A promising new life with Five Star brings friendship and the beginnings of prosperity, but the job exacts a bloody price. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | ...

How Buddhist sacred sites were viewed by Muslims in the Medieval PeriodBuddhas of Bamyan (May 1961), photograph by František Řiháček, via Wikimedia Commons, ...

As Darius embraces the dangerous freedom of caravan life, success and adventure cannot erase the ache of the home and family he left behind. Read Part 1 | ...

At a brutal martial arts tournament, Darius struggles with the intoxicating glory and the dangerous darkness of violence. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | ...

I attended Ḥajj at the end of 2006, just four months after embracing Islam. I was still in college with no real financial means, yet I was blessed with a ...

Not all of us will stand on the plains of Arafah this year. Not all of us will circle the Kaabah or feel the weight of “Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk” rise ...

At his grandmother’s opulent riverside estate, Darius finds himself judged not for who he is, but for whose son he is. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | ...

Among the greatest accomplishments of the Prophet ﷺ was not merely that he conveyed revelation faithfully, but that he nurtured a generation whose hearts ...

Deep Harbor overwhelms Darius with its immense masjid, refugee camps and wide river, while tensions within the family deepen. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part ...

Chairman of the American Conservative Union and former White House Director Matthew Schlapp recently offered a bit of illustrative wit. When asked about ...