Islam
COVID-19 health emergency is ending but faith-based vaccine clinics continue
By Adelle M. Banks — May 10, 2023
(RNS) — Over the last few years, African American congregations have provided outsized action on getting people tested and vaccinated.
How many times do hijab-wearing Muslim judges in America need to break the glass ceiling?
By Anna Piela — May 9, 2023
(RNS) — We’ve passed the point where the appearance of a Muslim judge in hijab is remarkable in itself.
Why Habitat for Humanity’s theology of the hammer offers hope in polarized times
By Bob Smietana — May 9, 2023
(RNS) — For nearly five decades, Habitat for Humanity has inspired people from different backgrounds — who often can’t agree on anything — to work together for their neighbors’ benefit.
Embodying Islam: Nadiah Mohajir works to better Muslims’ sexual health and relationships
By Joshua Stanton and Benjamin Spratt — May 8, 2023
(RNS) — Mohajir's nonprofit, HEART, was conceived as a 'third space' — not the home and not the mosque — that provides muslims the safety and openness they need to discuss issues about their bodies, while honoring Muslim traditions.
Lebanon’s unique religious diversity is under threat
By Knox Thames — May 8, 2023
(RNS) — The influx of more than 1 million Syrian refugees, hyperinflation and government impotency have created existential challenges.
Anti-Muslim Twitter feed in Spain: ‘A recipe for disaster’
By David Klepper — May 8, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-right nationalists in Spain are using social media to stir up anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant fervor.
The last Christian king?
By Jacob Lupfer — May 5, 2023
(RNS) — How inclusive can something be and still be considered Christian?
State Department forced Muslim security guard to shave beard, lawsuit claims
By Kathryn Post — May 4, 2023
(RNS) — ‘Nobody should be forced to choose between their faith and their job,’ said Hannah Mullen, a staff attorney for CAIR.
The Muslim prayer hall that may spark the next Israeli-Palestinian battle
By Daoud Kuttab — May 4, 2023
(RNS) — In Jerusalem, small frictions can escalate quickly if the causes are not addressed.
Faith leaders ask Biden to mark Mother’s Day with prayer day against gun violence
By Adelle M. Banks — May 3, 2023
(RNS) — Fellowship of Reconciliation leaders, who organized the letter, also pointed out ties that have been found between Christian nationalism and opposition to gun control legislation.
Repression of women points to worsening religious freedom trends abroad
By Nury Turkel and Abraham Cooper — May 3, 2023
(RNS) — Denying religious freedom and women’s rights go hand-in-hand.
Yeshiva University spans Muslim/Jewish divide in new UAE-based conference
By Kathryn Post — May 2, 2023
(RNS) — The flagship Modern Orthodox university is joining the Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities in Dubai for the first conference of its kind.
How women have cultivated religious authority at LA’s Women’s Mosque of America
By Alejandra Molina — May 2, 2023
(RNS) — Author Tazeen M. Ali said the Women’s Mosque of America ‘has global implications for how we study Islam.’
Jews, Muslims, Sikhs get coronation role as king reaches out
By Danica Kirka — May 2, 2023
(AP) — Charles, the supreme governor of the Church of England, faces a very different country than the one that adoringly celebrated his mother’s coronation in 1953.
Iran, 27 other countries critiqued by watchdog for religious freedom violations
By Adelle M. Banks — May 1, 2023
(RNS) — The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom decried Iran’s use of violence against protesters in the wake of Mahsa Amini’s death.
