Islamic culture

Aman Ali and his friend Bassam Tariq know how diverse the Muslim community is- a couple years ago, they criss-crossed the US and visited a different mosque every day for a month. Aman says the Muslim communities he met with are as diverse as America itself- and the mosques are just as unique.

The Muslim community in Alaska is larger than you might think. And now, after years of fundraising, they have a place of worship.

If public schools close for Christmas, Yom Kippur and other religious holidays, shouldn’t Muslims in New York City get Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr off from school? The city’s new mayor thinks so.If public schools close for Christmas, Yom Kippur and other religious holidays, shouldn’t Muslims in New York City get Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr off from school? The city’s new mayor thinks so.

Why would a cleric turn against a comic book approved by Saudi officialdom and embodying the virtues of Islam? Even the name — The 99 — referred to the 99 attributes of Allah. Why would a cleric turn against a comic book approved by Saudi officialdom and embodying the virtues of Islam? Even the name — The 99 — referred to the 99 attributes of Allah.

In Islam, men and women are expected to pray separately. For a long time, in Turkey at least, that meant men prayed at the mosques and women, well, didn’t. But as Turkey becomes more affluent and Islam plays an important role in the government, there’s an effort underway to change that and welcome them at the mosques.