Solidarity Fast for Gaza-MKE calls “people of conscience” to fast
Photos by Sandra Whitehead Solidarity Fast for Gaza-MKE launched Friday, June 6, in front of the Federal Courthouse in Milwaukee. A coalition of Greater Milwaukee-based organizations launched a Solidarity Fast for Gaza through the end of June, joining a...
Gardening Sprouts Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Benefits
As of 2023, 55% of American families practice the art of gardening. Many took it on as a hobby following the Covid-19 pandemic as a way to pass the time. But gardening is an activity that goes beyond producing fruits and vegetables. It is actually greatly...
Israel strikes Iran: Is the world close to a nuclear radiation incident?
A satellite image shows the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran on January 24, 2025 [Handout/Maxar Technologies via Reuters]Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to launch strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities has sparked concerns among...
Thousands of Milwaukee Muslims gather together to celebrate Eid al-Adha
Photos by Lila AryanPeople of many cultures and one faith, dressed in their finest, came together to pray on Eid al-Adha in Milwaukee.Thousands of Muslims from Greater Milwaukee gathered last Friday in the recently expanded Baird Center in downtown...
Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, new study shows
Muslim families enjoy a ride at an amusement park during Eid al-Adha festivities in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) A new Pew Research Center study measuring the evolution of the global religious population shows Muslims are...
As big tech grows more involved in Gaza, Muslim workers are wrestling with a spiritual crisis
Hasan Ibraheem in Long Island City, New York, on 3 June 2025. Photograph: Ahmed Gaber/The Guardian Is working in big tech halal? Muslim workers are reckoning with the possibility that their jobs go against their religious obligations Before Ibtihal...
Freedom Flotilla organizer asks Wisconsin conference: “What kind of world do you want to live in?”
U.S. activist and human rights lawyer Huwaida Arraf confronts an Israeli soldier in the West Bank town of Ni’ilin in 2008 during a nonviolent protest against an Israeli-constructed separation wall that would take about 1/3 of Ni’ilin’s land. Early Monday...
Young Muslim Girl in Kashmir Handwrites Quran Without Guidance or Support
A 16-year-old deaf and mute girl from a remote tribal village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district has quietly completed a task that has stunned her community and inspired Muslims across the region. Over a period of nine months, she handwrote the entire...
Turkey calls Israel ‘terrorist state’ over seizure of Gaza aid ship Madleen
An image grab from footage published on the Israeli Foreign Ministry's X account on 9 June 2025 show what the ministry said were passengers of the Madleen Gaza-bound aid boat being given water after the vessel was intercepted by Israel...
Madison’s Andaleeb Cartonera honors Palestinian endurance with handmade books
Andaleeb Cartonera's first Bookmaking Workshop in August 2024. Bookcovers hanging on the line to dry. It was the summer of 2024, and the ongoing genocide in Palestine entered its tenth month. The UW-Madison Gaza solidarity encampment, which experienced...
