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2 days ago

Game On! Medieval Pastimes Featured in New Exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum - Medievalists.net

"Games have long brought people together across cultures and centuries, creating shared experiences that connect us beyond borders, languages, and differences. Whether played on boards, performed through physical skill, explored via the spoken or written word, or navigated in digital worlds, games carry educational, symbolic, and social roles that shape how we learn, connect, and make meaning through play."
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

President of Wisconsin's largest mosque detained by US immigration agents

Salah Sarsour was taken into custody by nearly a dozen US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Monday in Milwaukee after he left his home. Supporters called for his immediate release on Thursday and his attorneys said he was detained on the grounds that he is a foreign policy threat.
Right-wing politics
Philosophy
fromwww.amny.com
4 days ago

Editorial | Celebrating the faiths we share as New Yorkers | amNewYork

Easter, Passover, and Ramadan share themes of family meals, spiritual renewal, and freedom across different faiths.
Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Q review freedom, lies and transgressions in emotional fallout from a secretive Muslim women's movement

Jude Chehab's documentary reveals her family's complex relationship with the al-Qubaysiat, highlighting themes of submission, liberation, and rediscovery of voice.
Fundraising
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Different beliefs, shared humanity: why so many Australians celebrate diverse religious festivals

Participation in diverse faith and cultural celebrations fosters understanding and community bonds.
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 week ago

The Afterlife of a Medieval Persian Text: The Qalandar-nama of Abdullah Ansari - Medievalists.net

The authenticity of medieval texts is often uncertain due to layers of transmission and the lack of original manuscripts.
Philosophy
fromPhilosophynow
4 days ago

Islamic Law, Reform & Philosophy

Islamic law is rooted in divine sources, leading to debates on its interpretation and adaptability to modern contexts.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

X Architects Design Grand Mosque for Saudi Arabia's Diriyah Gate Development

The Grand Mosque in Diriyah serves as a cultural and urban anchor, integrating heritage preservation with modern urban development.
#eid-al-fitr
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2 weeks ago
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Bay Area Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan, month of fasting and reflection

Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan with community gatherings, prayers, and festive traditions.
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2 weeks ago
London politics

It makes me feel more British': Muslims say religious diversity in the UK part of identity

Political tensions surrounding Eid al-Fitr celebrations in the UK have sparked concerns about bigotry and the acceptance of diversity.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

It makes me feel more British': Muslims say religious diversity in the UK part of identity

Political tensions surrounding Eid al-Fitr celebrations in the UK have sparked concerns about bigotry and the acceptance of diversity.
Online Community Development
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Harlem developer provides temporary worship site to Muslim congregation after mosque fire | amNewYork

A developer paused construction to allow a temporary mosque for a Muslim congregation celebrating Eid al-Fitr after their mosque was damaged by fire.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

There's nothing sinister about Muslim prayers in Trafalgar Square. As a bishop, I reject the right's attacks on worship | Arun Arora

Every year on Remembrance Day, the bishop of London leads a public Christian act of lamentation in the open air, accompanied by hymns, Bible readings, and prayers in the name of Jesus Christ.
London politics
NYC politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Mamdani put Ramadan at the center of NYC's cultural life, bringing joy and a backlash

Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted an iftar celebration for Muslim city workers, framing it as defiance against dehumanization while responding to Senator Tuberville's inflammatory post equating the gathering with 9/11.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 weeks ago

Islamic Futurism Here and Now

Contemporary Islamic artists advance visual traditions through calligraphy, installation, and speculative image-making, while global art institutions face boycott demands and labor disputes.
New York City
fromQNS
2 weeks ago

Mayor Mamdani breaks Ramadan fast at Astoria mosque, celebrates 'return home' - QNS

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the city's first Muslim mayor, broke his Ramadan fast at an Astoria mosque with Bosnian New Yorkers, describing the visit as a homecoming to his former assembly district.
NYC LGBT
fromRewire News Group
2 weeks ago

Queer Muslims Find Community Through Ramadan

The LGBT Community Center in New York City celebrates its tenth annual iftar, providing a vital sanctuary for queer Muslims to embrace their intersectional identities during Ramadan.
fromComplex
3 weeks ago

