An official with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which filed the lawsuit, said the nature of the allegations was “quite egregious.”
Category: Muslims and Islam
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They Shot at Her. They Forced Her From Her Home. She Won’t Stop Fighting for Girls.
Khalida Popal helped save Afghan female soccer players from the Taliban. Now she is demanding that world soccer officials let them play for their country again.
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They Shot at Her. They Forced Her From Her Home. She Won’t Stop Fighting for Girls.
Khalida Popal helped save Afghan female soccer players from the Taliban. Now she is demanding that world soccer officials let them play for their country again.
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¿Sería un gran error casarme con ella?
Me advirtieron que no me casara con alguien que no practicara mi fe, pero cuando Jillian se quedaba dormida en mi cama, yo lloraba, incapaz de imaginar el mundo sin ella.
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In Istanbul, Tombs of Religious Figures Still Draw Pilgrims
Turkey’s largest city is dotted with the tombs of religious figures, where pilgrims seek divine intervention. “When you ask for something from God, those who are beloved by God can be a go-between.”
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Ireland Says Goodbye to Sinéad O’Connor
In the coastal town of Bray, south of Dublin, the site of Ms. O’Connor’s last Irish home, mourners prepared to pay their last respects to the singer.
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Would Marrying Her Be a Giant Mistake?
I was warned not to marry outside my faith, but when Jillian was asleep in my bed, I would cry, unable to imagine a world without her.
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Would Marrying Her Be a Giant Mistake?
I was warned not to marry outside my faith, but when Jillian was asleep in my bed, I would cry, unable to imagine a world without her.
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Under Hindu Nationalist Leaders, Sectarian Violence Flares in India
A gunman who killed Muslim train passengers and a Hindu march that turned riotous underscore how the partisan stances of India’s top Hindu leaders have given license to chaotic elements in the country.
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For Young Arab Americans in Michigan, the Hookah Lounge Feels like Home
A new generation of immigrants, refugees and their descendants is finding a sense of connection and community around the shisha pipe.
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Ancient Art or Fashion Forward? Both, Says a Top Batik Designer
Josephine Komara has redefined a cultural expression that was intricate and lovely but so locked in tradition it bordered on staid. “Tradition is the way we are,” she says. “Modern is the way we think.”
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Rome, Sacred Ground for Nearly 3,000 Years, and Counting
Christianity is just one chapter in the Eternal City’s rich spiritual history. Judaism, Islam and ancient Roman religions are also a big part of the picture.