The Rehat Maryada is unequivocal in its guidance: the Anand Karaj is strictly a ceremony for a Sikh couple. British Sikhs protesting the visit of Narendra Modi outside Downing Street… Read more »
Armed police surrounded a Sikh temple after scores of men, some carrying swords, stormed the building reportedly in an attempt to disrupt an interfaith wedding. Fifty-five people were arrested for… Read more »
MCCBCHST says it has not agreed to Putrajaya’s proposed amendments to the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, that could affect the faith of children born to a marriage… Read more »
Young statisticians in love. Can you imagine their wedding? If you do, please don’t imagine anything stuffy or stilted. Because I attended it this weekend, and it was a most… Read more »
What do Torah, Bible and Quran preach about co-existence? If they do, do the Synagogues, Churches and Mosques highlight those ideals in their weekly sermons? What are the challenges Rabbis,… Read more »
Participants in the Kids4Peace summer day camp look at the Torah at Herzu Ner-Tamid Synagogue on Mercer Island. (Photo by Ahlaam Ibraahim) Most of my life I’ve attended Islamic schools… Read more »
RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY MAY BE CHANGING BELIEFS IN AMERICA. Diversity has long been listed on the table of assets that have served to make America the Superpower that it is today…. Read more »
The 53rd annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America held at the Rosemont Convention Center in Rosemont included many booth selling various types of items such decorative metal… Read more »
Standing at a downtown Rochester streetlight wearing a black T-shirt with the word “Muslim” printed across the front and back was a first for me. I am used to being… Read more »
Vicky Gillon grew up in a Christian household and studied Islam during her senior year of high school. In her first 18 years, she learned to appreciate religious diversity but… Read more »