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Muslims pray in a mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr holiday, a feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide, in Grozny, Russia, on Thursday, May 13, 2021.

The world celebrates Eid — including some of The World’s listeners

We asked The World’s listeners to share what Eid al-Fitr means to them and their families. Here’s what they told us.

The world celebrates Eid — including some of The World’s listeners
Smoke in front of a man, with remnants of firecrackers on the ground

Why a medical interpreter was surprised to see Vietnamese immigrant patients at California hospitals around Lunar New Year

Why a medical interpreter was surprised to see Vietnamese immigrant patients at California hospitals around Lunar New Year
Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther.” L to R: Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o), T'Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Okoye (Danai Gurira).

Looking Marvel-ous: Designing costumes for 'Black Panther'

Looking Marvel-ous: Designing costumes for 'Black Panther'
Billy Joel performs in 2006.

Aha Moment: Billy Joel’s ‘Lullabye’

Aha Moment: Billy Joel’s ‘Lullabye’
Sean Lennon

The ballad of Sean and Yoko

The ballad of Sean and Yoko
Daniela Vega as Marina

The fantastic woman who plays ‘A Fantastic Woman’

In the face of bigotry, Chilean actress Daniela Vega looks toward a more hopeful future.

The fantastic woman who plays ‘A Fantastic Woman’
Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper

Leonardo da Vinci: Theater impresario

Why The Last Supper was clearly painted by a theater nerd.

Leonardo da Vinci: Theater impresario
Performer Jacqueline Salamack (L) jokes with an audience member after a performance of "A Klingon Christmas Carol" in Chicago, December 20, 2012.

Why yes, I do speak Klingon

Who creates fictional languages and who bothers to learn them?

Why yes, I do speak Klingon
The official logo of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY premiering on CBS All Access and CBS Television Network.

Canonical hoo-hah

What’s the deal with this new "Star Trek"?

Canonical hoo-hah
Conservator Ariel O’Connor uses X-ray fluorescence spectrometry to determine what metal alloy was used to construct the port engine of the Enterprise model

Boldly going where no TV prop has gone before

The Starship Enterprise takes its rightful place — right up there with the Apollo capsule and the Wright brothers’ plane — at the National Air and Space Museum.

Boldly going where no TV prop has gone before
A convoy of trucks headed to Washington, D.C. for a protest.

10-4, Rubber Duck: The story of 'Convoy'

How did a fictional character from a bread commercial score a #1 hit song and spark the '70s CB radio craze?

10-4, Rubber Duck: The story of 'Convoy'
The Shed and Lawrence Weiner's IN FRONT OF ITSELF (rendering).

The history — and the future — of the stage

Theater designer Joshua Dachs on the history of the stage: how it came to be and how it's still evolving.

The history — and the future — of the stage
Image from the cover of “Naked Came the Stranger”

'Naked Came the Stranger': An oral history

How “Penelope Ashe” pulled off the biggest literary caper of the century.

'Naked Came the Stranger': An oral history
Stevie Salas in “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World”

Stevie Salas on Native American Rockers

Guitarist and movie producer Stevie Salas shares the untold history of Native Americans in rock and roll.

Stevie Salas on Native American Rockers

Angie Thomas on how a TLC lyric saved her life

Bestselling Young Adult author Angie Thomas on how the late TLC performer Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes spoke to her at a very troubling point in her life.

Angie Thomas on how a TLC lyric saved her life