Rutgers University Condemned for Canceling Palestinian Rights Advocate’s Graduation Speech
Students of Rutgers University set up Gaza solidarity encampment at a New Jersey university on the Rutgers-Newark campus in Newark, United States on May 21, 2024. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images) Faculty members at Rutgers University...
Summer brings solicitors masquerading as Muslim refugees to Wisconsin
Islamic Society of Milwaukee is one target of Romanian solicitors asking for money from the Muslim community.“When the weather turns to summer, there is a constant barrage of people in and around the masjid (mosque) asking people to give them money,” said...
From Reader to Author: How Reading Can Change Lives
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." – Frederick Douglass I chose to begin this article with that impactful quote, as it really captures the power of reading. What a blessing it is to know how to read. Reading opens the door to the knowledge...
Palestinians Are Invincible- Unconquerable, and Undefeatable!
Undefeatable is an attribute of a person, group or a nation that be said to be “incapable of being defeated or of accepting defeat, UNCONQUERABLE, INVINCIBLE.” In these days when attributes and accolades are thrown around on TV, social media and for the...
Palestinian child trauma expert will visit Islamic Resource Center on July 15th
Photos courtesy of Alrowwad SocietyAbdelfattah Abusrour, PhD., teaches "beautiful resistance" for Palestinian children as they struggle with lifelong trauma.Dr. Abusrour, founder and general director of Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society will visit the...
Encourage Children to Read about Different Perspectives and Current Events
In our globally connected world, children and adolescents need to gain knowledge about our world with a compassionate and critical view geared toward making it a better place for people to live. One of the ways in which our youth can gain that knowledge is...
Young Muslim Elected as Watford First Green Mayor
Environmental sustainability is very important in Islam. Thus, preserving environment base is honoring the relationship between oneself, Allah, and Allah’s creation.Allah says in the Qur’an:“It is He who has appointed you vicegerent on the Earth …”...
Marquette University scholar wins Fulbright Award to research Palestinian traditional dress
Photo courtesy of Bayt al FannThe style and decorative elements of a traditional Palestinian thob contain intricate communication about the wearer’s marital status, wealth and geographical origin. Marquette University Associate Professor Enaya Othman,...
Eric Broug documents the wide reach of Islamic architecture in new book
The Great Mosque of Djenne in central Mali, a Unesco World Heritage Site, is highlighted in Eric Broug's latest book. AFPn May 2020, Eric Broug locked himself away in the organ loft he uses as a study and embarked on his very own lockdown challenge. Rather...
What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam’s holiest sites are simply home
A general view of the Grand Mosque is seen from the Clock Tower during the Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudia Arabia. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) Associated Press.MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were...
