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Religion 101: What is the Muslim month of Ramadan?

Partial solar eclipse (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)

For young Muslims, finding devout spouse in U.S. is difficult

The story of Cat Stevens' conversion to Islam

Return of the Cat, 30 years after embracing Islam

"I don't like applause" ... Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens.

Muslim Rap Group Uses Islam to Send Positive Messages

Islamic Heritage

Timely reminder of how Islamic culture helped Europe out of Dark Ages

Rumi: An Afghan-Born Poet
Whom Americans Love

BOOK REVIEW: Saladin, the only chivalrous warrior? —by Khaled Ahmed

Medieval Muslim Artists Employed Complex Math to Create Patterns

Muslim pattern makers were using highly intricate mathematical and geometrical techniques for creating decorative patterns that were not understood in the western world until well into the 20th century, according to new research.

One thousand and one treasures from the Islamic world on show

Muslims craft their own video games

ROLE PLAY: A screenshot from 'Al-Quraysh,' a strategy game that tells the story of the first 100 years of Islam.

Did Muslims Visit America Before Columbus?

Dedicated to the Muslims of Spain of 1492
who laid their lives to protect Andalus in the face
of aggression while struggling to uphold Islam.

Breast Cancer among Muslim Women

Hijabs go pink for breast cancer

Laura Bush builds bridges of hope and concerns

Laura Bush with participants in the Pink Majlis in Abu Dhabi yesterday. The US First Lady also addressed academics at the Shaikh Khalifa Medical City as part of her efforts to promote breast cancer awareness in the Middle East.

Grateful Kuwait Warmly Greets First Lady

Laura Bush Meets Breast Cancer Survivors

U.S. first lady Laura Bush checks out a head scarf presented to her by Saudi Dr. Samia al-Amoudi, unseen, during participation in a "Breaking the Silence" coffee with a Cancer Survivors Group, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. Laura Bush's trip to Saudi Arabia, her first to the oil-rich kingdom, is part of a regional tour that aims to highlight the need for countries to share their resources and unite in the fight against breast cancer. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Laura Bush expands drive to fight breast cancer

Breast Cancer Screening among Muslim Women

Mosques enlisted to battle taboo

Ramadan at the White House

President Bush Attends Iftaar Dinner
at the White House

> View Video of President's Remarks

Headlines

Muslim Stereotypes in Hollywood: Are they really fading?

US lifts Bush-era ban on two Muslim scholars

Dutch Politician on Trial for Anti-Muslim Comments

More bias in US against Muslims than other faiths

Muslims to mark start of new year

Muslim women search for a space at hajj

The utterly idiotic Swiss minaret building ban

The Swiss minaret ban: Anxieties, unveiled

Hate crimes against Muslims decrease

Best Buy Stands by Ad Wishing Muslims "Happy Eid al-Adha"

Muslims should 'empty' Swiss accounts: Turkish minister

Spokesman for Islam Comes Forward in Wake of Fort Hood Killings

Muslims mark Idd al- Adhuha

Muslims urged to shun terrorism

Young Muslim American Voices Are More Important than Ever

Muslims in military seek a bridge between worlds

Baptist leaders say Muslims should not be banned from military

Muslims, Arabs express condolences, confidence

Fort Hood killer 'does not represent Muslims': American security chief

Janet Napolitano said grassroots efforts were vital to preserving relations between Muslim Americans and the wider community after Friday's shootings at Fort Hood in Texas.

Muslim groups quick to condemn shooting

Muslim condemns Ft. Hood attack

Fort Hood shooting poses complications for Muslims in the military

Army Sgt. Fahad Kamal of Houston (center) prayed during Friday prayer services at the Islamic Community of Greater Killeen. 'Our religion is better than this,' he said.