Zohran Mamdani and Mohamed Diawara Share Iftar in Harlem

The team is great with me. They really put me in the right conditions to perform. Even during Ramadan, they help me a lot with everything: room service at 4 a.m.-everything you need in terms of nutrients.
New York Knicks
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to temporary Eid al-Fitr pause' in conflict

Pakistan offers this gesture in good faith and in keeping with the Islamic norms. However, he warned that in case of any cross-border attack, drone attack or any terrorist incident inside Pakistan, [operations] shall immediately resume with renewed intensity.
World news
NYC parents
fromFOX 5 New York
3 weeks ago

Mamdani hosts Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil for Ramadan dinner at Gracie Mansion

NYC Mayor Mamdani hosted Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and his family for Ramadan dinner, marking one year since Khalil's ICE arrest and subsequent release.
NYC politics
fromGothamist
3 weeks ago

'We are enough': After Islamophobic attacks, Mamdani comforts NYC's Muslim community

Mayor Zohran Mamdani rewrote his Ramadan remarks after experiencing intense Islamophobia from U.S. officials and right-wing groups, reflecting a dramatic surge in anti-Muslim sentiment not seen since 9/11.
Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 weeks ago

Art communities and heritage in Iran, moderate recovery in the art market, Sydney Biennale-podcast

Cultural communities in Iran and Lebanon respond to Middle East conflict while heritage sites face damage, alongside global art market recovery and contemporary art installations addressing regional tragedies.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Quran echoes loudly as Palestinian reciters gather in Gaza

Two hundred and fifty-six Quran memorisers—Palestinians who have committed the entire holy book to memory—sat in the place while companions beside them listened attentively, following each word carefully to ensure the recitation remained flawless. The gathering, titled Safwat Al-Huffaz—The Elite of Quran Memorisers, has become a special collective way of observing Ramadan in Gaza.
World news
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
3 weeks ago

When US fights in the Middle East, American Muslim students often face discrimination

Expanding Middle East conflict threatens Muslim and Arab American communities with increased hostility and violence, exacerbated by anti-Muslim rhetoric from political leaders.
Writing
fromKqed
1 month ago

A Glimpse of Iran Through the Eyes of its Artists and Journalists

Iranian-American artists and writers explore diaspora, identity, and historical trauma through poetry, fiction, and documentary, examining the lasting impact of political upheaval and U.S. intervention on Iranian communities.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

This Ramadan, know this: I am me, a Muslim and a Briton. I am not a headline, a threat or a stereotype | Nazir Afzal

Not a day passes without some overt expression of it in our national life. A crime committed by one Muslim becomes an indictment of all Muslims. A cultural practice is wrenched from context and weaponised to provoke anxiety. A theological concept is distorted to imply threat. And on the streets, and increasingly online, it can turn into violence, intimidation or exclusion directed at anyone who looks Muslim.
UK news
Food & drink
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

In a world where eating has become solitary and rushed, Ramadan restores something radical: shared time | Muhammad Abdulsater

Iftar synchronises people at sunset, transforming eating into a shared, deliberate ritual that reconnects nourishment with social and spiritual rhythm.
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Al-Iqtishad Mushola / CREM Paragon x KIND

Located on the southeastern edge of the University of Indonesia's Faculty of Economics and Business, AlIqtishad redefines the role of a campus Mushola, shifting from a discreet endpoint to a civic and spiritual threshold within the FEB UI Masterplan.
Design
#ramadan
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

My local pool feels like a cultural refuge a small, steamy world where accents mingle and minds reset | Shadi Khan Saif

Die Sauna is free after 6pm, she said cheerfully in a mix of German and English, adding that all I needed was a towel. From that day on, sweating in the steaming sauna became my nightly ritual. I couldn't quite join the occasional conversations that bubbled up around me my German was very basic and my confidence level was hitting rock bottom. So mostly I sat quietly, listening, nodding, absorbing the rhythm of strangers unwinding at the end of their day.
Wellness
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

This is Muslim New York: artists, thinkers and politicos on defining a new era for the city

Muslim creatives and intellectuals in New York City are rising, reshaping the cultural landscape and rebuking Islamophobia amid a renewed Palestinian-rights movement.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Small but mighty: Colombia's Muslim community celebrates Ramadan

