Kimberly Winston

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Kimberly Winston is a freelance journalist whose stories have appeared in The Washington Post, USA Today, The Chicago Tribune and more. While a national correspondent for Religion News Service, she covered religion in the U.S., Brazil, Kosovo, Malaysia and Pakistan. She is the 2018 winner of the Religion News Association’s award for best religion reporting at newspapers with circulations of 100,000 or more. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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With Canvas and Quran, One Artist Aims to Make Islamic Calligraphy a Universal Language

Berkeley artist Salma Arastu uses Islamic calligraphy in a nontraditional way in her paintings. “I want to show people what the Quran has taught me about diversity, community, friendship and peace,” she says.(Regina McCombs) Given…
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As Halal Food Wins Over New Audiences, Some Fear It’s Losing Its Soul

The market for halal food is expanding rapidly. But where some see opportunity, other see an attempt to reduce religious faith to a marketing buzzword. Sameer Sarmast’s adventurous appetite long ago moved beyond his mother’s…
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Young Muslims Find Meaning and Inspiration in Science Fiction Novels

Looking for a sense of belonging in an era when Muslims often face suspicion and prejudice, Farah Rishi stepped across the threshold to another world, one of fantasy and scientific wonders.  In the pages of…