Prayer Helps Victims of Domestic Violence Vent Anger, Up Self-Worth

"In a study of victims of violent relationships with intimate partners, U.S. researchers found prayer helped them vent their anger."

Prayer Relieves Mind in Many Ways, Study Finds

"Getting on your knees and looking to the heavens may really bring comfort during tough times, new research finds."

Mecca mosques 'Wrongly Aligned'

"All mosques have a niche showing the direction of the most sacred Islamic site, the Kaaba, an ancient cube-like building in Mecca's Grand Mosque. But people looking down from recently built high-rises in Mecca found the niches in many older mosques were not pointing directly towards the Kaaba. Some worshippers are said to be anxious about the validity of their prayers."