Groundbreaking ‘NYT’ Op-Ed lays bare the Democrats’ internal battle over Israel
President Barack Obama meets with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, right, in the Oval Office, Aug. 7, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)In yet another sign of the...
MUSLIMS VOTE ON NOVEMBER 8
Muslims.Vote is a national campaign of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, to encourage Muslim civic engagement and participation in national and state elections to amplify...
Lebanon president leaves with no replacement, crisis deepens
Lebanese President Michel Aoun waves for his supporters during a speech to his supporters gathered outside the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. Aoun left Lebanon's presidential palace Sunday marking the end of...
The Ramifications of Iranian Unrest and What Western Muslims Can do as Allies Following Mahsa Amini’s Death
Citizens in Iran are continuing to protest weeks after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in the custody of morality police on September 16. Amini was arrested for not complying with the compulsory head scarf laws. Authorities ruled her death as a “heart...
Medical College of Wisconsin student creates free book fairs for refugee children
Photo courtesy of Maie Zagloul Maie Zagloul of Franklin, founder of Books for Chance, poses at the Sept. 2 Books for Chance Book Drive at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she is a student. When Maie Zagloul, now a second-year student at the Medical...
How an Age-Old Artform of Nasheeds – Vocal-Only Islamic Songs – Is Gaining Popularity Globally
L to R: Nasheed artists Omar Esa, Maher Zain, Sami Yusuf and Zain Bhikha. Illustration: The Wire. Photos: Official Facebook pages of the artists.The British-Pakistani nasheed artist Omar Esa’s ‘Allah and his Beloved’ racked up millions of views and claimed...
Najah Bazzy named to board of Angela Hospice
DEARBORN — Najah Bazzy, founder and CEO of Zaman International, a non-profit aimed at helping marginalized women and children break the cycle of poverty, has been named to the board of Angela Hospice.Angela Hospice was founded under the sponsorship of the...
New Sesame Street characters connect Milwaukee Rohingya’s two worlds
Photos by Kamal ShkoukaniSesame Workshop introduced new Rohingya characters and episodes in the Rohingya language with help from the Burmese Rohingya Community of Wisconsin.As Mohamed Anwar and his three children, ages 6, 8 and 10, watched a special...
Amnesty Says ICC Israel Probe Should Include ‘Crime Against Humanity of Apartheid’
Calling for the International Criminal Court to open a new investigation into possible war crimes by Israeli military forces in Gaza in August, Amnesty International on Tuesday said the court must also include Israel's illegal apartheid policies against...
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Abuse Survivor And Her Campaign To Expand ICNA’s Shelters Across the US.
Malika MacDonald's serene, composed demeanor belies her years of struggle as a survivor who overcame several abusers over the course of her life. She had been on her own since she was 15. Young and vulnerable, MacDonald married her abuser when she was...
