Ryan Schuessler
PRI
Toronto, ON, Canada
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A fading Missouri monastery finds new life — in Vietnam
As Assumption Abbey’s monks grew old and few, they found few young Americans willing to take up the cloth. So they looked abroad. → Read More
Rohingya in Chicago make an emotional plea to the US: 'Help our people'
Chicago is home to more than 1,000 Rohingya Muslims who have settled there in the last five years. And from over 8,000 miles away from Myanmar, they want their voices to be heard. → Read More
Climate change is claiming aspen groves — and the history of Basque immigrants in America
Basque sheep herders left their mark in remote forests across the American West across nearly a century. Now their words are being lost to climate change. → Read More
'White queers are really good at erasing us': the lives of LGBTQ Somali-Americans
Minneapolis is known for its large Somali-American and LGBTQ communities. But for those who are part of both, a sense of belonging can be hard to find → Read More
America's oldest Muslim families on the Trump presidency: 'This can't deter us'
Muslims whose families have been in the country as long as Trump’s own relatives voice hope – and trepidation – as the inauguration approaches → Read More
Missouri home contaminated by wartime radioactive waste, lawsuit says
Couple warns of continuing danger from second world war-era nuclear weapons program around St Louis, where uranium was processed → Read More
Anti-LGBT bias in retirement homes: 'It was like they had bubonic plague'
A lawsuit in Chicago lays bare discrimination faced by LGBT seniors from fellow residents, each members of a generation that fought for – and against – gay rights → Read More
How Missouri's 'Bosnian vote' could cost Donald Trump – and turn the state blue
Observers say election antics have pushed many of the estimated 50,000-70,000 Bosnian Muslims in what is historically a swing state to register to vote → Read More
Dwindling Amazon Jewish community keeps faith despite religious exodus
The only synagogue in Iquitos, housed in a mattress shop, has become the last bastion for the Jews who remain as hundreds abandon the town for Israel → Read More
Little mosque on the prairie reveals a century of religious coexistence
Tucked away in the rolling grasslands of north-western North Dakota is a tiny mosque – a milestone in Islam’s long history in the United States → Read More
Religious converts to clergy: when God's newest faithful choose to lead
A rabbi, a bishop and an imam are among converts or ‘reverts’ who say a different religion from their upbringing put a name to beliefs they already held → Read More
Hikers on Caribbean island of Montserrat find ancient stone carvings
The petroglyphs – thought to be 1,000 to 1,500 years old – are the first known of in the British Overseas Territory: ‘They really add to Montserrat’s unique history’ → Read More
Latino Muslims at country's first Spanish-speaking mosque: 'Islam changed my life'
As converts gather in Houston for the Centro Islámico’s first Cinco de Mayo, they reflect on a unique identity: ‘We change our religion, not our culture’ → Read More
Drones Offer Hope for Fighting Arctic Oil Spills
Ships are flocking to the Arctic, increasing the risk of a spill in an ill-prepared region. → Read More
Will an ivory ban criminalize indigenous artists' work in Alaska?
As more states ban the sale of ivory, indigenous artists in Alaska fear legal consequences despite federal laws exempting their traditional craft → Read More
Killer Competition
Disappearing sea ice means Alaskan killer whales are expanding their range, bringing them into increasing competition with indigenous beluga whale hunters. → Read More
Indigenous Cooperation a Model for Walrus Conservation
From Alaska and Russia, traditional hunters meet to discuss threats to their way of life. → Read More
The last of Iowa's small-town synagogues: seven members still praying
Ottumwa’s synagogue was once standing room only on high holidays but now is facing closure in what’s become a common occurence in Iowa and the Midwest → Read More
The last of Iowa's small-town synagogues: seven members still praying
Ottumwa’s synagogue was once standing room only on high holidays but now is facing closure in what’s become a common occurence in Iowa and the midwest → Read More
Meet 'Average Mohamed', the gas station manager fighting Isis
Of all the Americans who have joined or attempted to join Isis, more came from Minnesota than any other state or city. A cartoon works to counter that → Read More