Islam
Sellers Ordered to Stop Selling Burqas in Morocco
Moroccan government aims at stepping up national security by banning the full veil; hijabs still allowed. The government of Morocco has taken its fight against Islamic…
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Judaism
The Last Few Jews of This Amazonian City Hold On To Their Roots
Jews of Iquitos strive to keep their community alive in Peru. A small-scale cultural and spiritual revival is happening in the city of Iquitos with the…
Islam
An American Student’s Encounters with Islam in Morocco
Featured Contributor Jayla Lundstrom, a volunteer at the Zaouia Sidi Abdessalam Youth Center in Morocco, details her experience learning about Islam. The tightly checkered black and…
Christian
Jonathan Wyrtzen on ‘Making Morocco: Colonial Intervention and the Politics of Identity’
Making Morocco is a look into Morocco’s struggles of national identity in its colonial past. Written by Joseph Preville and Julie Poucher Harbin for ISLAMiCommentary The…
Entertainment
These Moroccan Muslim Women are Changing How Women are Treated
The film Casablanca Calling follows Moroccan Muslim women determined to challenge their country’s treatment of women. When Americans picture Morocco, and other Islamic countries, they picture…