Milwaukee Welcomes New Cultural Festival: Celebrating Palestine Draws More Than 1,200 Attendees
Photos by Elhadi MohamedKnown for its rich cultural festivals, Milwaukee added a new event to its summer lineup this year: Celebrating Palestine. Held June 15, 2025, at the Marcus Performing Arts Center, the inaugural event drew more than 1,200 attendees...
Herbalists to share benefits of Mediterranean herbs at Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition’s Networking Brunch
Herbalists and co-owners of Tippecanoe Herbs & Apothecary Kyle Denton and Serena Marinelli will discuss the health benefits of Mediterranean herbs at the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition’s Networking Brunch Many Wisconsin Muslims, eager to create...
The AP Interview: Khashoggi fiancee criticizes Biden visit
Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi, poses for a photograph during an interview with The Associated Press in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Cengiz described Joe Biden's decision to visit Saudi Arabia as...
Elsayed Mogahed, engineering professor and leader in Madison’s Muslim community, dead at 74
During the week, Elsayed Mogahed trained the next generation of engineers as a professor at UW-Madison. On weekends, he helped mold the next generation of Muslim leaders as the volunteer principal at the Islamic Center of Madison. Mogahed, who died Sunday...
Muslim chef Beth Sharid launches J. Wonderland inside Pita Palace
The team at J. Wonderland (from left to right) Sadeen Sabbagh, Beth (Boythayna) Sharid, Jennan Abuthiab (Sharid's daughter), and Yalibth Torres.“It’s a long story” Beth Sharid says with a smile when asked about her life. “But I’ll make it short.” However,...
COVID-19 vigil reminds Milwaukee, “We are not in this alone.”
Photos by Kamal Shkoukani Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition initiated a city-wide COVID-19 vigil, held Sunday in Milwaukee, to remember the 15,000 Wisconsinites who lost their lives to COVID-19 since the pandemic began in 2020. “That’s like a good size town in the...
The Presbyterian Church (USA) adds its voice to a growing choir naming Israeli apartheid
A PHOTO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF THE REV. SHAVON STARLING-LOUIS WHO SERVED AS THE CO-MODERATOR OF THE 225TH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) GENERAL ASSEMBLY. (PHOTO: TWITTER/@PRESBYGA)In a decisive vote, 266-116, commissioners attending last week’s General...
Covid-19 city wide vigil in Milwaukee’s Washington Park
Join Governor Tony Evers and Congresswoman Gwen Moore for the MMWC city-wide Covid-19 vigil in Milwaukee's Washington Park on Sunday, July 17th, from 2 pm until 6 pm. A family friendly event with free vaccinations, boosters, hand sanitizers and masks, an...
Internationally acclaimed Muslim comics come to Milwaukee with the “Get Out the Jokes” Comedy Tour
Moses the Comic hosts CAIR’s GET OUT THE JOKES Comedy Tour this Saturday at the Marcus Center’s Todd Wehr Theater.CAIR’s Get Out the Jokes Comedy Tour brings internationally acclaimed Muslim comics who use humor to subvert Islamophobia and the bigotry of...
#HandsOffMyHijab: How Global Hijab Bans Impact Muslim Women
The headscarf that Muslim women choose to wear has always been a global fixation in the secular world of politics. Now after a series of international bans on religious garments in schools and government buildings, those attacks on religious expression are...
