How do Muslims Keep Up With Prayer-Finding God in Every Corner
On the rocks of Sunset Cliffs beach in San Diego, on an airplane up in the sky, in the halls of Madison Square Garden during a Knicks game, or on the freshly cleaned green carpet inside the walls of the Sacred Mosque in Makkah—these are just a few of the...
Palestinian farmer discovers rare ancient treasure in Gaza
The mosaic includes 17 well-preserved images of animals and birds, and is one of Gaza's greatest archaeological treasures. Fatima Shbair / APLast spring, a Palestinian farmer was planting a new olive tree when his shovel hit a hard object. He called his...
Baba’s Pantry in Kansas City named one of the country’s 10 best new restaurants
Yahia Kamal and his wife Yusra Abu-Alhassabb run Baba's Pantry. They stand holding the most recent issue of Bon Appétit in which they were named one of the top 50 new restaurants in the U.S. Today, they were crowned top ten.Since opening in July 2021, the...
Madison artist Faisal Abdu’Allah’s “Dark Matter” invites public into his journey of transformation
Photos by Mouna Photography Madison artist Faisal Abdu'Allah's "Dark Matter" opened Friday at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, 227 State St., Madison. The exhibition runs through April 2. On an exchange visit to the United States as a teenager,...
Water begins receding in Pakistan’s worst flood-hit south
Displaced families who fled their flood-hit homes take refuge along a roadside in Jamshoro, southern Sindh province, Pakistan, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The devastating floods affected over 33 million people and displaced over half a million people who are...
Biden honors Madison resident for decades combatting hate against his Muslim community
Gov. Tony Evers, left, speaks about Sikh Awareness and Appreciation month, alongside Masood Akhtar, who started the group "We Are Many-United Against Hate." Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Ivan Moreno/AP PhotoNearly 40 years ago, Masood Akhtar left India driven...
Milwaukee Muslim convert competes in Battle of the Chefs with halal global fusion.
Chef Malina Schweinert of Bay View creates halal global fusion dishes. Much of Milwaukee chef Malina Schweinert’s life has been an uphill battle. In her teen years, family life became chaotic. Once a child who loved to learn, she dropped out of high school...
Muslims are 25% of the world population. But in 200 shows researchers studied, they were just 1% of speaking characters
Zainab (MaameYaa Boafo) and Ramy (Ramy Youssef) appear in an episode of "Ramy."CNN — Despite making up one quarter of the world’s population, Muslims are severely underrepresented on television – and when they are represented, they’re depicted as shallow...
Muslim Americans see their political clout grow 20 years after 9/11
Story at a glanceIn the years following 9/11, anti-Muslim sentiment grew in the United States.From 2000 to 2009, hate crimes against Muslims spiked 500 percent.Muslim Americans coalesced and in 2020 out of the 1.5 million registered to vote, 71 percent...
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“How do we know Islam is the true religion? Why are there so many religions? Why wouldn’t Allah just make everyone Muslim?”“If I use one of these new nail polishes that are permeable to water, would it be permissible to do wudu and pray with it on?”“I...
