Mariam Fam, Author at Religion News Service https://religionnews.com Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:13:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Mariam Fam, Author at Religion News Service https://religionnews.com 32 32 What to know about the rescued hostage’s Bedouin community in Israel https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/what-to-know-about-the-rescued-hostages-bedouin-community-in-israel/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/what-to-know-about-the-rescued-hostages-bedouin-community-in-israel/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:31:41 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164529&preview=true&preview_id=4164529 (AP) — One significant long-running source of tensions is that tens of thousands or so Bedouins in the Negev eke out an existence in villages that the Israeli authorities don’t recognize. The villages are largely cut off from basic services and the government wants to tear them down.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/what-to-know-about-the-rescued-hostages-bedouin-community-in-israel/feed/ 0 Transgender inclusion? World’s major religions take varying stances on policies toward trans people https://religionnews.com/2024/04/10/transgender-inclusion-worlds-major-religions-take-varying-stances-on-policies-toward-trans-people/ https://religionnews.com/2024/04/10/transgender-inclusion-worlds-major-religions-take-varying-stances-on-policies-toward-trans-people/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:49:08 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4142365&preview=true&preview_id=4142365 (AP) – Around the world, major religions have diverse approaches to gender identity, and the inclusion or exclusion of transgender people. Some

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/04/10/transgender-inclusion-worlds-major-religions-take-varying-stances-on-policies-toward-trans-people/feed/ 0 Awe and dread: How religions have responded to total solar eclipses over the centuries https://religionnews.com/2024/04/05/awe-and-dread-how-religions-have-responded-to-total-solar-eclipses-over-the-centuries/ https://religionnews.com/2024/04/05/awe-and-dread-how-religions-have-responded-to-total-solar-eclipses-over-the-centuries/#respond Fri, 05 Apr 2024 17:35:10 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4141440&preview=true&preview_id=4141440 (AP) — Ahead of the total solar eclipse that will follow a long path over North America on Monday, here's a look at how several of the world's major religions have responded to such eclipses over the centuries and in modern times.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/04/05/awe-and-dread-how-religions-have-responded-to-total-solar-eclipses-over-the-centuries/feed/ 0 Fasting at school? More Muslim students in the US are getting support during Ramadan https://religionnews.com/2024/03/18/fasting-at-school-more-muslim-students-in-the-us-are-getting-support-during-ramadan/ https://religionnews.com/2024/03/18/fasting-at-school-more-muslim-students-in-the-us-are-getting-support-during-ramadan/#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:36:02 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4138243&preview=true&preview_id=4138243 DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Fasting is not required of young children, but many Muslim children like to fast to share in the month's rituals and emulate parents and older siblings, according to the Islamic Networks Group.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/03/18/fasting-at-school-more-muslim-students-in-the-us-are-getting-support-during-ramadan/feed/ 0 What is Ramadan and how do Muslims observe the Islamic holy month? https://religionnews.com/2024/03/11/what-is-ramadan-and-how-do-muslims-observe-the-islamic-holy-month/ https://religionnews.com/2024/03/11/what-is-ramadan-and-how-do-muslims-observe-the-islamic-holy-month/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:23:28 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4136835&preview=true&preview_id=4136835 CAIRO (AP) — Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar; the month cycles through the seasons.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/03/11/what-is-ramadan-and-how-do-muslims-observe-the-islamic-holy-month/feed/ 0 Two daughters ran away to join Islamic State. Years later, their family’s story is an Oscar nominee https://religionnews.com/2024/02/26/two-daughters-ran-away-to-join-islamic-state-years-later-their-familys-story-is-an-oscar-nominee/ https://religionnews.com/2024/02/26/two-daughters-ran-away-to-join-islamic-state-years-later-their-familys-story-is-an-oscar-nominee/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:57:03 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4134632&preview=true&preview_id=4134632 (AP) — The real-life story of Hamrouni and her children is the focus of “Four Daughters,” an Academy Award nominee for best documentary feature film.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/02/26/two-daughters-ran-away-to-join-islamic-state-years-later-their-familys-story-is-an-oscar-nominee/feed/ 0 In US, some Muslim-Jewish interfaith initiatives are strained by Israel-Hamas war https://religionnews.com/2023/12/05/in-us-some-muslim-jewish-interfaith-initiatives-are-strained-by-israel-hamas-war/ https://religionnews.com/2023/12/05/in-us-some-muslim-jewish-interfaith-initiatives-are-strained-by-israel-hamas-war/#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:09:43 +0000 http://religionnews.com/?p=4122145&preview=true&preview_id=4122145 The war and its polarizing reverberations in America are testing and straining some interfaith relationships more than ever.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2023/12/05/in-us-some-muslim-jewish-interfaith-initiatives-are-strained-by-israel-hamas-war/feed/ 0 Adidas is donating Yeezy sales to anti-hate groups. US Jews say it’s making best of bad situation https://religionnews.com/2023/08/03/adidas-is-donating-yeezy-sales-to-anti-hate-groups-us-jews-say-its-making-best-of-bad-situation/ https://religionnews.com/2023/08/03/adidas-is-donating-yeezy-sales-to-anti-hate-groups-us-jews-say-its-making-best-of-bad-situation/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:15:36 +0000 http://religionnews.com/?p=4104904&preview=true&preview_id=4104904 (AP) —Adidas is releasing more Yeezy sneakers this week via an online sale, the second such drop since the company cut ties with Ye in October after he made antisemitic and other offensive statements online and in interviews.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2023/08/03/adidas-is-donating-yeezy-sales-to-anti-hate-groups-us-jews-say-its-making-best-of-bad-situation/feed/ 0 Muslims around the world consider climate during Ramadan https://religionnews.com/2023/04/17/muslims-around-the-world-consider-climate-during-ramadan/ https://religionnews.com/2023/04/17/muslims-around-the-world-consider-climate-during-ramadan/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2023 23:30:43 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4089554&preview=true&preview_id=4089554 Looking after the environment, suggests the website of the Islamic Society of North America is 'based upon the premise that Islam has ordained us to be the stewards and protectors of this planet'.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2023/04/17/muslims-around-the-world-consider-climate-during-ramadan/feed/ 0 At ‘Church City,’ a taste of Catholic life in Qatar https://religionnews.com/2022/12/15/at-church-city-a-taste-of-catholic-life-in-qatar/ https://religionnews.com/2022/12/15/at-church-city-a-taste-of-catholic-life-in-qatar/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:17:21 +0000 http://religionnews.com/?p=4073049&preview=true&preview_id=4073049 DOHA, Qatar (AP) — From Masses to baptisms, weddings and confessions, the church provides a window into the religious life of Catholic expatriates in Qatar.

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