Hundreds Rally in Milwaukee Against Trump Admin’s ‘Unprecedented’ Arrest of Judge
Protesters march against the arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan in Milwaukee on April 26, 2025. (Photo: Darrin Brian Madison Jr./X)Hundreds of people rallied in Wisconsin's largest city on Saturday to protest the Trump administration's...
Islamic Society of North America’s annual convention returns in person
Safaa Zarzour, president of the Islamic Society of North America, speaks at a news conference on Tuesday at the Downtown Islamic Center, where the group announced details of its 59th annual convention, being held next month in Rosemont. Jordan...
Pakistan seeks aid as massive floods leave behind destruction
While international assistance is slowly trickling in, a lot more needs to be done to protect the country against the ravages of climate change.Bridges and highways have been swept away, entire villages inundated, standing crops destroyed, homes flattened,...
ISM religious director speaks out about Salman Rushdie, free speech and double standards
(AFP)Novelist Salman Rushdie, who was condemned in a fatwa by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 for his book The Satanic Verses, was stabbed this month. No verse in the Qur’an says Muslims should execute a person for blasphemy (insulting God or sacred...
Muslim women are using Sharia to push for gender equality
Muslim women in India protesting against the use of Sharia as a tool for oppression. anjay Purkait/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty ImagesSharia is often portrayed as barbaric and particularly regressive in terms of women’s rights. Citing Sharia,...
The Medieval Schools of Fez – Morocco’s Intellectual Heritage
Called the ‘Holy City of Morocco’, Fez is, above all, noted for its Qarawiyin mosque – the symbol of the country’s intellectual life and its most prestigious historic site. For more than eleven hundred years it has been the haven for Islamic scholars and...
UW-Madison Interfaith Fellows shape campus culture and each other
UW-Madison Center for Religion and Global Citizenry's 2022-23 Interfaith Fellows includes six Muslims: (top) Hali Jama, Ghaida Edreis and Mohamed El Ragaby; (bottom) Rida Ali, Karam Gursahani and Najma Hurre As the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center...
In Salma al-Shehab case, MBS again plays Biden for a fool
Saudi crown prince Mohhamed bin Salman (Reuters)/Salma al-Sehab (NBC News/screeengrab)/President Biden (DoD)The Saudi government under the de facto rule of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has become increasingly repressive with draconian punishments meted...
She’s a Step Closer to Becoming First Black Woman in Minnesota Senate
Zaynab Mohamed has moved one step closer to her dream after winning Democratic primary elections last week.With this victory, she is on the threshold to become first Black and youngest woman elected to the Minnesota Senate,On Tuesday’s vote, Mohamed, a...
ISM Core Sisterly program to offer young Muslim women uplifting mental health strategies
Photo by Ifrah Akhter Anyone 17 years old and up has lived through multiple crises, including the Great Recession of 2008, constant news of wars and forced migration, a pandemic that disrupted schooling and caused social isolation, a reckoning with...
