Denying the genocides of the past enables those who carry out the genocides of today
An Armenian cemetery in Üsküdar, on the Asian side of Istanbul. Like Jewish cemeteries across Central and Eastern Europe, many Armenian cemeteries in Turkey have been left neglected or destroyed. (Photo: John Klopotowski)Two Junes ago, I spent my birthday...
Muslim fashion students’ collections featured in Mount Mary University’s 2022 Fashion Show
Mount Mary University’s fashion design students and faculty prepare for a major Midwest fashion event, Mount Mary University’s CREO Student Designer Fashion Show, Saturday, May 14. One week before Mount Mary University’s annual fashion show, student...
2022 Muslim CommUNITY Eid Festival
After the morning prayer service on Eid al-Fitr, the festivities continued at State Fair Park in West Allis, WI. The Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition, Islamic Society of Milwaukee - Main, Islamic Society of Milwaukee - Brookfield and Hanan Refugee Relief...
A celebration of Eid al-Fitr in prayers, family and fellowship
Thousands of Muslims from the greater Milwaukee area gathered for the prayer service on Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the month long fast of Ramadan. The rich diversity of the community is captured in these photos. The prayer service at the...
Muslim chaplains forge a new way of thinking about Islam in secular places
Imam Omer Bajwa, left, in Feb. 2020. Photo courtesy of Yale Chaplain's Office. (RNS) — Years before he became Yale’s first full-time Muslim chaplain, Imam Omer Bajwa was a graduate student and aspiring journalist who had little idea of what a chaplain...
Unpacking the politics of persecution
Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb will be coming to the US in June. He will be presenting his book "The Politics of Persecution: Middle Eastern Christians in an Age of Empire" on the evening of June 2nd at 7 pm at Ascension Lutheran Church (2610 S. Layton...
Madison actor Casem AbuLughod plays biggest role yet — Abu Mack!
Casem AbuLughod played various characters in Children's Theater of Madison's 2018 production of "Charlotte's Web." Casem AbuLughod, 38, an actor in Madison’s theater scene for more than a decade, is in mid-run of Forward Theater Company’s production of...
This Ramadan We Crossed a Religious Rubicon: Faith And Tech Are Building Stronger Muslim Communities
This Ramadan, while the worst of the pandemic seems over, American Muslims are still bracing for, perhaps, rougher waters. Across the Atlantic, millions of refugees escape a burgeoning and brutal war. And even though America’s job market is swelling,...
‘Apartheid’ chorus grows — 60 percent of Middle East scholars reach that conclusion
Palestinians take part in ceremony to unveil a sculpture of Nelson Mandela, in Ramallah, 2016. The latest polling shows that 65 percent of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza see Israeli rule as apartheid. Photo by Shadi Hatem (C) APA images.The number...
Marquette University Muslim Law Students Association founders leave valuable legacy
Marquette University's Muslim Law Student Association founders (left to right): Maggie McLoone, Eman Daas, Ali Mahmood, Mahmood Abdellatif and Miskat Torania When Muslims go to law school in the United States, it takes a while to find other Muslim law...
