How to Create a Green and Eco-Friendly Mosque
Green buildings are designed and built with a more thoughtful, inclusive, holistic, and systems-based approach that takes long-term environmental and human impacts into consideration and offer a solution. They have been shown to reduce energy use by up to...
Turkish court seeks Saudi records for Khashoggi murder suspects
Rights groups raised concerns that the case could be quietly set aside as Turkey and Saudi Arabia seek to mend political ties [File: Sarah Silbiger/Reuters] Istanbul, Turkey – A Turkish court has asked authorities to check if defendants on trial in absentia for the...
An Act of Balancing — Outgoing and Inward-looking
Gregarious people are sociable individuals who enjoy interacting with other people and participating in activities and group functions. These are people who take initiative in social situations, extending friendship and opportunities for contact and relationship. In...
Hanan Refugee Relief Group Opens First Milwaukee Office
Hanan Refugee Relief Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to transition refugees into contributing members of their host communities by providing long-term solutions, such as housing, labor opportunities and medical relief.100% of the donations...
450 settler attacks on Palestinians in two years: Israeli NGO
A Palestinian man waves his country's national flag next to the illegal Israeli outpost of Evitar, in solidarity with Palestinians whose land was confiscated by Israeli settlers in the village of Beita, in the occupied West Bank [File: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP]An Israeli...
Malala Yousafzai announces she’s married: ‘A precious day in my life’
Malala and her husband Asser celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with their families. Malala Yousafzai is a married woman. Yousafzai, 24. the Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, announced Tuesday on Instagram that she had gotten...
A Vacation to the Islamic Influenced Sites in Spain
Marlene Zahran Visit the Islamic Influenced Sites in Spain Now would be the time to book travel to anywhere abroad since flights are cheap for family travels. Spain is the number one European vacation destination for many Europeans, due to its...
“I Would Like to See The New York Times Wash the Blood Off Its Hands”
An interview with Mohammed El-Kurd about his fearless grandmother, Palestinian literature, and why the paper of record needs a Palestine correspondent. Mohammed El-Kurd is a Palestinian poet, writer, and activist who grew up in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of...
Strengthening Muslim Youth’s Mental Health
This article is the third in a series reporting highlights from the MMWC Mental Health Conference. See the first article on Islam’s positive mental health impacts and the second article on Islam and domestic violence. How can we help Muslim youth thrive? ...
Why taking action on climate change is an Islamic obligation
As the world grapples with how to combat climate change, Muslims have a vital role to play. Mark Baker/AP/AAP As more than 100 world leaders meet this week in Glasgow, attention is on a handful of major economic powers and the hope that COP26 turns the tide of climate...
