For Office In Highest Numbers Since 2001

5:19pm July 18, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

As many as 100 Muslims filed to run for office this year, according to Muslim political groups, the most since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. About 50 of those candidates remain in the running.

Efforts to rebuild the Victoria Islamic Center started within days of an arson attack in January 2017. The Texas mosque is getting closer to being ready to hold services again.

Texas Man Found Guilty Of Hate Crime For Burning Mosque

6:39pm July 17, 2018

by Bill Chappell

When fire devastated the Victoria Islamic Center last year, an outpouring of support followed, with neighboring Jewish and Christian congregations offering to host Muslim services.

Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Mother Teresa, walk in annual Corpus Christi procession organized on the Feast of Christ the King in Kolkata, India, in 2016.

Late Mother Teresa's Order Investigated For Child Trafficking In India

2:56pm July 17, 2018

by Scott Neuman

A nun and a worker at a Missionaries of Charity shelter were arrested last week for allegedly selling four infants. India has mandated the investigation of all such facilities run by the order.

Muslim women praying together in the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Religion

Creating God

9:00pm July 16, 2018

The world is full of complex religious beliefs. This week, we'll explore how religions have evolved, almost like living organisms, to help human societies survive and flourish.

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A Look At The #MeToo Movement In The Shambhala Buddhist Community

5:48pm July 15, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Andrea Winn, who started investigating sexual abuse allegations within the Shambhala branch of Buddhism. Recently, that group's religious figurehead stepped down.

Evangelical minister Rob Schenck says change is a part of spirituality: "Any time we stop changing, we stagnate spiritually, emotionally [and] intellectually."

Once Militantly Anti-Abortion, Evangelical Minister Now Lives 'With Regret'

6:54pm July 11, 2018

by Terry Gross

After decades working to block access to clinics, the Rev. Rob Schenck says he had a change of heart and sees abortion as an issue that should be resolved by "an individual and his or her conscience."

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The 1968 release of The Beatles' Yellow Submarine film influenced fashion, graphic design, music — and even a short-lived organization of "submarine churches" based on the gospel of Lennon and McCartney: "All You Need Is Love."

Beatles Film 'Yellow Submarine' Touched Music, Fashion — And Religion

11:28pm July 08, 2018

by Kimberly Winston

The Beatles weren't always simpatico with organized religion. But "submarine churches," inspired by the band's "love is all you need" gospel, emerged in the U.S. shortly after the 1968 movie release.

Seventeen-year-old Ahmed Burhan Mohamed has earned the title of hafiz — someone who has not only learned to read the Quran, but memorized it.

Minnesota Teen Brings Home Top Prize In International Quran Competition

6:07pm July 08, 2018

Ahmed Burhan Mohamed became the first American to win the Dubai International Holy Quran Award. The annual contest involves reciting passages from the Quran.

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A Pakistani Jew Wants To Travel To Israel

8:44am July 08, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with a Pakistani Jew, Fishel Benkhald, about his recent op-ed. It's his plea to travel to Israel for Passover, which is not permitted by the Pakistani government.

The Rev. Brad Wells, left, the Rev. Patrick Mahoney and Paula Oas, kneel in prayer in front of the Supreme Court, as the court hears the Masterpiece Cakeshop case.

Religion, The Supreme Court, And Why It Matters

11:55am July 07, 2018

With President Trump set to name the next justice to the high court soon, it's worth noting it was once dominated by Protestant Christians. Now, it is now more Jewish, Catholic and conservative.