Religion

Muslims In America: Telling Your Own Stories

3:31pm April 20, 2018

by Leila Fadel

We asked American Muslims to tell us how they are crafting their own stories — through art, music, activism or just their daily lives — and whether anything has changed in this political climate.

Noshaba Afzal (right) — with daughters (from left) Maimona Afzal Berta, 23, Sana Afzal, 16, and Honna Afzal, 18 — says bullying of Muslims has become a "safety issue."

Bullied For Its Faith, Muslim Family Fights Back Through Education

9:45pm April 16, 2018

by Leila Fadel

When Noshaba Afzal's daughter was bullied, she decided she had a choice. Accept it or say: "No, this is not the America we want it to be."

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An undated photo shows Andrew Brunson, an American pastor, in Izmir, Turkey. Brunson's trial began Monday on charges of aiding groups said to have orchestrated an attempted coup.

U.S. Pastor Goes On Trial In Turkey, Further Straining Relations

4:03pm April 16, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Andrew Brunson faces up to 35 years in prison on charges of aiding groups that Turkey blames for a failed coup in 2016. He is among thousands accused of having links to cleric Fethullah Gulen.

Turning Rampant Anti-Muslim Bullying Into Teachable Moments

10:51am April 16, 2018

by Leila Fadel

A Muslim family in California pushes back against bullying and intimidation, at school and the local political arena.

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In Come Sunday, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Carlton Pearson, a real-life megachurch leader who experiences a crisis of faith.

The Evangelical Bishop Who Stopped Believing In Hell, Now On Netflix

4:58pm April 15, 2018

by Michel Martin

The new feature film Come Sunday, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, dramatizes the real-life crisis of faith of Carlton Pearson, who once presided over a major Pentecostal congregation.

A Mosque For LGBTQ Muslims

9:17am April 15, 2018

by Leila Fadel

Founded by three LGBTQ Muslims, Chicago's Masjid al-Rabia is one of very few spaces in America welcoming Muslims who feel marginalized by the larger Muslim community.

Like other spring holidays, Sere Sal, the Yazidi new year, is about fertility and new life. An ancient Kurdish religious minority, the Yazidis color eggs for the holiday in honor of the colors that Tawus Melek, God's chief angel, is said to have spread th

For Yazidis In U.S., New Year Holiday Brings Taste Of Lamb And The Home They Fled

8:00am April 15, 2018

by Bonny Wolf

Like other spring holidays, Sere Sal is about fertility and new life. For Yazidi refugees who fled genocide at the hands of ISIS in Iraq, cooking the foods of the holiday is a way to re-create home.

Eighty-two-year-old Zosia Radzikowska, from Krakow, survived the Holocaust by pretending to be Christian. A retired criminal law professor, Radzikowska is an active member of Krakow's small but flourishing Jewish community.

Auschwitz Remembrance Is Tinged With Tension Over Poland's Holocaust Speech Law

6:31am April 15, 2018

by Esme Nicholson

Survivors and victims' descendants traveled from around the world to the Nazi death camp, at a time when Polish politicians are pushing controversial Holocaust legislation.

Black Muslims Step Into Spotlight

8:33am April 14, 2018

by Leila Fadel

Black Muslims in America are reclaiming and highlighting their traditions. In Los Angeles, Jihad Saafir is converting his father's storefront mosque into a vibrant community center and school.

Sometimes it can feel like there is a terrorist attack on the news every other week. But how much attention an attack receives has a lot to do with one factor: the religion of the perpetrator. David McNew /AFP/Getty Images

The Weight of Our Words

7:24am April 13, 2018

Violent crimes committed by Muslims are much more likely to be reported as "terrorism." And that has disturbing consequences for the way Muslims are perceived.

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