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Mosques depend on Ramadan for a third of their fundraising. Is there a better way?
By Dilshad Ali — March 18, 2024
(RNS) — Looking for ways to de-link Ramadan and fundraising so Muslims can focus on worship.
Why Al-Aqsa remains a sensitive site in Palestine-Israel conflict
By Ken Chitwood — October 10, 2023
(The Conversation) — The Al-Aqsa mosque, a flashpoint in Hamas’ recent assault against Israel, hosts daily prayers and Friday gatherings. It lies adjacent to important Jewish and Christian religious locales.
Pakistan hands out cash to Christians who lost homes in rioting over alleged desecration of Quran
By Munir Ahmed and Asim Tanveer — August 22, 2023
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — The government of caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said each household was getting 2 million rupees ($6,800) in compensation on Monday.
Pope Francis ‘outraged and disgusted’ by burning of Quran
By Claire Giangravé — July 3, 2023
(RNS) — The pope commented after a man in Sweden publicly kicked a Quran and put bacon on it before burning it.
Some Muslims are attacking LGBTQ rights. They don’t speak for all of us.
By Ani Zonneveld — June 16, 2023
(RNS) — The Prophet Muhammad called on Muslims to stand up against the oppression of the most vulnerable.
Celebrate that it’s over: Why Eid al-Fitr matters to Muslims
By Haroon Moghul — April 21, 2023
(RNS) — Ramadan strengthens us to bring our values into the hard work of ordinary life.
Quelling the obsession with burning the Quran
By Omar Suleiman — January 31, 2023
(RNS) — Addressing Islamophobia as a policy matter would rob Quran burners of the attention they seek.
For World Cup visitors, a peek into Islamic art, heritage
By Mariam Fam — December 13, 2022
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art, or MIA, provides visitors with a peek into diverse aspects of Muslim heritage, art and craftmanship with items spanning three continents and many centuries.
Hijab rules have nothing to do with Islamic tenets and everything to do with repressing women
By Deina Abdelkader — October 17, 2022
(The Conversation) — Imposing restrictions on women has been a way for many countries to demonstrate to the world what policies they want to pursue.
From caravans to markets, the hajj pilgrimage has always included a commercial component
By Noorzehra Zaidi — July 12, 2022
(The Conversation) — The start of the hajj is reigniting debates around its commercialization, but pilgrimages are also a time for seeking business opportunities, writes a scholar of Islam.
Ramadan and Eid came back to mosques this year, but home prayer rooms are here to stay
By Tasmiha Khan — May 2, 2022
(RNS) — During the pandemic, many Muslim families set aside special areas in their houses for prayer and decorated them accordingly.
The world united to pray to save the boy in the well. Why not children who die in war?
By Omar Suleiman — February 7, 2022
(RNS) — It’s hard for us to face that we throw the children in war zones into the well.
The unlikely story of America’s highest ranking Muslim soldier and TikTok favorite
By Joseph Hammond — January 24, 2022
(RNS) — A chance encounter with an army chaplain put Colonel Khallid Shabazz's military career on a different path.
Israel’s national library sees Arabic site traffic boom
By Ilan Ben Zion — January 10, 2022
(AP) — The Jerusalem library is home to an extensive collection of Islamic and Arabic texts, including thousands of rare books and manuscripts in Arabic, Persian and Turkish ranging from the 9th to the 20th centuries.
Let the Virgin Mary bring Christians and Muslims together at Christmas
By Zahra N. Jamal — December 24, 2021
(RNS) — Mother Mary’s healing power is the beacon of hope and light we need right now.
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