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Calendars should be more inclusive. Give us Eid, Lunar New Year, and Diwali off | Opinion
Philly.com· 7 days agoComing home from my mosque after Eid prayer services two years ago, I felt a familiar buzz in my...
‘Not enough medics’ to help pilgrims with heat, Hajj witnesses tell CNN as toll mounts
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHajj season changes every year according to the Islamic calendar and this year it fell in June, one...
Demand for food parcels post Eid at its highest - charity
BBC News· 20 hours agoA large charity which has its head office in Birmingham said it was seeing alarming numbers of...
The War in Gaza Is Dividing the LGBTQ+ Community
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFIRE ISLAND PINES, N.Y. — In the upscale gay resort town of Fire Island Pines, colorful flags honor LGBTQ+ history makers like actress Wanda Sykes and...
South Florida Muslim leader Shaikh Shafayat dies. He spent decades bridging religious divides
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 4 days agoShafayat often organized events that exposed non-Muslims to Islamic traditions of fasting, prayer...
The war in Gaza is dividing the LGBTQ+ community - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoThe dispute on Fire Island, just off Long Island, was just one expression of the tensions over the...
The Nation Resurgent, and Borders, Too
New York Times· 2 days agoIn France, as in the United States, feelings harden against immigrants, and President Emmanuel Macron and President Biden take note. Based in Paris,...
Death toll at Hajj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid scorching temperatures
Los Angeles Times· 1 day agoMore than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities ...
Three GB marathon runners selected for Paris 2024 with fascinating back stories
Olympics.com· 6 days agoThe six marathon runners selected for Team GB's squad for Paris 2024, starting 26 July, are all...
First UK Muslim Pride to choose joy over rejection
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt offers monthly social meetings, iftars (fast-breaking meals during Ramadan), communal prayers, therapy, and workshops on the Quran. "We [LGBTQ+...