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This close-up of the Verona astrolabe shows Arabic and Hebrew markings.

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This medieval astrolabe has both Arabic and Hebrew markings. Here's what it means

This discovery sheds new light on the rich history of scholarship and intellectual exchange between Muslims, Jews and Christians during a time of Muslim rule in medieval Spain.

March 16, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
Brandon Carter, far left, begins a historical tour in downtown Savannah near the site of the now-gone St. John the Baptist Church, where Catholic Bishop John England ushered in the city's first public St. Patrick's Day parade on March 17, 1824.

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  • History

A blast from St. Patrick's Day past: Savannah tour guide tells story of city's inaugural 1824 parade

200 years later, tour guide Brandon Carter retraces the origins of Savannah's popular St. Patrick's Day parade.

March 15, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Indians raise their tied hands and shout slogans during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in New Delhi, India, Dec. 27, 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on Monday announced rules to implement a 2019 citizenship law that critics say is discriminatory against Muslims, weeks before the Hindu nationalist leader will seek a third term in office.

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  • World

India announces steps to implement a citizenship law that excludes Muslims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government announced rules to implement a 2019 citizenship law that excludes Muslims, weeks before the Hindu nationalist leader seeks a third term in office.

March 11, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Muslim men listen to Imam Omar Suleiman speak at the Islamic Center of Detroit in Detroit.

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  • Religion

Muslims prepare for a more somber Ramadan due to the Israel-Hamas war

As the holy month of Ramadan begins, Muslims are preparing for a less joyful observance this year. Fasting and charity take on a different meaning when many in Gaza are suffering.

March 11, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
Muslims walk next to the Dome of Rock Mosque at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 10, 2024.

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  • Middle East

As Ramadan begins, uncertainty and anxiety surround the Al-Aqsa mosque

Questions remain about access to the main Islamic congregational mosque in the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem's Old City as Palestinians see the site as essential to their identity.

March 11, 2024
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By:
  • Fatma Tanis
NPR producer Hafsa Fathima with family and friends celebrating Eid Al-Fitr.

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  • Religion

Readers' wishes for Ramadan: Cease-fire in Gaza, peace on Earth and more empathy

The holiest month in the Muslim calendar begins for many on Monday. This is what NPR readers will be praying for.

March 10, 2024
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen
A rehearsal of <em>Émigré </em>by the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall on Wednesday.

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  • Arts & Life

A story of Jewish Shanghai, told through music

A fictional tale of the real-life Jewish community in Shanghai during World War II — with a cross-cultural love story at its heart — is premiering at the New York Philharmonic on Thursday.

February 29, 2024
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
A giant cross next to a small church in Vance, Alabama. The state is among those where views supporting Christian nationalism are the strongest in the country, according to a new survey.

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  • Religion

Christian nationalism's support is strongest in rural, conservative states

A new survey maps out support for Christian nationalist views state by state. Those views found most favor in conservative rural states such as Alabama and West Virginia.

February 28, 2024
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  • Lisa Hagen
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker speaks on the steps of the state judicial building on April 5, 2006, in Montgomery, Ala.

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  • National

Alabama justice's ties with far-right Christian movement raise concern

In the days after Alabama's Supreme Court deemed frozen embryos to be "extrauterine children," the chief justice's ties to a movement that experts call "Christian extremist" have come to light.

February 27, 2024
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By:
  • Odette Yousef
State Representative Abraham Aiyash speaks at a "Vote Uncommitted" rally on Feb. 25, 2024 in Hamtramck, Mich.

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  • Politics

On primary day, young Michigan voters are leading call to be 'uncommitted' to Biden

The campaign to check "uncommitted" on the Michigan Democratic primary ballot has gained nationwide attention. At its center are the next generation of activists, leaders and voters.

February 27, 2024
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Abbas Alawieh, a spokesperson for the group Listen to Michigan, pictured at a coffee shop in Detroit, Mich., on Thursday.

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  • Politics

What could Biden's Israel-Gaza stand mean for his campaign? Michigan is an early test

Some Arab American, Muslim and young voters in the Detroit area plan to vote "uncommitted" in Tuesday's primary. They want to send a message to Biden: Call for a cease-fire or lose us in November.

February 26, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman,
  • Leila Fadel,
  • and 2 more
Supporters of same-sex marriage bill take part in a rally at central Syntagma Square, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday.

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  • Europe

Greece legalizes same-sex marriage despite church opposition

Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church.

February 15, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
A same-sex couple receives a blessing in front of Germany's Cologne Cathedral in September 2023, a few months before Pope Francis officially declared such blessings allowable.

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  • Religion

Catholic Church works to explain what same-sex blessings are and are not

Now that Pope Francis has OK'd priests blessing same-sex couples, LGBTQ+ Catholics are figuring out how to ask for these blessings and whether they want them.

February 14, 2024
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By:
  • Jason DeRose
U.S. and Israeli flags wave together. Nearly half of U.S. Jewish respondents to a survey commissioned by the American Jewish Committee say they've changed their behavior due to fear. The survey was conducted in October and November 2023.

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  • Religion

Large majorities of Americans say antisemitism is a serious problem

A report from the American Jewish Committee finds that 94% of American Jews say antisemitism is a "very serious" or "somewhat serious" problem in the U.S. That's up significantly from a year ago.

February 13, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
Dad's Place in Bryan, Ohio, offered lodging to homeless people partly in response to the city's housing shortage, according to the church's lawsuit against city officials.

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  • Religion

Charges dropped against Ohio pastor who housed homeless people at his church

Chris Avell, a pastor from Bryan, Ohio, faced charges after turning his church into a quasi-homeless shelter, partly in response to the city's housing shortage.

February 11, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
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