Fort Pierce resident Victor Begg came to the United States in 1970 from India. A Muslim, he found the American Dream.

As a burial expert, I’m confronted by grief all the time. The pandemic, however, was a whole new ball game. And it changed me. My mother, who was my best friend, died in 2013, and it had a profound ...

Fasting during school hours and focusing on prayer can be difficult for kids when they don't receive accommodations. Here's how parents can help during Ramadan. FatCamera/Getty Images Although ...

Last week, I stood among hundreds of parents diverse in our backgrounds but united in our shared concern to protect our children, affirm our constitutional rights to religious liberty, and the ...

As a civil rights advocate having worked for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, on the Princeton Civil Rights Commission and as an ACLU-NJ board member over the course of my life, I am well ...

In 1780, battling British forces, General Thomas Sumter assigned a scout a dangerous mission. The scout obtained intelligence that enabled Sumter's surprise attack at Hanging Rock, resulting in ...

In our quest for tolerance, religious spaces often take the lead in showcasing voices of change. But sometimes, those who claim to work for tolerance are themselves agents of hatred. Synagogues should ...

Like any other American I sat shocked and horrified when I saw planes crashing into New York City's Twin Towers. I couldn't believe my eyes. I was 19 years old and serving in the Marines. Yes, you ...

Delhi • I used to answer the phone with “Salam.” Not anymore. I don’t want people to know I’m a Muslim. There is little that would identify me as Muslim to begin with, aside from my name. I don’t wear ...

“Representation matters so much, in every industry, but particularly this one. We have a duty to tell all these stories of so many people who don’t fit the John and Jane Doe profiles. We have an ...

According to polls, more than 75 percent of American Jewish voters cast ballots for Democratic candidates in the November midterm elections. But sadly, Democrats who control the U.S. House betrayed ...

This essay is part of Survive. Thrive. Evolve: How Two Years of the Pandemic Impacted Us Around the World, a global HuffPost project featuring individuals writing about how their lives were affected ...