Nov 22nd, 2008 · They look just like telephone booths, but they are decorated with hands folded in prayer, and there's a place to kneel. The prayer booths are an art installation designed to spark dialogue on prayer in the public sphere. There are prayer booths in Jackson, Tennessee, in Ceder Rapids Iowa — and now on a bustling Manhattan street in New York City.
Oct 1st, 2008 · Last month, more than 100 Somalis were fired for walking off the job at a meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colo. They were protesting the company for not allowing breaks to pray at sunset during Ramadan. Now they are in the first stages of filing a class-action lawsuit.
Sep 18th, 2008 · Wayne Wang's low-key father-daughter story succeeds less with the peaks and valleys of its family drama than with the gently amusing immigrants-discovering-America vignettes it offers.
Aug 14th, 2008 · For historian-turned-mystery-writer Jason Goodwin, the bustling Istanbul bazaar is a perfect setting for murder, and the evening call to prayer is "a good time to kick a man to death in the street."
Jun 11th, 2008 · Novelist Ron Hansen is best known for his tales of Western bandits and whiskey runners, but he claims his inspiration for these unsavory characters is divine. The author of Exiles discusses writing, faith and his status as a Catholic deacon in a secular literary world.
May 21st, 2008 · Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's Capitol Hill colleagues react to news of his malignant brain tumor with sadness, prayers and disbelief. Some are contemplating what Congress might look like without one of the Senate's most prolific legislators.
May 20th, 2008 · In his eight full term, Ted Kennedy is the third longest serving senator in U.S. history. Now that he's been diagnosed with malignant brain cancer, his future in the Senate is uncertain. Many of Kennedy's fellow lawmakers — both Democrat and Republican — are offering their prayers and support for the 76-year-old.
Mar 24th, 2008 · In southern Japan, a long-haired Chihuahua has taken to following his master, a Zen Buddhist priest. As the priest sits in front of the altar to pray, the priest's pup joins him. As seen on the Web, the dog sits on his hind legs and joins his front paws together in a prayer position.