Historically, indigenous people celebrated a girl’s transition to womanhood with a year-long ritual. Many such ritual practices were made ‘illegal’ by the US and Canadian governments.
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Dopamine fasting has fast become a fad in the Silicon Valley, as a way to reset the brain’s feel-good chemical. Many religions have advocated fasting for some of the same reasons.
Anxious teenage girls are more likely to fast – one of the symptoms of anorexia nervosa.
Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam – acts that denote the obligations of living a good Muslim life.
The holy month of Ramadan begins on Sunday night. This can present a challenge for Muslim people with type 2 diabetes who want to fast but can’t necessarily do so safely.
The day that begins the Lenten season is called Ash Wednesday. Here’s why it holds deep religious significance for Christians.
Muslim women in the UK don’t feel able to discuss their healthcare needs because of fears of islamaphobia.
An expert explains why the Jewish practice of abstaining from food on Yom Kippur is so out of step with the rest of Jewish tradition.
A scholar talks to Muslims in Puerto Rico and comes back with an understanding of their rich history and their struggles.
Muslims observe a monthlong fast for the holy month of Ramadan. A scholar explains the religious observance and its spiritual significance.
Fasting diets aim to make it easier to stick to a weight loss program, but they are not for everyone.
Digital fasting during Lent has become popular. Technology, in fact, can be good for religion.
Research in animals and humans shows periods of fasting before and after chemotherapy protects healthy cells while killing cancerous ones more efficiently.
Lent is inextricably linked to Jesus’s 40 days in the wilderness, right? In fact, it’s not that simple.
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Dayton
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor, Texas A&M University
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Veronique Chachay es Amigo de The Conversation.
Research & Teaching Academic, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Biomedical Science, University of Plymouth
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Part-Time Associate Professor of Religion, Dickinson College
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Executive Director, Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, and Teaching Professor of Teaching Professor of Islam and Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
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Senior Research Fellow, Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at IUPUI and Journalist-fellow, Religion and Civic Culture Center, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Muslim Studies Program, Michigan State University
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Professor of History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Lead for Evidence-Based Medicine and Nutrition, Aston Medical School, Aston University
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Penn State
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Professor of History and Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
