Israeli-Palestinian film No Other Land wins Oscar for best documentary
Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham pose with the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for No Other Land [Daniel Cole/Reuters]No Other Land, a film about Palestinians fighting to protect their homes from demolition by Israel’s...
UK: “I don’t speak the change, I make the change”: London Politician On Campaigning to Become East End’s First Female Muslim Liberal Democrat Mayor
Presiding over one of the poorest boroughs in London, Bangladesh-born Muslim, Rabina Khan, a Shadwell area Councilor, hopes to turn London’s Tower Hamlets borough area around if she wins the mayoral election on May 5. The city covers most of the traditional East End...
Omar Mouallem explores the unknown history of Islam in the Americas in latest book
‘Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas’ by Omar Mouallem. Instagram MALAWI: Omar Mouallem’s new book paints a diverse and surprising picture of Muslims in the Americas whose history stretches back hundreds of years. This publication has the more relaxed...
Milwaukee area teens turn out to befriend Afghan refugees
Hunger Task Force provided lunches for all the "buddies "and their new Afghan friends, served by Taqwa's Bakery and Restaurant. The Be a Buddy Program's first event was held at the Insight Learning Center in Brookfield. When Shamshad Siddiqui of New Berlin...
Activist jailed by Egypt sees wider struggle for rights
In this undated image from the Free Ramy Shaath Facebook page, Ramy Shaath poses for a photo Jan. 2, 2015, in Cairo, Egypt. Shaath, who was released from an Egyptian jail last month, is an outspoken opponent of Arab dictatorship and Israeli rule over the Palestinians,...
Black Muslim life honored in new online portrait exhibit
Azizah Ali-Regan. Image by Rog & Bee Walker, Paper Monday (RNS) — A new online exhibit featuring portraits of Black Muslims was launched by Sapelo Square, a Black Muslim education and media collective, on Feb. 2. Captured in dramatic lighting and paired with audio...
From refugees to business owners, Syrian brothers succeed in Milwaukee
Business is booming for Brothers Tile Flooring, a company owned Syrian brothers who came to Milwaukee in 2017 as refugees. In the back, left to right, are Maarouf Al Dayea and Ahmad Al Dhaya. Two employees are in the foreground. “I’ve lost one son. I can’t...
Karnataka hijab row: Judge refers issue to larger bench
Protests erupt over the hijab row in KarnatakaAn Indian state has shut high schools and colleges for three days, after a row over Muslim women wearing headscarves in the classroom that has gained international attention.The government of Karnataka state took the...
MFA Houston to Expand Islamic Art Galleries in 2023 After Long-Running Effort
Qur’an Manuscript in Maghribi Script. Morocco, end of Rabi’ al-Awwal, AH 718 / 1318 CE.MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTONThe Museum of Fine Arts has announced plans to double the size of its space for Islamic art, with new galleries opening in early 2023. The expansion of...
Faith organizations collaborate to learn about Islam and Afghan culture as Afghans resettle in Wisconsin
The evacuation of Afghanistan at the end of August brought thousands of Afghans to Wisconsin. Many of them are resettling here, prompting Wisconsin faith communities to educate themselves about Islam and Afghan culture.Hundreds of Wisconsinites are...
