‘Muslims of the World’ are changing the social dynamic in Milwaukee, one coffee shop at a time
Photos by Cherrie HansonAt Wisconsin's first MOTW location at 2859 W. Rawson Ave. in Franklin, Manager Nour Assad (left) and her uncle, Seif Assad, (right) want to make every customer feel welcome.In a city known for its bar culture, could the expansion of...
Almost 2 Million Pilgrims Perform Umrah
TEHRAN (IQNA) – According to Saudi authorities, almost two million pilgrims have performed Umrah during the current season which started on July 30.The air, land, and sea ports in the Kingdom recorded the arrival of a total of 1,964,964 pilgrims from...
AP PHOTOS: Qatar bustles with traditional and tourist stops
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The winding cobbled alleys of Souq Waqif create a labyrinthine bazaar stuffed with dozens of small stores hawking spices and perfumes, scented oils, silk scarves, shimmering crystal chandeliers and glittering jewelry. The Qatari...
Two Wisconsin Muslim women honor their Native American heritage
Jaime Brown of Kenosha often incorporates symbolism from her Native American culture into her artwork.When the City of Milwaukee commissioned internationally acclaimed artist Jaime Brown, a Muslim from Kenosha, to create a mural for the 2nd Street Skywalk,...
Getting to Know Aisha Bewley; A Muslim Convert Who Translated Quran into English
TEHRAN (IQNA) – British author and translator Aisha Bewley is a Muslim convert who has contributed to the spread of Islamic thoughts in English-speaking audience. Thanks to her efforts, the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC) named her as the...
Fans unite for Friday prayers during Muslim world’s first World Cup
Friday prayers at a mosque in Doha, Qatar, on 25 November 2022. Muslims in Doha attend their local mosque for Friday prayers on the same day World Cup hosts Qatar play Senegal (Reuters)In the early afternoon, muezzins across Qatar called Muslim football...
Yemeni spokesperson, Nashwan Alshargabi, addresses the humanitarian disaster in his homeland
Photo courtesy of Nashwan Alshargabi Nashwan Alshargabi (right) in Al-Makatera, Yemen, with his neighbor Rafeek (left) and brother-in-law Mosa (middle). While the western media trains its cameras on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the civil war in Yemen...
Defying False Perceptions of Beauty
Day in and day out we are bombarded with media messages and other influential mediums which define and identify our perceptions of beauty. Interestingly, this is not a unique present-age problem, in fact, it has always been around. Over time, things have...
Saudi Arabia stuns Lionel Messi’s Argentina in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history
Matthias Hangst/Getty Images Messi scored the opening goal but could do little to stop Argentina from falling to defeat. Saudi Arabia produced one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history Tuesday, beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 in an...
Muslim and Jewish theologians share sacred history in interreligious dialogues
Photo by Lila Aryan Dr. Fatih Harpci, chair of the religion department at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI. and Rabbi David Cohen from Congregation Sinai, lead six sessions on the shared figures in Islam and Judaism. Historic conflicts between the major...
