Nadiana Art Gallery in Greenfield selected for prestigious exhibitions
Photos by Cherrie Hanson The Coalition of Photographic Art's (CoPA) annual juried exhibition at Greenfield's Muslim women-owned, Nadiana Art Gallery. Nadiana Art Gallery, the only gallery in the Greenfield area, has been getting noticed throughout the...
Mo Amer Show ‘Mo’ Renewed by Netflix—a Cultural Milestone, it Captures Palestinian American Refugee Issues through a Blend of Comedy and Drama
Photo BroadcastPro‘Mo’ immerses the viewer in the life of Mo Amer’s character, Mo Najjar. His is a Netflix TV story of a Palestinian American whose journey to asylum in Houston, Texas concludes. We observe the delicate balances between the show’s version...
Sinan Othman Scholarship helps Muslim American students pursue mental health careers
Leean Othman said her brother Sinan Othman “was the most selfless and pure-hearted being I have ever known.”Some people seem to be too good for this world. They care too much, love too much and feel too deeply. They empathize so strongly that the pain of...
What to Watch? A List of Diverse Movies and Series with Muslim Characters
For busy parents and families, movie night may be the only time they have to spend together. Although screens, in all their manifestations, are not our preferred parenting aid, they have become a constant in our children’s lives. As much as we hate to...
All My Rage: Sabaa Tahir’s 2022 BGHB Fiction and Poetry Award Speech
Thank you so much to the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards committee for seeing this book and this journey and awarding All My Rage the Fiction and Poetry award. I learned I am the first Muslim American and Pakistani American to receive this award in its...
At Iqraa Qur’an School, women and girls memorize the entire Qur’an
Photos by Cherrie HansonTeacher Ghada Mahmandar, Manal Hassan and her daughter Nouralhuda Thaher,14, who memorized the entire Qur’an, and Iqraa Qur’an School founder and principal HanadiShammout“My life totally changed in 2016,” wrote Nouralhuda Thaher,...
‘I’m not a model. I’m an athlete and people should focus more on my athleticism rather than my clothes’
Muslim women in sport and their hopes for the next generation. CNN — Don’t be surprised if we hear more about Muslim women in sports this year. Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur is the No. 2 seed at the first grand slam of the 2023 tennis season –...
Harvard reverses course, will offer former HRW chief a fellowship
Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch, says 'broad disapproval' pushed the Harvard Kennedy School's dean to reverse initial decision to block his fellowship [File: Carlo Allegri/Reuters]Harvard University has reversed course and...
MMWC’s Youth Nights offer local teens a global perspective
"Sea of Dreams" by Angie and Sam at Crafty Tuesdays blog.Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition launches youth nights this Sunday with programs that connect local teens to young people around the world. In collaboration with KidSpirit, a nonprofit online...
The real Martin Luther King
As we commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, it is appropriate to honor and reflect on Dr. King the great civil rights leader, whose efforts helped to reshape American political and social life.The movement King led secured voting rights for...
