From Our KALW Radio Archives
Muslim converts wrestle with isolation, seek support
Religion and culture are often intertwined. For converts to Islam, that can lead to isolation.
A revival of Islamic female scholarship
Meet the scholars challenging patriarchal interpretations of the Quran.
Muslim Americans in the heartland reckon with sting of national politics
Cedar Rapids, Iowa has been home to Muslim-American community since the 19th century.
Celebrating commonality at Oakland’s ‘sushi’ mosque
The Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California is purposefully a place where all Muslim worshippers can meet.
For Ramadan, local Muslims look to sky and their smartphones
Islamic tradition says to end the Ramadan fast once the new moon is seen. But some Muslims have recently been using a different method to calculate the end of Ramadan: technology. Not everyone agrees that it’s okay. This conflict plays out not only in places like Indonesia, Pakistan, or Morocco, but also right here in the Bay Area.