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Pakistani commuters ride past plates of Iftar food placed for residents to break their fast along a street in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 9th, 2019.
The Week in Photos

Ramadan Begins (in Photos)

More than a billion Muslims around the world began to observe Ramadan this week.

By Leah Dunlevy
Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan), wearing a traditional Palestinian robe, takes the oath of office on Thomas Jefferson's Quran, with family members present in a swearing-in ceremony at the start of the 116th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 3rd, 2019.
News in Brief

Using a Quran to Swear in to Congress: A Brief History of Oaths and Texts

This year, members of the most diverse Congress ever opted for over a dozen different religious and non-religious texts in their swearing-in ceremonies.

By Jack Herrera
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Social Justice

Why Ex-Muslims Pig Out

The ritual function of a dietary transgression.

By Simon Cottee