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 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...
‘Seismic Shift’ as Over 100 House Democrats Vote to Cut Off US Military Aid to Israel
An aerial view shows Palestinians walking through the ruins of destroyed buildings in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza, on February 5, 2025. (Photo by Khalil Ramzi Alkahlut/Anadolu via Getty Images)Nearly half of all Democrats in the House of...
MUHSEN-SIHA Caregiver’s Wellness Session offers time for self-care
MUHSEN facilitator Hanan Kaloti (second from left) joins Ameer Tahir and Mariam Zreik, with her mother, at a MUHSEN nature outing in Kenosha.Monaal Barakat of Milwaukee works full-time as manager of a medical lab that does compatibility testing for...
A Timeline of Islam in America: Helping Children Discover Their History
SUMMARY: As the United States marks a quarter of a millennium as an independent nation, Muslims can learn the history of the country and their community's place in that history.It is remarkable that the United States marks its 250th anniversary as an...
World Cup 2026: How Fifa is publicly endorsing US imperialism
Fifa president Gianni Infantino is pictured in Washington, DC, on 19 February 2026 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)ast Friday, Egypt’s national football team made history. The Pharaohs narrowly dispatched Australia to become the second Arab nation to...
Milwaukee’s Somali community celebrates Independence Day
Photos by Ali Aleiou and Sandra Whitehead Volunteers serve up a tasty buffet of chicken and goat with rice and samousas (fried pastries filled with beef and vegetables) at Somali Cultural Night at the Somali Resource Center, 1020 W. Historic Mitchell St.,...
Undecided Nation: How A Mosque In Kamagasaki Fills Japan’s Immigration Gap – A Photo Story
A Photo Essay by Tomohiro OshimaJapan has never declared itself a country of immigration.Through successive revisions of its immigration laws, the government has maintained that it “does not adopt an immigration policy.” It has absorbed foreign workers...
Anne Hathaway’s ‘modest swimwear’ in France highlights double standards against Muslim women
Anne Hathaway's decision to wear a full body swim suit in St Tropez has sparked debate [Getty]New photos of American actress Anne Hathaway wearing a full-body wetsuit in the coastal town of Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera have sparked comment and debate...
WMCA/WMCF Governor Candidate Forum elicits answers that matter to Wisconsin Muslims
Photos by Cherrie Hanson Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, Sen. Kelda Roys, Rep. Francesca Hong and Andrew Manske participated in the WMCA/WMCF Governor Candidate Forum last Wednesday at the Oak Creek Performing Arts Center. The Wisconsin Muslim Civic...