But Zia is one of an estimated 85,000 to 100,000 Muslims in Colombia, comprising less than 0.2 percent of the country's population. Within that community, though, is a prism of diverse backgrounds and experiences. Some of Colombia's Muslims reflect a rich history of migration to the region. Others are converts. The Colombian Islamic community is a small one but enjoys more on account of its diversity, Zia said, as he took a break from serving tea in his uncle Zaheer's restaurant
World news
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
2 months ago

NYC hosts its first public Muslim Heritage Month celebration

New York City will observe Muslim-American Heritage Month in January 2026 with a Jan. 28 capstone event honoring Muslim New Yorkers' cultural and historical contributions.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 months ago

New London exhibition uses architecture to explore the experiences of Iran's American diaspora

In Arash Nassiri's new moving-image commission, an insect puppet drags itself across an empty marble floor, cast in eerie blue evening light. The scene is diffused through an enormous frosted-glass cubicle, refracting and distorting the images. That sense of distortion pervades the Tehran-born, Berlin-based Nassiri's first institutional solo exhibition, A Bug's Life, which opened last weekend at London's Chisenhale Gallery-and comprises a film set within a sculptural installation.
Film
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Pilates after prayers: men's classes in Bradford mosques offer fitness and friendship

Older men attend mosque-based pilates in Bradford for spiritual, physical and mental wellbeing and social connection; a viral video increased attendance and global interest.
Higher education
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Yasir G. Hamed: Building Bridges Through Education and Service

Career emphasizes deep learning, broad service, purposeful leadership, focusing on people, systems, language, and global perspectives across refugee services and higher education.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Councillor criticised over Muslim prayers comments

A senior Reform UK councillor warned that teaching Muslim prayer in primary schools could lead to child radicalisation, prompting accusations of prejudice and calls for his resignation.
Marketing
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago

Arzam Shehzad and Seara Consulting: A halal marketing agency helping Muslims build ethical businesses - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Arzam Shehzad built Seara Consulting into a multi-six-figure halal marketing agency for accounting firms while integrating Islamic ethics and supporting orphanages.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

This Ramadan in Gaza we pray for mercy, share what we have and light a single candle for hope | Majdoleen Abu Assi

Ramadan in Gaza is marked by displacement, constant fear, destruction, and soaring costs, turning rituals into struggles under surveillance and uncertainty.
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

'Leave no room for extremism and discord' - Clonskeagh mosque officially reopens after controversial nine-month closure

Clonskeagh mosque in south Dublin reopened after closure and High Court dispute funded by the Al Maktoum Foundation, with dignitaries attending for Ramadan.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

The Victorian aristocrat who became first British Muslim lord

It's nearly 200 years since the birth of a British aristocrat who became the first Muslim member of the House of Lords. But few have heard of Lord Henry Stanley, who "defied convention and his family's wishes" when he converted to Islam in 1859, according to historian Jamie Gilham. Little remains of Stanley's letters and diaries "which is really frustrating but adds to the idea that he was a private man," he said.
History
fromianVisits
1 month ago

A medieval Persian allegory takes flight in a London gallery

The poem itself is an allegory: a gathering of birds set out on a spiritual quest, each one embodying a particular human flaw or attachment. Passing through seven symbolic valleys, they face trials and moments of revelation, before realising that the divine presence they seek lies within themselves. That sense of pilgrimage carries into the gallery. You are invited to take your own quiet journey through a wide range of avian-themed artworks inspired by the poem, each offering a different response to its ideas.
Arts
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

New Medieval Books: A Medieval Case for Islam's Superiority - Medievalists.net

An eighth-century Abbasid letter to the Byzantine emperor defends Islam, critiques Christian misunderstandings, and reflects Abbasid-Byzantine diplomacy and Baghdad's intellectual life.
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World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Afghan women in the UK: amplifying their voice a photo essay

Taliban restrictions have erased Afghan women from public life: bans on education, work, representation, and public presence create severe gender inequality and social harm.
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

Queer Arab Artists on Their Own Terms

"The show is about giving the pen back to the writer, giving the paintbrush back to the artist, during this time of genocide," the Ridikkuluz told Hyperallergic in an interview at the gallery. "And when there's been so much censorship, these are artists that might not have been able to do this anywhere else."
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