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BYU students observe Ramadan

By Reihana Wilson
March 29, 2024 12:00 AM
Ramadan is the holiest month in Islam. Muslims consider it a sacred month because it commemorates when they believe the angel Gabriel revealed the Quran to the prophet Muhammed.
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Campus Events

Non-LDS students speak out on difficulties of attending BYU

By Eleanor Lambert
March 05, 2024 12:00 AM
Four BYU students of different faiths shared their perspectives at a panel hosted by BYUSA and the BYU Office of Belonging on Wednesday, Feb. 21.
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Religion

Stories of the victims of the New Zealand mosque attack

By Associated Press
March 18, 2019 12:00 AM
A message card is placed at a collection of flowers left at the Botanical Gardens in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, March 16. New Zealand's stricken residents reached out to Muslims in their neighborhoods and around the country on Saturday, in a fierce determination to show kindness to a community in pain as a 28-year-old white supremacist stood silently before a judge, accused in mass shootings at two mosques that left dozens of people dead. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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Local

Exchange students share experiences with Islam, dispel myths

By Camille Baker
November 29, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU junior Melena Warden, far right, and the Saadaldeen family spend time in Athens, Greece. Warden spent about a month and a half living with the Saadaldeen family in Greece. Warden said living with the Saadaldeens, who are Muslim, taught her things she would like to apply to her own worship. (Melena Warden)
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World

Social media useful in preventing Islamophobia, raising awareness

By Kjersten Johnson
December 02, 2016 12:00 AM
Scrolling through Twitter after an ISIS-related terrorist attack yields tweet after tweet defending the religion of Islam — and a slew of negative, incriminatory and degrading Islamophobic tweets. Many of the positive statements are retweeted and praised, but so are the Islamophobic messages.
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Nation

Obama visits US mosque for the first time in his presidency

February 03, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama meets with members of Muslim-American community at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Baltimore. Obama is making his first visit to a U.S. mosque at a time Muslim-Americans say they're confronting increasing levels of bias in speech and deeds. (Associated Press)
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Religion

Parliament of the World's Religions: Muslim scholars examine ISIS, urge interfaith action

By Danica Baird
October 18, 2015 12:00 AM
Muslim scholars presented literature and discussion on the Muslim response to ISIS during the Parliament of the World's Religions.
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World

Young Palestinians are more angry and disillusioned than ever before

October 16, 2015 12:00 AM
A new generation of angry, disillusioned Palestinians is driving the current wave of clashes with Israeli forces: Too young to remember the hardships of life during Israel's clampdown on the last major uprising, they have lost faith in statehood through negotiations, distrust their political leaders and believe Israel only understands force.
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Local

Interfaith Music Tribute to return to Salt Lake Tabernacle

By Adam Mears
February 20, 2014 12:00 AM
The Salt Lake Tabernacle (Courtesy of Mormon Newsroom)
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