Virginia Muslims express dismay, sorrow at Fort Hood attack

Muslims condemn violent acts at Fort Hood and offer condolences

American Muslims express fear, frustration after Ft. Hood shootings

Arab, Muslim groups in Michigan condemn Ft. Hood shooting

Prominent Muslim organizations condemn Fort Hood shootings

Caution America -- The Vast Majority of Muslim Soldiers Serve With Distinction

Fort Wayne Islamic Leader Urges Separation Of Act From Muslim Faith

For Inland Empire Muslims, feelings of outrage, sorrow and betrayal

Southland Muslims horrified by shooting rampage

Egypt's Al-Azhar university to ban niqab in women's classes

Fewer Americans see Islam as violent, poll finds

Islam on Capitol Hill, Please plan on attending

Burka use in France a 'marginal phenomenon': report

Study: American Muslims Exemplify Diversity

William Morris and the Muslims
Journalist Navid Akhtar examines the influence of Islamic design and values in the life of Victorian designer, poet, and craftsman William Morris.

In battle of the burqa, Obama and Sarkozy differ

Middle Eastern-inspired Fashion Pushes Buttons

Givenchy Couture, fall 2009.

Just Because It Looks Like a Burka Doesn’t Mean It’s Inspired By a Burka

French Fashion Designers Churn Out Stylish Burqas as Country Weighs Ban on Them

John Galliano, Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci, and More Design Fancy Abayas

U.S. attorney general engages L.A.'s Muslim American youths

U.S. names grass-roots emissary to Muslim communities

"I think it’s nuance, I think it’s respect, I think it’s listening, I think it’s being creative," says Farah Pandith, the new U.S. special representative to Muslim communities.

Megachurch pastor Rick Warren addresses US Muslims

Evangelical pastor Rick Warren speaks at the Islamic Society of North America 46th annual convention in Washington, Saturday July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

ACLU condemns U.S. crackdown on Muslim charities

ISNA Traces Islam History in America

NYC Muslims push to add holidays to school year

Jackson may get Muslim burial: reports

Michael Jackson, who reportedly convertied to Islam in 2008, will get a Muslim burial accoring to a source (File)

Muslim world grieves for Michael Jackson

Religion thriller: Michael Jackson & faith

Obama 'outraged' at Iran

Why the burka is part of Britain

Burkas hide women’s bodies - and identities

Trendy Streetwear for Young Muslims by Styleislam

Muslim by Nature, Styleislam.
Child's Hoodie, $21.90

ACLU condemns U.S. crackdown on Muslim charities

UK Muslim group faults Sarkozy over burqa remarks

'New Muslim Cool': PBS documentary has roots in Chicago

Ahmadinejad facing election challenge : Obama calls for new beginning between U S and Muslims

Style @ Islamic Fashion Festival 2009

Hawaii's Islam Day resolution stirs passions here, on Mainland

iPhone helps American Muslims eat halal on-the-go

Obama approval highest among Muslims, Jews

Muslim Americans: A National Portrait

A view of the Muslim world, through the arts

Poll: Christians, Jews, Muslims back Obama

Egyptian-born US Muslim to advise White House

alia Mogahed joined the White House advisory group on American religious
constituents early April

Poll: U.S. split on Muslim allies

Most in Poll Back Outreach to Muslims

Arabic inscriptions of Spain's Alhambra decoded

The 'La Alhambra' in Granada

G20 summit: Michelle Obama tells children they are future world leaders

Michelle's masterclass in hugs: Mrs Obama sparks frenzy among adoring schoolgirls

CIA launches recruitment drive on internet and TV

Thirty years later, Sadat's widow still hopes for peace

Rift develops between Muslims, FBI over mosque surveillance

Muslims heartened by Obama greeting

US Muslims: young, diverse, striving

In Muslim film contest, diversity wins

Link TV's "One Nation, Many Voices" film contest highlights a diverse and vibrant American Muslim community, with winners dealing with topics such as discrimination, community service, conversion, and unlikely friendships.

British police brutality exposed

When NYPD wears a Muslim topi

Photo by Stephanie Keith/Special to The Christian Science Monitor. Religious force: Khalid Latif in his police uniform at New York University.

