Marquette University scholar to talk about changes in Palestinian American marriage
The Islamic Resource Center, 5235 S. 27th St. Greenfield, will host Enaya Othman, Ph.D., Saturday at 7 p.m. for the launch of her new book, Crafting Marriages: Palestinian American Women Transforming Gender Boundaries.“As an immigrant from Al-Bireh,...
Defying False Perceptions of Beauty
Day in and day out we are bombarded with media messages and other influential mediums which define and identify our perceptions of beauty. Interestingly, this is not a unique present-age problem, in fact, it has always been around. Over time, things have...
Saudi Arabia stuns Lionel Messi’s Argentina in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history
Matthias Hangst/Getty Images Messi scored the opening goal but could do little to stop Argentina from falling to defeat. Saudi Arabia produced one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history Tuesday, beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 in an...
Muslim and Jewish theologians share sacred history in interreligious dialogues
Photo by Lila Aryan Dr. Fatih Harpci, chair of the religion department at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI. and Rabbi David Cohen from Congregation Sinai, lead six sessions on the shared figures in Islam and Judaism. Historic conflicts between the major...
“THE FLAGMAKERS” COMING SOON TO DISNEY+ (US)
Editors note: The Flagmakers premiered for one showing in Milwaukee on Nov. 17th, at the Oriental Theater with a talkback featuring directors, Cynthia Wade and Sharon Liese and Milwaukee locals that were featured in the film. Look for a more in depth...
Ghanaian girl cuts through jargon, delivers message at COP27
Nakeeyat Dramani Sam, of Ghana, poses for photos at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. She made a plea for negotiators at the summit to come to an agreement that could help curb global warming. (AP...
World Cup 2022: Children of immigrants feel the passion
Abdulhamid Ali of Whitefish Bay and his grandson Karem watched a match between Bayern Munich and Manchester City at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. In the Sixties and Seventies, Abdulhamid Ali of Whitefish Bay played soccer on the streets of Mogadishu and at...
Online Islamic Learning Platforms for Muslim Kids
It is fairly common that children of all ages are engaging in some way or another with digital devices. While parents of younger children should be more apprehensive about it due to potential harm to health, connecting our children online is all about...
11-year-old British Muslim boy outscores IQ of Einstein, Hawking
Yusuf Shah, an 11-year-old from Leeds, has scored 162 on an IQ test. (File/Irfan Shah)LONDON: Yusuf Shah, an 11-year-old from Leeds, has scored 162 on an IQ test, outperforming geniuses Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, the Metro reported.Achieving the...
Afghan women relocated to Milwaukee find solace in sewing circles
Photos by Cherrie Hanson One of the Afghan participants shows her sewing technique to translators. (Note: The women in the Sewing Circles Project requested that the Wisconsin Muslim Journal not use their names in telling this story). A woman's hand rests...
