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Why Muslims trade sleep for serenity in the last 10 nights of Ramadan
(RNS) — It may seem strange to anyone unfamiliar with Ramadan that, in the final stretch of this already demanding month, Muslims intentionally make it harder. In the first 20 days of Ramadan, we fast...
View ArticleTurkey’s president arrested his top opponent. Here’s why it matters to the...
(RNS) — Earlier this month, the now-former mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was arrested on corruption charges along with 100 other opposition leaders. The arrests have provoked massive...
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In Algiers, a youth-led gallery offers community through music during Ramadan
ALGIERS, Algeria (RNS) — Each weekend of Ramadan, in a former art gallery just minutes from the Grande Poste d’Alger in downtown Algiers, a group of around 10 young Algerians hosts a post-Iftar jam...
View ArticleNostalgia, relief and loss as some Syrians mark their first Ramadan back home...
DARAYA, Syria (AP) — When Mariam Aabour learned of the ouster of Syrian leader Bashar Assad, she shed tears of joy. But as the time came to return to her homeland from Lebanon – where she fled years...
View ArticleThe Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan
The Taliban leader said Sunday there was no need for Western laws in Afghanistan and that democracy was dead as long as sharia laws are in effect. Hibatullah Akhundzada made the comments in a sermon...
View ArticleEid-al-Fitr begins with the images of Gaza’s children dressed in death
(RNS) — Eid al-Fitr is supposed to be a day of joy marking the end of a month of spiritual striving, of fasting, prayer and giving. It’s the day when, after a month of self-denial, the entire community...
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Ohio group gathers personal letters to connect with Muslims in prison for Eid
(RNS) — Muslims in North America are celebrating Eid Al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Around the world, people celebrate by donning their best attire, gathering for prayers and...
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Charlie Kirk doesn’t feel safe in Bethlehem. It’s his worldview that’s to...
(RNS) — During a recent campus Q&A, a Palestinian Christian student discussed U.S.-Israel relations with Charlie Kirk, executive director of evangelical Christian activist group Turning Point USA....
View ArticleDeclining Eid travel and spending in Indonesia and discrimination in India...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The usual festive mood of Eid al-Fitr holiday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan has been subdued in Indonesia this year as people grapple with soaring...
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How does India’s Sadhan village continue to resist religious polarization?
AGRA, India (RNS) — For 83-year-old Riyaz Ahmed Khan, the ivory-white Taj Mahal is more than a symbol of love. The monument, to him, mirrors his village, Sadhan, located about 25 miles from the...
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