Among the significant acts during the last ten days of Ramadan, i’tikaf is one of the best ones. It includes many other ibadah consisting of ...

In an affecting new memoir, Tom Junod, a prizewinning magazine writer, grapples with unsettling discoveries about his larger-than-life dad. By Jennifer Szalai In “View from the East Wing,” the former ...

Mark Oppenheimer had many conversations with his subject for his new book. Then the relationship took a turn. By Elisabeth Egan Try this short quiz on very long books. By J. D. Biersdorfer “Gunk,” a ...

Family members and associates said Tari devoted his entire life to the promotion of knowledge, religious outreach and the ...

Muslim unity is a dream — and a nightmare, too. It’s as much desired by many Muslims as feared by non-Muslims. Desired, not because it promises universal brotherhood, but because it imagines a united ...

Labour councils’ guidance says some art may be considered idolatrous and music and dance may conflict with religious sensitivities ...

The goal of fasting is to develop in man the ability to lead his life bound by restrictions, rather than lead a totally unfettered life.

Last year, Wood was a Booker finalist with her highly acclaimed “Stone Yard Devotional.” Now, her 2016 dystopian feminist fable is being reissued for its 10th anniversary. Women wake up from a drugged ...

February 25, 2026 • Allegra Goodman's new novel is called This Is Not About Us, but critic Maureen Corrigan says that title is coy: Readers are bound to see aspects of themselves and their families in ...

Before the award-winning RPGs or live-action show, there was The Witcher book series. Andrzej Sapkowski's original story of Geralt of Rivia was heavily inspired by Slavic mythology as well as classic ...

Listen to the Book Nook with Vick Mickunas for intimate conversations about books with the writers who create them.Vick Mickunas introduced the Book Nook author interview program for WYSO in 1994.

Arab-Iran conflicts have traditionally roiled Shia-Sunni relations in South Asia. Things are a little different this time.