Envisioning a Plastic-Free Ramadan
In its “Global Plastics Outlook,” The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated that around 380 million tons of plastic waste is produced annually worldwide and 43 million tons of plastic come from consumer products that mostly end up...
Archaeologists discover 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordanian desert
Two carved standing stones at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan's eastern desert [Tourism Ministry via AP] A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists says it found a nearly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert. The ritual...
Manchester university under fire after forcing out museum director who hosted pro-Palestinian exhibition
Cloud Studies by Forensic Architecture at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester. (Twitter Photo)LONDON: The UK’s largest university has drawn criticism for forcing the resignation of a senior museum official who found himself in the firing line of a...
What is normal? Who is disabled? How should we treat each other? MU conference keynote speakers will explore tough questions.
Keynote speakers (left to right): Dr. Lennard Davis, a distinguished scholar in disability studies, and disability advocate and playwright Brenda Wesley have both influenced current perceptions of disability. “What is normal?” scholar Lennard J. Davis...
Su’ad Abdul Khabeer presents archival project on Black women
Scholar, artist and activist Su’ad Abdul Khabeer told Yale community members about Umi’s Archive — a collection of pictures, videos, poems and other forms of media honoring the life of her mother — in Sunday’s fourth annual Dr. Betty Shabazz & Malcolm X...
Syrians in Idlib stand by Ukraine after Russia attack
A Syrian artist in the countryside of Idlib painted a mural of solidarity with the Ukrainian people on the remaining wall of a house destroyed by Russian warplanes [Ali Haj Suleiman/Al Jazeera]Binnish, Syria – As the crisis escalates in Ukraine following Russian...
Calling all Muslims: Conference organizer asks Muslim community to join a conversation about disability
Dr. Enaya Othman, founder of the Arab and Muslim Women’s Research and Resource Institute, created a conference, hosted at Marquette University, to deepen understanding around disability and its complexities.One in four Americans live with a disability,...
Amid book bans, Muslim authors, parents advocate for children’s books representing Islam
Photo by Johnny McClung/Unsplash/Creative Commons (RNS) — When in September 2021, Pennsylvania’s Central York School District banned “The Arabic Quilt,” Aya Khalil’s award-winning debut picture book about fitting in at school, Khalil decided to write a book about her...
Janan Najeeb on the need for aldermanic representation of Milwaukee’s Muslim community
Janan Najeeb The redistricting process of Milwaukee’s aldermanic maps came to a close after months of intense deliberation. In December, former Mayor Tom Barrett vetoed the map after members of the Latinx community raised concerns on representation and community...
Who are Milwaukee’s Muslims? UWM researchers and local Muslims collaborate to find out.
Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition's Eid ul Fitr festival at the Islamic Society of Milwaukee in May 2021 attracted Muslim's from across Greater Milwaukee. Photo credit: Lee MatzOne of the fastest growing yet least studied populations in Milwaukee are its...
