By Aisha Gani & Matthew Tucker This is a photo collage of how Muslims are marking Ramadan around the world. Click here to view Marking Ramadan Continue Reading
What’s That You’re Wearing? A Guide to Muslim Veils
By Russell Goldman They are banned in France, mandated in Saudi Arabia and a fashion statement inIndonesia. Veils for Muslim women come in all sizes, shapes and colors — and with terminology that can mean different things in different places. The Quran is oblique in its references to “hijab,” Continue Reading
2015 Saw A Decrease In Religious Freedom Around The World, Says Annual Report
By Tom Gjelten The global refugee crisis, political strife and economic dislocation all contributed to a worldwide deterioration of religious freedom in 2015 and an increase in "societal intolerance," according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. "At best, in most of the Continue Reading