Maqsood Khan challenges incumbent for Milwaukee County Board seat
Maqsood Khan, M.D., father of five and member of the Franklin Public School Board since 2021, is running for a Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors seat in the April 7 election. The first Muslim to win an elected position in Franklin is now challenging an...
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Unit 8200’s system collected millions of Palestinian civilian phone calls made each day in Gaza and the West Bank. Illustration: Guardian Design/Alamy/Getty Microsoft has terminated the Israeli military’s access to technology it used to operate a powerful...
Israel plans to forcibly expel thousands of Palestinians to clear the way for a settlement that will split the West Bank in half
Jabal al-Baba. (Photo: Zena al-Tahhan)As a number of Western nations announce their recognition of a Palestinian state ahead of an upcoming UN General Assembly vote on the matter, Israel is accelerating its illegal annexation measures of the occupied West...
In a new mural, Milwaukee’s Muslim Community sees itself
Photo by Cherrie Hanson Artist Amelia Bader stands next to the mural she created in Milwaukee, completely funded by the local Muslim community. On the southside of Milwaukee, a large, new mural reflects images of the city’s diverse Muslim community. An...
U.S. Justice Department Pulls Report Showing Far-Right Extremists Deadlier Than Radical Islamists
Just days after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, the U.S. Justice Department quietly deleted from its website a study showing that far-right extremists have committed far more deadly attacks than far-left or radical Islamist...
Muslim men have often been portrayed as ‘terrorists’ or ‘fanatics’ on TV shows, but Muslim-led storytelling is trying to change that narrative
Hulu’s comedy-drama series ‘Ramy,’ created by actor-comedian Ramy Youssef, follows a young Egyptian-American Muslim navigating life’s challenges. Youssef, center, appears at a press conference in 2019. Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesFor over a century,...
From vision to legacy, celebrating a decade of the Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival
Graphic design by Nayfa Naji For the tenth year, the Muslim Women’s Coalition will present the Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival (MMFF). The four-day event, Thursday, Oct. 2 through Sunday, Oct. 5, will be held at the Oriental Theatre (2230 N. Farwell Ave.)....
Qatar hosts Arab-Islamic emergency summit: Who said what?
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani chairs the 2025 Arab-Islamic emergency summit in Doha on September 15, 2025 [Qatar News Agency/AFP]2025 An emergency summit of Arab and Muslim countries held in Doha has declared its solidarity with Qatar and...
Umar Hakim-Dey, Los Angeles Muslim Leader and Activist, Dies at 55
Umar Hakim-Dey, a prominent Muslim community leader and activist in Southern California who dedicated his life to social justice and interfaith work, has died at 55, community leaders announced Friday, ABC 7 reported.Born and raised in Compton, Hakim-Dey...
Popular Shaykh Shadee Elmasry commemorates Prophet’s birthday in Milwaukee
Shaykh Shadee Elmasry, Ph.D., is a popular Muslim American scholar with a large online following. Imam Hafiz Shafique turned to young adults at Masjid Al Qur’an in Milwaukee to suggest a speaker at their annual celebration of the Prophet’s birthday. The...
