Queen Zubaydah’s Legacy Lives On, Saudi Arabia Revives Historic Pilgrimage Route Built by a Muslim Woman Ahead of Her Time
More than 1,200 years ago, a Muslim woman changed the course of history, and today, Saudi Arabia is bringing her vision back to life.As part of its Vision 2030 initiative to preserve Islamic heritage, Saudi Arabia is reviving the legendary Darb Zubaydah,...
A Palestinian woman from Gaza is now a mayor in Sweden
If nothing else, hardship in the Gaza Strip teaches the Palestinians creativity and resilience, skills and characteristics that are demonstrated in the besieged territory and, given half a chance, exported around the world. Palestinians in the diaspora...
Islamic Society of Milwaukee’s first mix-and-mingle for Muslim singles
Chaperones Shaiza Anwar and Haleema Ghannam wait for the arrival of 65 participants to the Islamic Society of Milwaukee Core Young Adults & Professionals’ Muslims Singles Event. Anwar is a member of the YA & P Leadership Team. “A lot of young folks...
“Taking Back the Narrative” on The Great Muslim American Road Trip
On “The Great Muslim American Road Trip,” Mona Haydar and Sebastian Robins take a vacation along a legendary pathway through the U.S., Route 66. They are married millennials and evidently much in love, but they aren’t an ordinary married couple, and their...
‘We Are MKE’: Fanana Banana’s July art exhibit supports local Milwaukee artists
Fanana Banana founders Amal Azzam (left) and Nayfa Naji (right). Updated Friday at 11 a.m. CDTThe art collective Fanana Banana is hosting an upcoming exhibition called We Are MKE on July 8 on Historical Mitchell Street. The show will feature local artists...
Photos: One million Muslims start Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca
Saudi Arabia is this year allowing one million Muslims, including some 850,000 from abroad, to make the annual Hajj pilgrimage. It is the first time in two years that pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia have been allowed to attend the Hajj [Ashraf Amra/EPA]...
When ‘if you see something, say something’ goes wrong: Unfounded reports of suspicious activity overwhelmingly target Arabs, Muslims doing routine activities, new report shows
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (CBS) -- Imagine this: a 16-year-old student in Orland Park walks into his guidance counselor's office. He has anxiety about the war in Syria, where his grandparents live. Rather than address the teen's anxiety, the counselor and school...
CAIR Comedy Tour: Get out the jokes
Mitchell Street Library hosts a celebration of Arab American culture
Arab American girls chat before performing debke, a traditional Arab folk dance, which combines circle and line dancing, at a 2018 celebration of Arabic culture at Milwaukee’s Tippecanoe Library. Milwaukee Public Library and the Milwaukee Muslim...
Egyptian composer Hesham Nazih invited to join Academy of Motion Picture Arts
Famed composer Hesham Nazih. (Supplied)DUBAI: Egyptian composer Hesham Nazih is among 397 individuals invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this year.The organization that puts on the Oscars said Tuesday that 44 percent of the...
