It was nearly dusk Aug. 22 when about a dozen hijab-clad women at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri hurried to line long tables with napkins. Each napkin was topped with one date and a small pastry containing a savory chicken filling. A woman from ...

The often thankless task of moving millions of people around New York City will become even more challenging for Muslim transit workers this month. Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting, begins Sunday. It is an essential part of the religion, and those ...

How the Muslim month of Ramadan transformed my understanding of fasting, prayer, and Lent. The sun was setting on a sweltering late Friday afternoon in Amman, Jordan. Sun filtered through the dust in the air, glazing the buildings and streets below, as the ...