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13Aug
2012

In Photos: Ramadan Nights

During the last few nights of Ramadan, Muslims engage in more acts of worship in the hopes of catching the Night of Power. Here is a glimpse of how some Muslims are spending their Ramadan nights in America and abroad.

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24Jul
2011

Vela Scarves Blends Western Fashion With Islamic Tradition

A young Muslim woman from O.C., Marwa Atik, has started her own business in designing fashionable hijabs. These Vela scarves stand out from the usual hijabs as they integrate Western fashion such as ruffles, pleats and beaded sequins. Though some Muslims criticize that these scarves contradict the hijab’s purpose of modesty by drawing too much attention to it, the Vela hijabs are becoming very popular around the world and even women of other faiths have shown interest in them. For [...]

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29Mar
2011

When Hate Comes to Town

It is a late afternoon and a crowd mostly made up of Tea Party members are standing outside a community center protesting against a meeting that Muslims from their community are having, shouting all sorts of degrading remarks about Islam, Muslims and the beloved Prophet Muhammad (saw). What was surprising about this event was that it didn’t take place in a region that has never seen or heard about Muslims or Islam before — this was Orange County, California. And [...]

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