Ramadan /tags/ramadan Ramadan en-US Copyright Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:35:38 GMT In their grief over Gaza, an artist found inspiration in painting Palestinian birds /arts-culture/2024-04-09/saba-taj-muslim-artist-palestinian-birds-painting-grief-magic In a recent exhibition at the Anchorlight Gallery in Raleigh, artist Saba Taj channeled the emotional pain they felt over the suffering and loss that Palestinians in Gaza have experienced since Oct. 7 into a series of paintings that feature Palestinian birds and plants. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:35:38 GMT /arts-culture/2024-04-09/saba-taj-muslim-artist-palestinian-birds-painting-grief-magic Eli Chen Cooper OKs NC employee leave for 'personal significance' day /news/2022-06-07/cooper-oks-nc-employee-leave-for-personal-significance-day Cooper's executive order gives workers in Cabinet-level agencies an additional eight hours of leave annually for an observance that includes but isn't limited to days of cultural or religious importance. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 19:45:40 GMT /news/2022-06-07/cooper-oks-nc-employee-leave-for-personal-significance-day Associated Press See how almost a quarter of humanity ushered in Ramadan, their holiest month /news/2022-04-02/see-how-almost-a-quarter-of-humanity-ushered-in-ramadan-their-holiest-month From sun-up to sundown, physically able Muslims will fast — abstaining not just from food but also so much as a sip of water. Sat, 02 Apr 2022 12:40:07 GMT /news/2022-04-02/see-how-almost-a-quarter-of-humanity-ushered-in-ramadan-their-holiest-month Nicole Werbeck, Saeed Ahmed Illumination In Isolation: How Omid Safi Forms Spiritual Community During COVID-19 /arts-culture/2020-04-28/illumination-in-isolation-how-omid-safi-forms-spiritual-community-during-covid-19 Omid Safi, professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke, knew that the months of April and May would be difficult for the Muslim community this… Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:40:40 GMT /arts-culture/2020-04-28/illumination-in-isolation-how-omid-safi-forms-spiritual-community-during-covid-19 Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio Illumination In Isolation: How Omid Safi Forms Spiritual Community During COVID-19 /show/the-state-of-things/2020-04-28/illumination-in-isolation-how-omid-safi-forms-spiritual-community-during-covid-19 Omid Safi, professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke, knew that the months of April and May would be difficult for the Muslim community this… Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:40:40 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-04-28/illumination-in-isolation-how-omid-safi-forms-spiritual-community-during-covid-19 Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio With Ramadan Starting This Week, How Are NC Muslims Handling The Heat? /arts-culture/2015-06-20/with-ramadan-starting-this-week-how-are-nc-muslims-handling-the-heat This week began Ramadan for Muslims across the world, but those in North Carolina were welcomed by a heat wave that went into triple-digit temperatures.… Sat, 20 Jun 2015 14:33:13 GMT /arts-culture/2015-06-20/with-ramadan-starting-this-week-how-are-nc-muslims-handling-the-heat Charlie Shelton-Ormond