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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new season is upon us, one of fasting, prayer and fellowship. A season where many Catholics recommit and rediscover the heart of their faith and of their personal lives. But wait… What season is ...

Press release from Steve Norris: Gandhi once said that “fasting is the sincerest form of prayer.” For some of those who take part, it will be just that: an urgent prayer for our Mother Earth, its ...