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Archie Panjabi at the Emmy Awards in 2010. Panjabi, a non-Muslim actress, played a Muslim character in the 2018 British limited series <em>Next of Kin</em>, a show discussed in a new study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.

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  • Arts & Life

There are barely any Muslims on popular TV series, a new study says

When Muslims do appear, they tend to be violent Middle Eastern men, a new study has found after surveying 200 popular series from the U.S, U.K. and elsewhere.

September 07, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Caroline McDonald, left, a student at Georgetown University, Lauren Morrissey, with Catholics for Choice, and Pamela Huber, of Washington, join a abortion-rights rally outside the Supreme Court, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.

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  • National

When does life begin? Religions don't agree

Debates about abortion often center around the issue of when life begins. Some religions say it's at conception. Another says it's with the baby's first breath.

May 08, 2022
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  • Sarah McCammon
A photo of DeKalb County Jail.

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  • Law

DeKalb County Jail infringed on Muslim inmates' religious rights and underfed them, lawsuit alleges

A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia alleges DeKalb County Jail infringed on the religious rights of Muslims inmates and underfed them during Ramadan.

April 29, 2022
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By:
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
Workers pound the steaming mixture of meat, lentils, wheat and spices with long wooden paddles to give the haleem its signature smooth texture.

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  • World

This goat and lentil stew is a beloved Ramadan tradition in Hyderabad, India

The Ramadan fast is usually followed by a feast. In Hyderabad, India, that feast is dominated by haleem, a meat and lentil stew pounded into paste and flavored with rose petals, cinnamon and cardamom.

April 29, 2022
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By:
  • Sushmita Pathak
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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Reflecting on faith as Georgians observe Ramadan, Good Friday and Passover

Friday on Political Rewind: What is the role of our churches, mosques and synagogue during these difficult, divisive days? On today's show, we brought together some of Georgia most prominent religious leaders. It is a relevant day for the discussion; tonight Jewish communities observe the first night of Passover, for Christians it is Good Friday and Muslim continue observing the holy month of fasting during Ramadan.

April 15, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
A civil rights activist holds a placard during a 2020 demonstration in Bengaluru, India, condemning the proposal in several states of laws against so-called "love jihad." That's an unfounded conspiracy theory spread by Hindu nationalists who accuse Muslim men of wooing Hindu women in order to force them to convert to Islam.

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  • World

In India, boy meets girl, proposes — and gets accused of jihad

New state laws make it harder for interfaith couples to marry. The idea is to halt forced marital religious conversions. But they've emboldened extremists to interrupt weddings.

October 10, 2021
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  • Lauren Frayer
The main entrance to the campus of the Darul Uloom seminary in Deoband, India, where the Deobandi strain of Islam was founded in the 19th century. Among its more recent adherents are the Taliban.

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  • World

The Taliban's 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.

September 08, 2021
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  • Lauren Frayer
People receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Al-Abbas Islamic Center, converted into a vaccination clinic in Birmingham, England, in January. Sheikh Nuru Mohammed, the imam at the mosque, recognized many of his congregants were hesitant to get the "jab," as it's called, due to false rumors and distrust of government. So he began to fight disinformation during his sermons.

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  • World

How A U.K. Imam Countered Vaccine Hesitancy And Helped Thousands Get The 'Jab'

Sheikh Nuru Mohammed began to fight disinformation during Friday sermons — and turned his mosque into a vaccination center. It was the first of its kind in Britain and paved the way for dozens more.

April 26, 2021
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
Pope Francis arrives at Baghdad International Airport on Friday for the first-ever papal visit to Iraq.

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  • Religion

'I Come As A Pilgrim': Pope Francis Begins Historic Visit To Iraq

The pontiff arrived at Baghdad International Airport where he was greeted by the prime minister. During his four-day visit, Francis will focus on Iraq's ancient but dwindling Christian community.

March 05, 2021
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  • Alice Fordham
An ethnic Hui Muslim man stands in front of Laohuasi Mosque in Linxia, Gansu province, in 2018. Chinese Muslims are most densely clustered in the northwestern regions of Gansu, Ningxia and Xinjiang, but live across the country, as they have for more than a millennium.

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  • World

China Targets Muslim Scholars And Writers With Increasingly Harsh Restrictions

The intellectual heart of China's Muslim community is under threat as scholars, writers, religious leaders and their families are under constant state surveillance.

November 21, 2020
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  • Emily Feng
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, performs the groundbreaking ceremony of a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram, watched by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, right, and others in Ayodhya, India, on Wednesday.

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  • Asia

At Site Of Razed Mosque, India's Modi Lays Foundation For Controversial Hindu Temple

The 1992 destruction of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya by Hindu extremists sparked riots that killed thousands of Muslims, leaving a deep rift between the country's religious communities.

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer and
  • Sushmita Pathak
Yaseen Khan, 6, throws stones at a homemade pillar, meant to evoke the ritual of driving away the devil during the hajj.

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  • Religion

Unable To Travel To Mecca, Muslim Community Holds Drive-Thru Hajj

Religiously speaking, it was not a substitute for the real pilgrimage, which all Muslims must try to make in their lifetime. But it inspired many to go once it's possible again.

July 30, 2020
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  • Daniella Cheslow
Because of coronavirus and quaratine orders, Ramadan will be celebrated differently in Georgia.

How Muslims Will Celebrate Ramadan Under Quarantine

April 23 marks the start of Ramadan, the month of fasting, reflection and prayer for Muslims. However, this holy holiday encourages social gathering,...

April 10, 2020
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By:
  • Jade Abdul-Malik
People gathered at Al-Farooq Masjid for a "Vist a Mosque" event hosted by the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta.

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  • Religion

Faith Leaders In Georgia Discuss Hopes For The New Year

It's the new year, a time many people use as an opportunity to press reset and make personal changes. "On Second Thought" invited leaders and scholars...

January 03, 2019
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  • Elena Rivera ,
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • and 1 more
A crescent moon rises over the famous Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.

Ramadan: Your Questions Answered

Right now Muslims around the world are observing Ramadan, the holiest period on the Islamic calendar. What is Ramadan and what is the history behind it?...

June 01, 2018
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  • Bill Nigut
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