Local Girl Scout troops have an event this weekend to bring young women -- and grown-up ladies -- into the fold.,necklaces
The membership drive will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Aiken Mall. Troops open to girls in K5 through 12th grades will have information tables, Girl Scout cookies, crafts, demonstrations and other activities at the mall.
Women of faith learn about Islam
Women of different faiths joined together at Christ Church Cathedral downtown Thursday night to shatter negative stereotypes of Muslim women and to observe the traditions of the Ramadan iftar.
The sold-out event drew 200 women who were there to teach or learn about Muslims, the pillars of their faith and how they recognize Ramadan, one of the holiest months in the Islamic calendar, which is a time marked by fasting, prayer and repentance. The evening included t