The Legacy Of Professor John Esposito: The Scholar Who Refused To Turn Islam Into An Enemy
There are scholars who interpret the world, scholars who flatter it, and scholars who quietly make it less cruel. John L. Esposito belonged emphatically to the third category. His passing deprives us not merely of a distinguished academic, but of something...
Morocco’s Football Revolution: The Rise of a New Soft Power
The remarkable trajectory of the Atlas Lions since the 2022 FIFA World Cup, now confirmed once again in 2026, is not simply a sporting success story. Some sporting achievements remain confined to stadiums and trophy cabinets. Others take on a far greater...
Barakah’s Womb: The Moroccan retreat exploring femininity, cycles and Islamic healing
At more than a thousand years old, Fes is considered the spiritual heartland of Morocco. It is known as the 'City of Saints' because several ascetics and learned figures are buried there, including the 12th-century Amazigh scholar Sidi Ali ibn Harzihim....
Wisconsin Muslims have a new home for civic activity
Franklin Mayor John T. Nelson (center left) joins Muslim community leaders, elected officials and other Greater Milwaukee citizens as they cut the ribbon to open the WMCA/WMCF office in Franklin. “It was very emotional,” said Sheila Badwan about the June...
Muslims were part of America’s story long before the republic began
Muslims were not just guests but early participants in the American story. Rawpixel/iStock via Getty Images PlusIn the 1520s and 1530s, a man named Esteban de Dorantes, known as Estevanico, walked across the deserts of what is now Texas, New Mexico and...
Who belongs in America? Five faith leaders on immigration, identity and America’s 250th
Immigrants on a ferry boat near Ellis Island, circa 1920. (Photo courtesy of NARA/CreativeCommons)(RNS) — As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, debates over national identity, religion and immigration have intensified. Was America founded as a...
Al-Hamawi Roastery and Coffee opens first Wisconsin location with flair and fare
Photos by Cherrie Hanson A place to meet friends, work, purchase high quality imported chocolates, olive oil, spices and coffee, Al-Hamawi opens on Layton Avenue in Milwaukee. Al-Hamawi Roastery and Coffee is an elegant store where you can purchase a...
The crisis in Sudan is much worse than what is acknowledged
Sudanese women sit on beds while monitoring their family members treated for dengue fever at Omdurman Hospital, as Sudan grapples with outbreaks of dengue and cholera in Khartoum, Sudan on September 23, 2025 [El Tayeb Siddig/Reuters]I recently visited...
‘The Israel lobby is toxic, and that was proven again’: Breaking down the NYC primaries
Darializa Avila Chevalier campaign InstagramOn Tuesday night, all three of the Democratic candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their primaries.The victories of Brad Lander (over two-term Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10), Darializa Avila...
The Clark Family: Building Milwaukee’s Muslim community
The Clark children studied in a park in 1991 with their father Abdallah Clark (from left to right, Sumaiyah, Abdul-Ghaffaar, Hadiyyah, Burhan and Abdul-Qahdir). Capturing the story of Wisconsin’s Muslim community is a big part of Wisconsin Muslim Journal’s...
