The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A new generation of immigrants, refugees and their descendants is finding a sense of connection and community around the shisha pipe.
Category: Muslims and Islam
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Ancient Art or Fashion Forward? Both, Says a Top Batik Designer
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Josephine Komara has redefined a cultural expression that was intricate and lovely but so locked in tradition it bordered on staid. “Tradition is the way we are,” she says. “Modern is the way we think.”
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Rome, Sacred Ground for Nearly 3,000 Years, and Counting
The New York Times – Travel:
Christianity is just one chapter in the Eternal City’s rich spiritual history. Judaism, Islam and ancient Roman religions are also a big part of the picture.
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South Asian Muslims Herald in Eid al-Fitr With a Night of Communal Revelry
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The sighting of the new moon marks the end of fasting during Ramadan. South Asian Muslim communities gather all over New York City, including in Jackson Heights, to celebrate Chand Raat, night of the moon.
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘What the Ukrainian Grandmothers Have Written’
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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In Search of a Lost Spain
The New York Times – Travel:
In the southern part of the country, churches and streets hold the remnants of eight centuries of Islamic rule.
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In Istanbul’s Private Retreats of the Sultans, Time Stands Still
The New York Times – Travel:
The elegant pavilions and summer palaces known as kasir offer a glimpse of history and an intimate and enticing slice of Ottoman life.
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Exploring Spain’s Arab Influence
The New York Times – Travel:
Exploring the country’s Arab influence is an impossibly romantic journey, involving palaces with intricate geometric designs, castles and grand mosques reconfigured by Christians into cathedrals.