By Katy Scott (CNN)American department store Macy's sparked a fierce debate on Thursday, when it launched a line of "modest clothing" that featured hijabs. The Verona Collection was founded by fashion photographer Lisa Vogl, after she converted to Islam in 2011, and struggled to find modest, Continue Reading
Junaid Jamshed gave up glamour for God, but stayed close to the limelight
By Sheena McKenzie and Sophia Saifi CNN)He soared to fame as the front man of one of Pakistan's most iconic pop bands. And then at the height of his career, he gave it up to devote his life to God. Junaid Jamshed, who at one time rivaled Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt in popularity in his country, Continue Reading
The secret costs of Islamophobia
By Daniel Burke (CNN)With Adele's song "All I Ask" playing in the background, a Maryland teenager opened her computer and wrote an emotional letter to President Barack Obama. "I am an American, I grew up here. I say the Pledge of Allegiance every day," Aleena Khan told the President. "And Continue Reading
Why Muslims Celebrate a Jewish Holiday
By Haroon Moghul (CNN)Muslims will be fasting this Friday. It's Ashura, the 10th day of the first month on the Islamic calendar. Islamic tradition holds that the Prophet Mohammed encountered Jews fasting on this day, who told them they were marking the Hebrews escape from Egypt, and he decided to Continue Reading