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.
Inside a Berkeley church, a small room waits to give sanctuary
REV. JEFF JOHNSON: We know that churches, schools, hospitals have been regarded as sensitive locations.
Faith leaders reignite the original sanctuary movement
DEBORAH LEE: We’re coming out to the public because we’re actually counting on public support.
Some, Done, or None: To be Muslim in the U.S.
The Spiritual Edge has been putting together a series of profiles about how people do — and do not — practice their religious beliefs. Ahmad Rashid Salim is Muslim and a prayer leader at the Islamic Cultural Center in Oakland.
MAP: Which Bay Area faith communities are part of the sanctuary movement?
In the 1980s, the term “sanctuary” was used in the context of churches that sheltered individuals and families fleeing war in the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and
Down the rabbit hole of Buddhism, atheists and deities
Feb. 13, 2016—Are all Buddhists atheists? This was the question that came up after a Spiritual Edge broadcast about a Berkeley librarian who identifies as a “Zen Atheist.” The profile was part of a
Some, Done or None: Fasting for wisdom
Jan. 24, 2017—The Spiritual Edge is interested in how ordinary people cultivate spirituality in their lives. To bring our findings to the air, we’ve been interviewing Bay Area residents about
