Kaaba Gets New Kiswa as New Islamic Year 1447 Begins
During a religious ceremony at the Grand Mosque, workers changed the Kiswa (the black silk cloth that covers the Sacred Kaaba in Makkah) to mark the beginning of the new Islamic year 1447 Hijri. The 2025 Kaaba’s Kiswa weights around 1415 kilograms...
Senior Catholic Cardinal Calls For Unity At Illinois’ More Than Twenty Year Old Annual Interfaith Iftar Tradition
Representing the region’s Catholic church, Cardinal Blase Cupich, once again attended the Iftar, the meal used to break a daily fast during Ramadan. This year it took place at the Islamic Foundation North in Libertyville, Ill. “For over two decades, the...
‘Boycott’ is a powerful film that needs to be seen
Bahia Amawi speaking to journalists at a press conference outside of a Texas Courthouse as seen in just vision's documentary boycott. (photo: Johah Candelario) Boycott begins at the state capitol in Arkansas, where evangelical State Senator Bart Hester...
Milwaukee Public High School creates a space for Muslim students to pray
Photos by Mouna PhotographySouth Division High School student Mohamad Shafik Mohamed Rafik prays Dhur, the midday prayer. A student at Milwaukee’s South Division High School asked English as a Second Language teacher Francisca E. Meráz where he could pray...
Ramadan 2022 around the world – in pictures
East JerusalemA Muslim woman plays with a child next to the Dome of the Rock, on the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount. Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters Dhaka, BangladeshMuslims offer the first Ramadan Friday...
First Muslim religious freedom ambassador lays out US agenda
Rashad Hussain, ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, explains what it means to be the first Muslim religious freedom ambassador and how he is working to end religious persecutions. ABC News Rashad Hussain, the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large...
Marquette University’s next Muslim Student Association president wins major award
Leen Mortada (right) credits her mother Manal Roumani (left) with pushing her out of her comfort zone. Winner of Marquette University’s prestigious Magis Award shares some advice with Muslims who are headed to college: “Figure out what you want your...
Ramadan: How to Be an Ally For Muslims During the Holy Month
As Muslims around the world get through the first week of Ramadan — the Islamic holy month where Muslims fast during daylight hours — family, friends and employers could use a helpful guide to help support those fasting as they navigate their change in...
Ramadan: ‘It will be a test but the peace you get is beautiful’
Asha Mohamud: ‘You gain so much spiritually.’ Photograph: Suki Dhanda/The ObserverA month of fasting brings both challenge and rewards. Three Muslims explain how they combine its spirituality with their busy livesTonight, after sunset, hundreds of millions...
Muslim-owned Therapy at Home named Greendale Business of the Year
Parizat Aireti and Muddassir Mohiuddin, owners of Therapy at Home, hold awards they received from the Greendale Chamber of Commerce at its annual banquet. “It’s a ‘coming to America’ story for us,” said Muddassir Mohiuddin, 39, who with his wife Parizat...
