/tags/islam Islam en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:25:17 GMT /austin/2023-03-24/ramadan-has-begun-heres-how-austin-is-observing-the-islamic-holy-month Ramadan is a month-long occasion during which Muslims abstain from consuming food or drinks during the daytime for 30 days. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:25:17 GMT /austin/2023-03-24/ramadan-has-begun-heres-how-austin-is-observing-the-islamic-holy-month Haya Panjwani /education/2022-04-25/college-life-isnt-always-ramadan-friendly-some-schools-want-to-change-that As Muslim students across the country began fasting for Ramadan, colleges have stepped up efforts to make them feel more included on campus. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:27:53 GMT /education/2022-04-25/college-life-isnt-always-ramadan-friendly-some-schools-want-to-change-that Yusra Farzan /life-arts/2021-04-16/how-ramadan-has-become-a-thread-in-the-multicultural-fabric-of-texas Texas� Muslim community has grown by leaps and bounds since Imam Islam Mossaad’s childhood, when there was only one mosque in Austin. Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:21:15 GMT /life-arts/2021-04-16/how-ramadan-has-become-a-thread-in-the-multicultural-fabric-of-texas Joy Diaz, Caroline Covington /texas/2018-07-11/as-mosque-arson-trial-begins-testimony-details-suspects-recruitment-of-teens-to-paramilitary-group From Texas Standard.In early January 2017, a fire allegedly started by Mark Vincent Perez burned a mosque in Victoria to the ground. Since then, the� Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:54:53 GMT /texas/2018-07-11/as-mosque-arson-trial-begins-testimony-details-suspects-recruitment-of-teens-to-paramilitary-group Sarah Yoakley /education/2017-10-17/uts-first-muslim-sorority-hopes-to-inspire-leadership-on-the-40-acres-and-beyond At first glance, Mu Delta Alpha might seem like any Greek organization on UT-Austin’s campus.It has letters, colors � teal, white and peach � and had rush� Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:18:46 GMT /education/2017-10-17/uts-first-muslim-sorority-hopes-to-inspire-leadership-on-the-40-acres-and-beyond Nadia Hamdan /austin/2017-02-24/austin-muslims-invite-community-to-talk-islam-over-coffee Recent reports show hate crimes against Muslims in the U.S. have spiked to levels not seen since just after 9/11. This has led one Austin-area Muslim� Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:01:00 GMT /austin/2017-02-24/austin-muslims-invite-community-to-talk-islam-over-coffee Syeda Carrillo /texas/2017-01-31/community-gathers-to-support-victoria-mosque-after-fire From Texas Standard:Early Saturday morning, a fire gutted the Islamic Center in Victoria, Texas. The images showed flames leaping out beyond the mosque's� Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:45:00 GMT /texas/2017-01-31/community-gathers-to-support-victoria-mosque-after-fire Laura Rice /politics/2017-01-26/muslim-leaders-denounce-intolerance-as-lawmakers-hold-islamic-terrorism-event After receiving a letter from Republican state Rep. Kyle Biedermann surveying their beliefs, mosque leaders and representatives of the Texas Muslim� Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:24:26 GMT /politics/2017-01-26/muslim-leaders-denounce-intolerance-as-lawmakers-hold-islamic-terrorism-event Sanya Mansoor /austin/2014-09-30/muslim-groups-adopt-a-highway-sign-vandalized An Austin-area Muslim community that helps maintain a stretch of road in Round Rock had its official Adopt-A-Highway sign vandalized. The sign is on A.W.� Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:36:57 GMT /austin/2014-09-30/muslim-groups-adopt-a-highway-sign-vandalized Nathan Bernier /politics/2013-09-12/interview-texas-should-teach-terrorism-lurks-in-all-radical-faiths-not-just-islam Wednesday marked 12 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks. The attacks thrust radical Islam into the spotlight and arguably ushered in an era of� Thu, 12 Sep 2013 22:01:23 GMT /politics/2013-09-12/interview-texas-should-teach-terrorism-lurks-in-all-radical-faiths-not-just-islam Laura Rice