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Religion

Members of the Muslim community pray at the end of Ramadan festival Eid al-Fitr in Fairmount Park. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philadelphia Eid in the Park brings thousands to celebrate the end of Ramadan

Muslims across the Delaware Valley are celebrating Eid-al-Fitr — a celebration for the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

7 years ago

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Patricia Cahill pauses to collect herself as she recounts her story of child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Community

Survivors of sexual abuse by nuns want greater visibility for their accusations

Victims of sexual misconduct by nuns say their claims have been swept aside in the larger reckoning around sexual abuse by male Catholic leaders.

7 years ago

(From left) Anas Dabbour, Abbulah Ibrahim, and Munir Odeh work in an assembly line to create boxes of fish, chicken, and lamb dinners at the Al Amana Grocery on May 20, 2019. Dabbour's family established the grocery in 1993, after emigrating from Syria in 1992. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
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Community

Philadelphia family helps people break their fast during Ramadan

The Dabbour family began to offer meals during Ramadan after an anonymous donor gave them the means to do so six years ago.

7 years ago

Manakeesh Bakery in West Philly drastically reduces its hours during Ramadan
Manakeesh Bakery in West Philly drastically reduces its hours during Ramadan (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

What happens to business when restaurants close for Ramadan?

Proprietors say cooking while you’re thirsty is worth it for faith. And relatively speaking, the monetary hardships don’t weigh heavily on many Muslim restaurateurs.

7 years ago

Darrell Patterson, a devout Seventh Day Adventist, says he was fired after he refused to work on Saturday (Dan Weber/Courtesy General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)
NPR
Courts & Law

How the fight for religious freedom has fallen victim to the culture wars

The promotion of religious freedom in America, a cause that not long ago had near unanimous support on Capitol Hill, has fallen victim to the culture wars.

7 years ago

The National Museum of American Jewish History opened at 5th and Market streets in Center City in 2010. Ivy Barsky is the museum's CEO. (Dana DiFilippo/WHYY)
Community

CEO of the National Museum of American Jewish History to step down

Ivy Barsky, head of the NMAJH since 2012, is stepping down. The museum has not performed as expected in its building on Independence Mall.

7 years ago

Imam Abdullah Dibba (left) and Mujeeb Choudhary (right) in the men’s prayer room at the Bait-ul-Aafiyat Mosque in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Local mosques invite neighbors to pray, break fast this weekend

Muslim leaders across the U.S. are opening their doors to build understanding.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Goodbye Game of Thrones

How will Game of Thrones end? It’s the question on the minds of over 40 million fans, who are eagerly anticipating the series’ final episode this Sunday.

Air Date: May 17, 2019 10:00 am

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, (D-Minn.), is the first Muslim women in Congress. She has been the target of criticism and censure for statements regarded as anti-Semitic. Many other prominent black Muslim leaders say her experience is familiar. (Susan Walsh/AP)
NPR
Community

American Muslims in public life say they face outsized scrutiny

At a rally on Capitol Hill organized by black women leaders in support of Ilhan Omar, the embattled Democratic congresswoman addressed the crowd.

7 years ago

Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience
NPR
Community

Pope Francis issues rules requiring priests and nuns to report abuse

The sweeping new regulations are Francis' latest effort to combat sexual abuse involving the Church, a long-running and painful issue that has cast a shadow on his papacy.

7 years ago

Sadaf Jaffer (Provided/NJ Spotlight)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Meet Sadaf Jaffer, New Jersey’s first female Muslim mayor

"I want to be that person I needed to see when I was younger," Jaffer said.

7 years ago

A menorah is installed outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in preparation for a celebration service at sundown on the first night of Hanukkah, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. A gunman shot and killed 11 people while they worshipped Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at the temple. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Jewish schools in Pa. seek piece of public grants for security

Like some other states, Pennsylvania began a $10 million school safety grant program after the 2012 mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

7 years ago

Hundreds of people rally in March at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, protesting a proposal to tighten school vaccine requirements Similar rallies were held in April (Sarah Zimmerman/AP)
NPR
Health

Amid measles outbreaks, states consider revoking religious vaccine exemptions

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. has seen more than 700 cases of the highly contagious disease since January.

7 years ago

Protestors chant during the United Methodist Church's special session of the general conference in St. Louis, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. America's second-largest Protestant denomination faces a likely fracture as delegates at the crucial meeting move to strengthen bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy.
(Sid Hastings/AP Photo)
Community
PA Post

Rocked by gay clergy issues, closures and mergers, the United Methodist Church is ‘in turmoil’

Across the country, some of the largest UMC communities teeter on dissolution amid a raging debate over the church’s ban of LGBT clergy.

7 years ago

Kamel Elwazeir looks at a surveillance app on his phone.
NPR
Community

‘Prayer can’t be our only form of defense’: Mosques eye security for Ramadan

As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins, mosques around the U.S. are taking a serious look at security.

7 years ago

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