A prayer room was particularly important for the Muslim students, however, because daily prayer is a pillar of our religion. It is commanded at specific times throughout the day.

However, Islam is the world’s second-largest religion, with over 1.9 billion followers, and is the third-largest religion in the U.S. after Christianity and Judaism. As of 2017, a total of 3.45 ...

Minneapolis recently became the first major U.S. city to allow the “adhan,” or Muslim call to prayer, to be broadcast from mosques five times a day. In April 2023, the Minneapolis City Council ...

Women pray during an inter-faith prayer service during Muslim Day at the state Captiol in Oklahoma City, on Feb. 27, 2015. Prayer carpets in mosques have a row of arches.

We are Muslims and Jews. We needed the Supreme Court to side with coach's Christian prayer. Members of minority religions have more to fear from a government that seeks to drive faith from the ...

Duke University announced today that they will have a Muslim call to prayer from their chapel bell tower every Friday. As Christianity is being excluded from the public square and followers of ...

A religious scholar writes about why Duke’s Muslim call to prayer caused such an outcry: You can’t un-hear sound.

For Muslims, Even Prayers Aren't Private We generate droves of personal data every time we use the apps on our phones, make a call, make an online purchase. We all hope that data is kept private, ...

Moreover, the prayer room was not the only example of Muslim religious practice in or near the trade center. About three dozen Muslim staff members of Windows on the World, the restaurant atop the ...