FBI planting spies in U.S. mosques, Muslim groups say

The GOP's Muslim Connection

Obama pledges new start with Muslims

From Ice Cream Cones to Elvis Presley – Uncovering America’s Arab Roots

The Overlooked $170 Billion of American-Muslim Spending Power

Faith-based partnership formed

Sufi blessings for new Prez

Clinton reaching out to Muslims with Indonesia visit

Prince Charles visits mosque; meets Bohra Muslim's top leader

Obama's Muslim outreach - He became the first president in history to use the word "Muslim" in his inaugural address.

Obama Embraces His Middle Name: Hussein

Paris opens door to author fleeing Islamist threats

Taslima Nasreen. Photograph: Stephane De Sakutin/AFP

Threads of tradition

'Sanctuary' exhibits the brilliant variety of clothing from the Muslim world

Rick Warren Tells Muslims He Loves Gays, Name Drops Melissa Etheridge

“I love Muslims…and for the media’s purpose, I happen to love gays.”

Sufism - Of saints and sinners

The Islam of the Taliban is far removed from the popular Sufism practised by most
South Asian Muslims

Moved by a Crescent

Maureen Dowd

Colin Powell's Tribute to Muslim-American War Hero, Kareem R. Khan

Colin Powell Salutes Muslim Americans in Obama Endorsement

Secretary Clinton Travels to Pakistan

Secretary Clinton went to Pakistan to continue efforts to create a comprehensive relationship with Pakistan that covers a whole range of issues that are important to the people of Pakistan, important to the people of the United States, and to the greater region.

Girls attired in Pakistani national dress presenting bouquets to the Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton upon her arrival for an official visit to Pakistan on Wednesday.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomed by Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister's House.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton laying a wreath at the tomb of 17th century Sufi Saint Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi, Bari Imam, near Islamabad.

EID UL FITR

Obama extends greetings on Muslim holiday

Muslims prepare for Eid'l Fitr

Obama fetes Muslims at end of Ramadan

Muslim and Jewish customs strikingly similar at this special time of year

Happy Rosh Hashanah and Eid!

Eid ul Fitr (1 Shawwal)

The festival begins with the first sighting
of the new moon©

Zakatul-Fitr is due before Eid Prayer

INFORMATIONAL WEB SITE ON EID

Ramdan

President Obama extends his best wishes to Muslims around the world during Ramadan.

President Obama during a dinner
celebrating Ramadan.

Science Gaining Ground in Fixing Eid Date

Eid Moon has been a contentious issue
among the Muslims for long

Obama's special Ramadan message to Muslim world

Religion 101: What is the Muslim month of Ramadan?

Islam 101: What is the proper greeting for Ramadan?

Partial solar eclipse (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)

Ramadan begins Saturday night at sundown

For Ramadan, best dates in Egypt named after Obama

Chinese Muslims greet holy month of Ramadan

Chinese Muslims pray at the Dongguan Great Mosque in Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province Aug. 21, 2009, on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
(Xinhua/Hou Deqiang)

NST Online Saturday first Ramadan for Saudi Arabia too

Ramadan in Miami

Obama SeekS to Alter Muslims'
View of U.S

President Obama spoke at Cairo University on Thursday, June 4, 2009

Obama speech in Cairo pleases American Muslims

President Obama sits with Saudi King Abdullah at the King's farm in Riyadh. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal at right.

Obama invokes Quran in key points of Cairo speech

Obama: no permanent US presence in Afghanistan

Obama rebukes Bush's democracy-building effort

Obama backs women's rights in speech to Muslim world

Obama invokes Quran in key points of Cairo speech

Obama in Saudi Arabia

Obama defends religious freedoms in Cairo speech

Obama’s Speech in Cairo

Obama Renews Openness About His Muslim Roots Ahead of Egypt Speech

Addressing Muslims, Obama Pushes Mideast Peace

June 3, 2009: President Barack Obama receives a gift of a gold necklace called the King Abdul Aziz Order of Merit, the country's highest honor, from Saudi King Abdullah at the start of their bilateral meeting at the King's Farm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP)

Asma Hasan

What does it feel like to be Muslim in post-9/11 America?

