/tags/islam Islam en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:31:43 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-08/former-democrat-files-bill-banning-sharia-law-in-florida-government Rep. Hillary Cassel, a Broward Republican who served in the state House as a Democrat for two years, issued HB 119 banning Florida courts, panels, tribunals, or agencies from basing decisions on the Islamic Shari’a code or other foreign legal systems. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:31:43 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-08/former-democrat-files-bill-banning-sharia-law-in-florida-government Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /world/2023-01-10/saudi-arabia-says-this-years-hajj-pilgrimage-will-return-to-pre-covid-levels Before the pandemic, the hajj pilgrimage drew millions each year to Islam's holy city of Mecca, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that observant Muslims pray toward five times a day. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:30:00 GMT /world/2023-01-10/saudi-arabia-says-this-years-hajj-pilgrimage-will-return-to-pre-covid-levels The Associated Press /2022-04-12/ramadan-the-importance-of-sexual-assault-nurse-examiners-exchanging-letters-for-change A local Imam joins us to talk about how Ramadan will be different this year. Florida International University is training more sexual assault nurse examiners. How has that program been working out? Plus, a woman who is devoting her life to teaching the art of writing to people who are incarcerated. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:50:32 GMT /2022-04-12/ramadan-the-importance-of-sexual-assault-nurse-examiners-exchanging-letters-for-change Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /news/2021-12-16/in-kashmir-closed-mosque-raises-questions-about-indias-religious-freedom For Kashmiri Muslims the Jamia Masjid is a sacred venue, but it's been closed most Fridays for the past two years. The government has said those who manage it couldn't stop anti-India protests there. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:03:17 GMT /news/2021-12-16/in-kashmir-closed-mosque-raises-questions-about-indias-religious-freedom The Associated Press /news/2021-09-08/the-talibans-ideology-has-surprising-roots-in-british-ruled-india The Taliban's ideology has distant links to India. Scholars say Afghanistan's new leaders might listen to clerics in the birthplace of Deobandi Islam, though the clerics deny ties with the Taliban. Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:08:00 GMT /news/2021-09-08/the-talibans-ideology-has-surprising-roots-in-british-ruled-india Lauren Frayer /news/2021-04-15/muslim-civil-rights-leader-accused-of-harassment-misconduct A former chapter leader at the Council on American-Islamic Relations was accused of domestic abuse. Since then, other women have come forward with allegations of bad behavior, while he disputes all. Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:59:02 GMT /news/2021-04-15/muslim-civil-rights-leader-accused-of-harassment-misconduct Leila Fadel /2020-04-23/ramadan-a-month-about-community-for-many-muslims-goes-virtual From drive-through iftars, to card exchanges, Muslims adapt traditions to try to find a sense of community while staying apart. Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:00:19 GMT /2020-04-23/ramadan-a-month-about-community-for-many-muslims-goes-virtual Leila Fadel /2019-06-03/the-ramadan-podcast-where-muslims-take-it-up-a-notch-from-islam-101 In the KPCC podcast "Tell Them, I Am," host and producer Misha Euceph aims to give Muslims a space to define their identities outside of stereotypes and broad generalizations. Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:01:00 GMT /2019-06-03/the-ramadan-podcast-where-muslims-take-it-up-a-notch-from-islam-101 Jess Kung, Michael Paulino /news/2019-01-30/fiu-students-and-faculty-praise-muslim-center-after-first-year Last March, Florida International University President Mark Rosenberg spoke onstage at a gathering for the Coalition of South Florida Muslim… Wed, 30 Jan 2019 12:10:21 GMT /news/2019-01-30/fiu-students-and-faculty-praise-muslim-center-after-first-year /2017-07-19/florida-killings-radical-islam-and-the-far-right-under-one-roof This story begins with four roommates in Florida. It ends with two dead and two in jail. The improbable case brings together security threats that rarely intersect: radical Islam and the far right. Wed, 19 Jul 2017 09:39:00 GMT /2017-07-19/florida-killings-radical-islam-and-the-far-right-under-one-roof Marisa Peñaloza, Greg Myre