Locked Up by Israel at 15, Palestine Activist Is Now Jailed by ICE
Federal immigration agents transported Salah Sarsour hundreds of miles away from his family to a county jail in Indiana that contracts with ICE, where Sarsour remains incarcerated today as attorneys petition for his release. Free Salah Sarsour /...
Community Defense Network prepares Muslims and allies for ICE raids in Wisconsin
Photos by Joe BruskyMuslim immigrants and allies are invited to a community forum Thursday to learn how to respond to ICE (federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers).The Community Defense Network, a project with roots in Wisconsin’s Latino...
Muslim Book Awards 2025: Finalists
The Muslim Book Awards is the literary event of the year (at least, we’d like to think so!) – and we are delighted to announce the 2025 Muslim Book Awards Finalists! Each year, the MBA judges dedicate their time to going through books by Muslim authors and...
Mayor Mamdani rescinds pro-Israel executive orders issued by Eric Adams
Zohran Mamdani at the Resist Fascism Rally in New York City’s Bryant Park on October 27, 2024. (Photo: Bingjiefu He, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)In his first hours in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rescinded nine executive orders that his...
World-renowned Quran reciter Shaykh Ahmed Nuaina to visit Milwaukee
Photos courtesy of Imam Hafiz ShafiqueShaykh Ahmed Nuaina of Egypt is widely seen as the link between Egypt's golden era of Quran recitation and the present.Legendary Quran reciter and scholar Shaykh Ahmed Nuaina of Egypt will visit Milwaukee Saturday to...
Georgia swears in its youngest state representative
Muhammad Akbar Ali, 21, is set to become the youngest assemblymember in Georgia.History was made in Norcross as Akbar Ali was sworn in as the youngest member of the Georgia State House of Representatives Thursday. At just 21 years old, Ali won a special...
Lush Co-founder Tells Critics of Gaza Stance: Don’t Shop Here
Mark Constantine says he'll use profits from customers to fund more Gaza activism, tells those who disagree with his stance to shop elsewhere after shutting all UK stores in solidarityMark Constantine, the 73-year-old co-founder of British cosmetics...
Milwaukee Islamic Dawah Center gets a new imam
Photos courtesy of the Milwaukee Islamic Dawah CenterThe Milwaukee Islamic Dawah Center celebrated the appointment of its new imam, Mohamed Camara (right), with a community dinner on Dec. 5. Without an imam for four years, Milwaukee Islamic Dawah Center...
When the holidays are not so jolly: Supporting our neighbors this season
Just a few days ago, one of my neighbors’ holiday decorations caught my attention and stirred memories of home. As I was washing the dishes, I glanced out the window toward the next street over and saw a display of uniquely Puerto Rican Christmas...
A 2025 cultural reckoning: How Palestinian art, music and fashion went global
In 2025, Palestinian music, food and fashion transcended borders, transforming culture into a global language of resistance, identity and survivalFor the past two years of Israel's genocide in Gaza, there's one truth that's impossible to...