My Muslim President Obama

Divanee Magazine Interviews Asma Hasan

> Asma Hasan's Africa Tour Photo Essay

Asma Hasan will rock your stereotypes about Islam in this refreshing book. Here is a young woman who embraces Islam, modernity, America, her family, and her friends -- all with enthusiasm and commitment.

Fareed Zakaria, Editor, Newsweek International, and Author of The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad

Rep. Keith Ellison

First Muslim U.S. Congressman says civil rights movement not over despite election

Rep. Ellison completes 'hajj' pilgrimage to Mecca

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison speaks, Friday, Jan. 25, 2008 during a forum at the University of Minnesota, after he visited Guantanamo Bay military prison onThursday, in Minneapolis. (AP)

Interfaith Dialogue

Megachurch pastor Rick Warren addresses US Muslims

Pastor Rick Warren to address American Muslims

Muslim gathering to reach out to others

Growing up Muslim amongst Jews

Familiarity breeds understanding

An Appreciation of Islam: Q&A with Rabbi Reuven Firestone

Rabbi Reuven Firestone

‘Twinning’ events join synagogues with mosques - Ethnic foundation promotes activities to confront bigotry

Interfaith group finds dialogue rewarding

Catholics and Muslims Pledge to Improve Links

Los Angeles-area Catholics and Muslims no strangers to dialogue

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, head of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, left, talks with Mustafa Ceric, head of the Bosnia Islamic Community, during a a three-day Catholic-Muslim forum hosted by the Vatican this month.

Catholics and Muslims Pledge to Improve Links

Robertson named "Worst Person" for claiming "Islam is not a religion"

The Prom without Boys: Muslim teenagers remake an American rite of passage

Anju Mary Paul

Muslim Women

Candian Muslim creates pig-free cosmetics line

Layla Mandi, Canadian makeup artist who converted to Islam, shows her cosmetic line OnePure

John Galliano, Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci, and More Design Fancy Abayas

Top designers try a revamp of Islamic abaya

Hijab Style

Muslim Women in U.S. Struggle to Balance Western Freedoms and Islamic Culture

A Lebanese American woman waits in line to pay her local taxes in Dearborn, Michigan.

Muslim woman tries to avoid the life of a spinster

Sarah Ali is a single Muslim woman who is opening a business called The Transformational Studio in Sugar Land.

Meet the 13 most powerful Muslim women in Britain

Muslim Women Heroes Celebrated in Award-Winning, Illustrated Book 'Extraordinary Women from the Muslim World'

Muslim Girl Magazine: In Their Own Words

French Women Don’t Get Flack

Rachida Dati. Photo: Pierre-Philippe, Getty Images. Simone de Beauvoir would be proud. Not only does France have a female foreign minister, but she’s 43, Muslim, unmarried, and recently gave birth while refusing to name the father of her child

Muslims seek high fashion

A short trapeze dress can be worn with jeans or other pants for a more modest look. Dress, Marc by Marc Jacobs. Jeans and bangles, H and M.
Photo by May Truong, courtesy of
Muslim Girl Magazine

Headscarf New Fashion Vogue

Big names in the fashion industry are leading the new headscarf fad with their designs.
(Telegraph Photo)

The Faith Club: Three women — a Christian, a Muslim and a Jew — embark on a quest for understanding

Authors of the Faith Club are (from left) Ranya Idliby, Kansas City native Suzanne Oliver and Priscilla Warner.

Queen Rania: ‘Wearing the veil is a
free personal choice’

Queen Rania says Muslim women don't have to wear veils

Female stars launch campaign to aid poor women, girls

Queen Noor of Jordan (L) and Ashley Judd

Muslim lifeguards patrol Australian beach once rocked by riots

Photo released by Surf Life Saving Australia shows a team of Muslim lifeguards including Mecca Laa Laa, centre, dressed in a modest “burkini,” patrolling Cronulla beach in Sydney. (AP)

For some Australian Muslims, surf's up

Hasan presents lecture, visits classes

Author Asma Hasan presented a lecture titled “Why I Am a Muslim” Wednesday, October 25 in Whitley Auditorium. The program was sponsored by the Liberal Arts Forum and the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life.