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Afghan women wait to receive food rations distributed by a Saudi humanitarian aid group, in Kabul on April 25. Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Saturday ordered all Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public.

The Taliban orders women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public

3:43pm May 07, 2022

by Diaa Hadid

The decree, which calls for women in Afghanistan to show only their eyes and recommends they wear the burqa, evoked similar restrictions during the Taliban's previous rule.

Burundian peacekeepers in Somalia killed by Islamic extremists, African Union says

11:26am May 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The African Union says a number of Burundian peacekeepers were killed in Tuesday's attack by Islamic extremist rebels who targeted a remote military base in Somalia.

Then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Ala., on March 4, 2007. The church tops the 2022 list of the nation's most endangered historic places, according to the National Trust for Histor

A church at the heart of Selma's 1965 voting rights march is an endangered place

11:24am May 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Brown Chapel AME Church, the landmark church that launched a national voting rights movement in Selma, Ala., tops this year's list of the nation's most endangered historic places.

Activists Lori Gordon (R) and Tammie Miller (L) of Payne, Ohio, take part in the annual "March for Life" event January 22, 2002 in Washington, D.C.

The movement against abortion rights is nearing its apex. But it began way before Roe

5:10am May 04, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Despite gaining national traction in the 1970s, the history of the anti-abortion movement in the U.S. goes back more than a century before the landmark Supreme Court decision.

Religion

Supreme Court says Boston unconstitutionally barred Christian flag from city hall

12:36am May 03, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

The unanimous decision was sufficiently narrow that other cities, indeed Boston itself, could construct rules that would limit flag flying to government-approved messages.

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Lebanese-American designer and owner of ModernEID Jomana Siddiqui organizes her Ramadan and EID decor and gifts. there has been a rise in companies like hers that make Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, a more commercialized holiday.

Like Christmas, Eid is being commercialized – and that's a welcome thing

12:54pm May 01, 2022

by Rifat Malik

For many Muslims, western holiday celebrations like Christmas once felt like the kind of universal affirmation we could never attain. But, today, it's a markedly different story.

Workers pound the steaming mixture of meat, lentils, wheat and spices with long wooden paddles to give the haleem its signature smooth texture.

This goat and lentil stew is a beloved Ramadan tradition in Hyderabad, India

10:30am April 29, 2022

by Sushmita Pathak

The Ramadan fast is usually followed by a feast. In Hyderabad, India, that feast is dominated by haleem, a meat and lentil stew pounded into paste and flavored with rose petals, cinnamon and cardamom.

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Over 3.45 million Americans celebrate the Islamic holy month - here are a few tips to get you acquainted!

Not even water? And other things not to say to your Muslim friends during Ramadan

2:00pm April 28, 2022

by Eda Uzunlar

Over 3.45 million Americans celebrate the Islamic holy month - here are a few tips to get you acquainted!

Supreme Court seems sympathetic to a coach who claims the right to pray

6:43pm April 25, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

The court's liberal wing has no desire to overturn the court's precedents, but its conservatives want to focus on accommodating religion in public schools and other public institutions.

Supreme Court seems sympathetic to coach who claims right to pray on the 50-yard-line

6:01pm April 25, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing the case of Joe Kennedy, a former assistant high school football coach who was suspended after praying on the field.

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