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‘We are survivors’: This Palestinian cafe owner finds strength in his faith after airstrikes resume in Gaza

Rachel Iacovone

March 21, 2025

Last week, WPLN told you about the Muslim-owned coffee houses leading Nashville’s sober nightlife scene during, and after, Ramadan. One of them was Deir Cafe, a Palestinian-owned shop. One week later, WPLN followed back up with Deir’s owner, after the news that Israel had broken its ceasefire in Gaza.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Gaza, Islam, Islamic Center of Nashville, Muslim, Palestine, religion

A late-night spot for Ramadan and beyond: Nashville’s Muslim-owned coffeeshops stay open, sans alcohol

Rachel Iacovone

March 14, 2025

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A handful of Muslim-owned shops in Nashville want to make sober nightlife cafe culture a year-round thing.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: coffee, Muslim, Palestine, Ramadan, religion, Yemen

Listen: Nashville high schoolers make space for observing Ramadan, educating peers and connecting more deeply with their faith

Alexis Marshall

April 9, 2024

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The Muslim holy month of Ramadan ends this week. This year, students at Overton High school in South Nashville worked with administration to provide more intentional spaces for students to fast and pray.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Islam, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Muslim, nonnarrated storytelling, Ramadan, religion

‘We’re really lucky to have them’: A third space for Nashville Muslims offers food and community during Ramadan nights

Rachel Iacovone

April 5, 2024

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The final Ramadan Nights at The Horn are Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Islam, Muslim, Ramadan, religion, Somali community, South Nashville, The Horn

How Egyptian Americans, Nashville’s third-largest immigrant group, find community

Laura Boach

August 29, 2023

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Thousands of Egyptian families have arrived in Nashville since the 1990s, and many of the new arrivals have kept the local service industry afloat, staffing the Gaylord Opryland hotel and other tourist destinations.

Filed Under: Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: Coptic Christians, Egyptian, Immigration, Muslim, This Is Nashville

Observing Ramadan and celebrating Eid al-Fitr in Middle Tennessee

Rose Gilbert

April 29, 2022

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Sunday marks the beginning of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday the celebrates the end of Ramadan. On today’s show, members of Nashville’s diverse Muslim community to learn more about how they observe the holy month and what it means to them. 

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Muslim, Ramadan

Nashville Police Can Now Wear Hijabs. But For One MNPD Hopeful, The Change Comes Too Late

Samantha Max

April 6, 2021

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Maryam Mohammed hoped to be the first Nashville police officer to wear a hijab. But records obtained by WPLN News show department leadership repeatedly told her she would not be allowed to wear her headscarf if accepted to the academy, because it violated the uniform policy.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity Tagged With: Metro Nashville Police Department, Muslim, Nashville Kurds, religion, Steve Anderson

In This Month Of Ramadan, Middle Tennessee Muslims Have Found New Layers Of Meaning In Quarantine

Rachel Iacovone

May 15, 2020

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We’re well into the month of Ramadan. In Middle Tennessee, that typically looks like hands-on volunteering, breaking fast with neighbors, and opening the doors of local mosques for non-Muslims to learn about the religion. So, members of the faith have found new ways this year to celebrate the holiday in quarantine.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Islam, Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, Murfreesboro Muslim Youth, Muslim, Ramadan

Haslam Administration Pushes Back Against Anti-Islam Critics

Blake Farmer

August 20, 2012

Governor Bill Haslam says his administration’s coordination with a Muslim advocacy group has been “mischaracterized.” He says his office did not create the so-called American Muslim Advisory Council.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: AMAC, Bill Haslam, Islam, Muslim

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