PITTSFIELD — Muslims believe that Laylat al-Qadr, a night that falls during Ramadan, is a time of abundant blessing. For the growing Berkshire County Islamic community, blessings came this year in the ...
It wasn't planned, but the not-on-the-square angle at which the Christian altar was designed inside Grand Forks' United Church of Christ when the building was built 40 years ago means that, when one ...
Muslims around the world are preparing for the start of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam, on Friday night. Fasting begins Saturday, when Muslims will refrain from eating or drinking anything from ...
The compelling documentary, “An Act of Worship,” chronicles three decades of discrimination and hatred towards Muslim Americans. Juxtaposing recollections of abuse and bullying with home movies of ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began at sundown on Wednesday, as the faithful prepared for a month of dawn-to-dusk fasting intended to bring them closer to God and to ...
To the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims, the holy month of Ramadan, which begins Thursday, is about more than forgoing food and water from dawn to dusk for 30 days. It is a deeply spiritual practice that ...
When Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik opened fire at San Bernardino’s Inland Regional Center on Dec. 2, the Inland Empire’s Muslim community braced for a backlash. “Every incident that happens, ...
(RNS) — With prison systems nationally shutting down outside visitation due to the pandemic, one Muslim chaplain is working to help close the gap between incarcerated Muslims and their families. (RNS) ...