“Religion Behind the Scenes” spotlights the less discussed, but no less crucial, tasks that keep religious communities running, and the people who make it all happen. One of the very last things ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the community hold a daily prayer service at the East Plano Islamic Center in Plano, TX, on Apr 8, 2024. (Jason ...

Every culture and religion has their own unique way of burying their loved ones when they pass. In most cases, people turn to a funeral home or crematorium to take care of the body. In the Islamic ...

In 2008, five years before his death, former New York Mayor Ed Koch paid $20,000 (Sh2 million) to a cemetery to secure a place for his burial. Funerals, just like weddings, can be expensive as you ...

Majda Boteffah emigrated from Spain to the U.S. all alone. She met Miguel Barrera and they eventually married, three years ago. His large Bolivian family welcomed her as part of their family. She ...

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The families of three Muslim students shot dead by a neighbor in the US said an emotional farewell to their loved ones Thursday, reiterating calls for the killings to be treated as a hate crime. More ...

The bodies of those killed in the horrific Bronx fire were taken to an Islamic funeral home on Friday ahead of a mass funeral scheduled for this weekend. At least 14 of the 17 victims — many of whom ...

The East Plano Islamic Center's lawsuit against the Texas agency that regulates funerals can go forward, a federal judge has ruled. The agency had ordered the mosque to halt its religious funeral ...