2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (213+ words) By speaking to women across the continent, I discovered how reclaiming pre-colonial rites and rituals can help us find joy in our bodies Sankofa is an Akan philosophy which literally translates as "go back and take it. In adinkra, a…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago  (799+ words) Regulator rules Universal Church of the Kingdom of God did not protect vulnerable donors, including woman who says she gave life savings "Sometimes you're seeing God as a genie, where if I give him all this money, He will bring…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1847+ words) A reporter ponders on how to repair a religious structure long thought of as good but supported by an evil underside In 1965, just shy of my junior year at the Jesuit high school of New Orleans, with good potential as…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (464+ words) Fasting while working long hours is physically demanding. But gratitude is less abstract when hunger has been felt Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life Iftar isn't just…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (700+ words) I mourn the vibrant life we lived before. But though our faces anxiously turn to the sky, our hands are joined in a solidarity that rises above hunger, says Majdoleen Abu Assi, a humanitarian practitioner in Gaza This Ramadan in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (17+ words) The Guardian's picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading... La Union, El Salvador...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (52+ words) Scientists and philosophers studying the mind have discovered how little we know about our inner experiencesWritten and read by Michael Pollan Continue reading... Inside voice: what can our thoughts reveal about the nature of consciousness? " podcast Scientists and philosophers studying…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (443+ words) Beyond disproving the tired tropes of Muslims hating the west, Australian Muslims can show us what a month of practising to be a better person looks like As Australian Muslims prepared for Ramadan this week, the leader of the second…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (112+ words) The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, featuring celebrations, prayers, pre-dawn breakfasts and post-sundown meals, began at sunrise in the Middle East and a day later in much of Asia. In the Muslim lunar calendar, months begin only when the new…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (870+ words) Lunar new year has ushered in a rare zodiac symbol with a reputation for energy and independence As the lunar new year begins, the focus has turned to the Chinese zodiac and the arrival of the year of the fire…...