Ramadan

People gather at a mosque in Brooklyn, New York, for an Eid al-Fitr prayer on June 4th, 2019.

A rise in Islamophobic hate crimes during the Trump presidency has led to increased law-enforcement presence at places of worship.

By Massoud Hayoun

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

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

By Leah Dunlevy

Dispatches

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Hundreds of people attend an evening rally at Washington Square Park in support of Muslims and immigrants and against the building of a wall along the Mexican border on January 25th, 2017, in New York City.

Social Justice

Muslim-American leaders are suspicious of an administration that they say is hostile to their communities at home and abroad.

By Massoud Hayoun

News in Brief

Turkish people break their fasting in Istanbul on May 28th, 2018, during the holy month of Ramadan.

By Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

People distribute food to fellow Muslim worshippers before breaking the Ramadan fast on June 25th, 2017, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.