Scenes from the end of Zionism: Reflections on the Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress in Vienna
A billboard outside the first Jewish Anti-Zionist Conference, which was held June 13-15, 2025, in Vienna, Austria. (Photo: Daniel Friedman) The decision to hold the first Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress in Vienna was significant for historical reasons – being...
Shireen Abu Akleh documentary to raise pressure on Biden over inquiry
Colleagues and friends react as the Palestinian flag-draped body of Shireen Abu Akleh is brought to the news channel's office in the West Bank city of Ramallah in May. Photograph: Abbas Momani/APA new documentary about the Israeli army’s killing of the...
Moroccans celebrate historic World Cup win against Spain
Moroccans gather to celebrate Morocco's win over Spain in a World Cup match played in Qatar, in Rabat, Morocco, Tuesday Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Exuberant Moroccans poured into the streets of their capital and in cities...
The 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions returns to Chicago where it began
In 1893, the city of Chicago hosted the World Columbian Exposition, an early world's fair. So many people were coming to Chicago from all over the world that many smaller conferences, called Congresses and Parliaments, were scheduled to take advantage of...
World Cup 2022 has a winner, say women football fans: safety
Khadija Suleiman from Ethiopia with her three children at Lusail Stadium for a recent late night game (Hafsa Adil/Al Jazeera)Doha, Qatar – When Andrea M set off from New York to follow Team USA’s journey at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, she reassured her...
Morocco beats Spain on penalties to advance at World Cup
Morocco players celebrate at the end of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Morocco and Spain, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — The first World Cup held...
Shayk Rami Bleibel: A home-grown imam
ISM-West imam Rami Bleibel leads the prayer at the 2022 Eid Al-Fitr service in Milwaukee. When Milwaukee native Rami Bleibel became resident scholar and imam of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee - Brookfield, he also joined the ranks of a new breed of imams...
TIFF Review: Farha Vividly Depicts Palestinian History Through the Eyes of a Teenager
The text reads: Palestine, 1948. That’s all you need to know to understand what’s coming. A year earlier marked the start of the Palestinian Civil War between Jewish and Arab residents after the United Nations recommended the land’s separation in a Jewish...
Farha: ‘Smear campaign’ targets Netflix film depicting Nakba
Many of the accounts giving Farha low ratings on IMDb were newly created (TaleBox)Hundreds of spam accounts have left negative reviews of the film Farha on the movie rating site IMDb, in what appears to be an organised campaign.Streaming on Netflix and set...
How to be a good Muslim parent during the Christmas season
Christmas holiday season can be a time for Muslim parents to strengthen their children's sense of identify and belonging.“Mama, why don’t we celebrate Christmas?” 4 ½-year-old Iman asked her mother. “We celebrate Eid. Other people celebrate other...
