Crescent Trails promotes connecting with faith, others through nature
Photos courtesy of Kristine Brey Crescent Trails outings are consciously planned to be chill events. Some are for Sisters only, some are for kids and many are for families to explore the benefits of nature together. When Kristine Brey and her family moved...
Documentary Featuring Muncie Mosque Nominated for Oscar
A short film about a US veteran who planned to bomb the Islamic Center of Muncie but found friends inside and converted to Islam has been nominated for an Academy Award. Directed and produced by Joshua Seftel, 30-minute documentary “Stranger at the Gate”...
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...
