Islam

Muslim American communities still face resistance when trying to find places to bury their loved ones.
Ida Khalil has washed more than a hundred women. “I used to be afraid of dead people,” she says. “Now I could sleep next to dead people.”
Nouhaila Benzina wore a hijab on the pitch, a world first for such a senior female soccer player.
Some 2 million Muslim pilgrims officially began the annual Hajj pilgrimage on Monday, making their way out of Mecca after circling Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba.
Syed's confirmation ends more than two years of delays after a blockade by Republicans in the last Congress.
Many Muslim women wrestlers have hit obstacles due to their need to dress modestly, and have been prohibited from participating in competitions.
For anyone fasting this season and looking for a little support: Here are some of the ways to maintain your well-being while observing.
The decision was intended to show “support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights,” the U.S. Soccer Federation said Sunday.
The anti-Muslim extremist, who has called Islam a "cancer," has outraised her opponent in a Republican district.
"Normally, I’m a fun-loving, soft-centered man. But this job makes you hard. You’ve got to be hard, internally, to cope with death every day."