Federal law protects students’ rights to request some religious accommodations, including during the month of Ramadan
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As Muslims congregate in their local mosques in communal prayer for Eid, the Women’s Mosque of America, located in Los Angeles, will provide an exclusive religious space for its female congregants.
School districts throughout the nation are beginning to heed calls to give students and teachers a day off in observance of the Eid al Fitr, a major Islamic holiday held at the end of Ramadan.
During fasting, meal schedules, fluid intake, and sleep and wake times are altered.
Ramadan, a holy month of fasting in Islam, begins this weekend, and asks Muslims to give thanks to God for the sustenance the Earth provides.
Day 2 of our Understanding Islam series. There are five pillars – or basic tenets – of Islamic faith. Each of these pillars is an important part of being Muslim.
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Gatherings can lead to the deaths of many people if coronavirus infections spread. It is important for people to stick to regulations such as those about avoiding close contact and confined spaces.
Watching young Palestinian activists, I was impressed at how they kept their cool under pressure.
Group visits and food are prohibited, and visitors must sit in designated chairs apart from their loved ones. Celebrating holidays in detention didn’t used to be like this.
Eating high-nutrient foods and planning our meals are just a couple of ways you can look after your health this month.
The public broadcast in Canada of the call to prayer during Ramadan this year caused some tensions. What the preliminary research has shown however, is that it wasn’t the noise people objected to.
The ulema’s reaction to the government’s decision to limit access to mosques — and the civil society’s counter-reaction — should be viewed in terms of challenges to traditional theism in modernity.
A survey of Muslim women finds many are frustrated by having a Islamic holy month in quarantine. But others say a ‘remote Ramadan’ is nothing new because child care duties often keep them home anyway.
Social distancing has made giving to the poor – an obligation under Islam – harder this Ramadan. Meanwhile Muslim nonprofits are feeling the strain of the economic downturn.
Islam is not a monolith and not all Muslims are experiencing lockdown in the same way.
Some of the Passover Seder traditions are occurring through Zoom this year. A historian of the Bible explains how ancient Israelites changed the ways of their worship.
Muslims throughout the world will celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, a celebration at the end of Ramadan. Here’s an introduction to this important feast and its partner, Eid al-Adha.
For a growing number of Muslims, being ‘radical’ is to practice environmental and social justice.
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.
Principales colaboradores
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Journalist-fellow, USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture, Fellow of the Fritz-Thyssen-Foundation, University of Southern California
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Professor of History and Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
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Senior Professorial Lecturer in Education, American University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication, La Trobe University
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Researcher in Economics, Lembaga Penyelidikan Ekonomi dan Masyarakat (LPEM)
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Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Muslim Studies Program, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University
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Affiliated Faculty of Bioethics, Religion, and Society, Department of Religious Studies, DePaul University
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Professor of Chronobiology and Integrative Physiology, University of Surrey
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ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Exeter
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Part-Time Associate Professor of Religion, Dickinson College
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PhD Researcher in Politics, Lancaster University
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Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy, Harvard University
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Endocrinologist, Western Sydney University
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Research Fellow in Nutritional Metabolism, University of Surrey
