Ramadan
Muslim Like Me
One night nearly a month ago, Aman Ali and Bassam Tariq had what Ali calls “an insanely random idea: What if we prayed at a different mosque every single day for the month of Ramadan?” [And took snapshots and blogged about it.] The result, chronicled at 30 Mosques in 30 Days, holds some raw gems.…
Muhammad and Mary, Up from Common Ground
Today, as Muslims begin fasting for the month of Ramadan, Coptic (Egyptian) Orthodox Christians are breaking a fifteen-day fast for the Virgin Mary. This morning was a rare coincidence of lunar and solar calendars, of moon and sun passing in the almost light—the first pre-dawn meal prepared to get believers through a long August day…