Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more
Switching to big tech alternatives is easier than you might imagine. Illustration: Jake Hawkins/The Guardian here’s not much to love about big tech these days. So many ills can be laid at its door: social media harms, misinformation, polarisation, mining...
UN says Gaza reconstruction to cost $70bn over decades
Palestinian men empty buckets of water after heavy rain flooded a makeshift camp housing displaced people in Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 25 November 2025 (Eyad Baba/AFP) The UN has said that reconstruction of the Gaza Strip will cost...
Islamic Society of Milwaukee-Brookfield celebrates 10 years
Photo courtesty of ISM-BrookfieldMembers of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee - Brookfield celebrate their 10th Anniversary.More than 400 people gathered at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel last month to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Masjid Al...
Empowered and Equipped: Self-Defense Skills Every Muslim Mom Should Know
On November 4, 2025, Muslim democratic assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral election for the city of New York. The high-profile race for the mayor’s office in the nation’s most populous city attracted significant media attention, much of it...
Addressing Infertility Through Islamic Bioethics
In Islam, the family unit is the cornerstone of a stable society, with Quranic verses (49:13, 42:49-50, 58:2) and Prophetic traditions emphasizing the responsibilities of family life. For example, in the Hadith, marriage is described as half of one’s...
MATC instructor puts human relationships at center of English as a Second Language learning, life
Photos by Cherrie Hanson Ndiaye’s experience with ESL students demonstrated that they value a teacher they trust, who offers emotional support and that this meaningful relationship is crucial to their confidence and success. When he realized that he was...
Caring for the Planet is a Universal Task
A carbon footprint is a critical measure of responsibility to the planet. While environmental degradation affects everyone, the sources of the damage — and the ability to mitigate it — are far from evenly distributed. For Muslims living in North America,...
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds
The study found people in Sheffield on average spent just four minutes and 36 seconds in natural spaces each day. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock People’s connection to nature has declined by more than 60% since 1800, almost exactly mirroring the...
Activist Linda Sarsour and CAIR Chicago executive director Ahmed Rehab headline Muslim Women’s Coalition gala
Enthusiasm is building as Muslim Women's Coalition prepares to celebrate its 15th Annual Gala Dec. 6 at the Marcus Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee. The 15th annual Muslim Women’s Coalition Gala will celebrate the organization’s support from the Muslim...
AIPAC is suddenly a political liability. Is the Israel lobby in trouble?
Workers put the finishing touches on the stage at the annual American Israel Public Affairs Conference in Washington in March 2015. (Photo: Pete Marovich/European Pressphoto Agency)Last month, Seth Moulton, a Democratic Representative in Massachusetts...
