The first internationally-recognised Miss Iraq beauty contest in more than 40 years was supposed to present a gentler, softer side to a country whose name has become synonymous with violence and ...

Growing up in Wayne County a daughter of Lebanese immigrants, Ameera Hashwi learned about Islam through her parents. She felt deeply connected to her faith as she attended school, with plans to become ...

Over the weekend, while most of us were recovering from the smorgasbord of Thanksgiving dinner, only to take out the leftovers and do it all over again, 19-year-old Halima Aden was making history. The ...