Wisconsin bike rides support Gaza Sunbirds
Photos courtesy of The Great Ride of Return MKE The Great Ride of Return - Milwaukee's inaugural ride in April 2024 included a stop at the Sunburst statue on Wisconsin Ave. In early 2024, something popped up in southside Milwaukee resident Eric Kleppe-Montenegro’s...
The children in Gaza who have no memory of the world before the genocide
Palestinian children attend classes at tent school in Rafah, April 30, 2024. (Photo: Ahmed Ibrahim/APA Images)When I left Gaza in 2024, after six months of living through genocide, I wanted one thing above all else: to spare my only child a life spent...
If You Are Always Talking, When Are You Learning?
There is a tremendous amount of information available to the person who knows how to be quiet.Sometimes, if you remain silent long enough, a person will tell you everything you never even thought to ask.They will tell you what they value.They will tell you...
Salah Sarsour: After the Decision
"I belong here," Salah Sarsour, the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, told Americans for Justice in Palestine, who gathered Sept. 22 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. An immigration judge ruled one week ago that Salah Sarsour, president of the...
Whether it’s banning books or preventing Macklemore from touring, silencing artists often backfires
Rapper Macklemore performs in Paris in July 2025. Kristy Sparow/Getty ImagesIf the goal was to silence rapper Macklemore by preventing him from touring with singer Ed Sheeran, it clearly backfired.Macklemore delivered a monologue in support of Palestinians...
Rewinding Syria’s lost sounds: The remarkable story of the Syrian Cassette Archives
Debkat al zamr (Dabke on the Flute) is one of the first titles that catches my eye as I browse the Syrian Cassette Archives website. Released in 2007, the cassette is a compilation of high-energy regional dabke and shaabi folk-pop, recorded live at wedding...
Award-winning documentary features shared struggles of Black, Chicano and Palestinian liberation movements
“Seeds for Liberation” explores Palestinian resistance through emotional and impactful interviews with historians, activists, legal scholars and experts and screens on 10/3 at 4 p.m. and includes post–screening talkback. Purchase tickets The 11th annual Milwaukee...
NAZA Gaza film to stream free after Israel threats against directors
A mural in Israel targets the directors of the NAZA documentary [Getty]Award-winning documentary NAZA will stream online for free following its worldwide release in November, giving audiences around the world access to the film about Israel's genocidal war...
Book Review: A Beautiful Patience: A Memoir of Marriage, Motherhood, and a Mission to Gaza
"A Beautiful Patience: A Memoir of Marriage, Motherhood, and a Mission to Gaza" by Samaiya Mushtaq is available for check out at the Islamic Resource Center library.A Beautiful Patience: A Memoir of Marriage, Motherhood, and a Mission to Gaza (2026) is a...
Doors Open Milwaukee guests discover Muslim Women’s Coalition’s many resources
Photos by Cherrie Hanson Milwaukee Public School teacher Kellie Krawczyk spent Saturday morning learning about Islam and Milwaukee's Muslim community at the Islamic Resource Center in Greenfield during Open Doors Milwaukee. IRC volunteers Ro-Soreha Hafiz...
