Mandela’s grandson: Israeli forces ‘singled out and humiliated’ South Africans on Gaza Flotilla
South Africa’s experience of apartheid and Palestine’s struggle against Israeli settler colonialism share deep links, helping drive a strong pro-Palestine movement in the African nation [photo credit: Joseph Chirume] Chief Mandla Mandela, grandson of...
Facing hate together
Photo by Kamal ShkoukaniJanan Najeeb, president of the Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition, offered the closing statement in an interfaith vigil for the 10th Oak Creek Sikh Memorial Anniversary at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin.The push and pull of love and...
Federal judge rules for Muslim ban victims, says unjustly rejected visas must be reconsidered
"Activists protest on the anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the Trump administration's restriction of travel to the U.S. from predominantly Muslin countries, on Capitol Hill June 26, 2019 in Washington, DC." (Attribution: Getty Images)...
Palestinian American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib wins decisive grassroots primary
Rashida Tlaib has won her primary in a decisive victory [Getty]Palestinian American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and her supporters are celebrating her decisive victory in Michigan’s Democratic primary Tuesday night. Early Wednesday morning, the Associated...
Storyteller Salam Fatayer is ‘Uniquely Milwaukee’
Salam Fatayer is making a career out of telling other people’s stories, but her own story is as interesting as many that she’s shared on her podcast. Fatayer was born in Jerusalem, lived in Milwaukee through age 11 but moved to Palestine for six years...
Religious groups mustn’t stall on accessibility, disability activists say
Participants in the DEEN Peer Network program meet at the Islamic Institute of Toronto in Toronto, Canada. Photo courtesy of DEEN Support Services. This story is part of a series on disability and faith. (RNS) — In the 1970s, Rabia Khedr was growing up in...
Photos: Yemen’s honey production a victim of war, climate crisis
A Yemeni beekeeper shows a honeycomb at a farm in the city of Taiz. [Ahmad Al-Basha/AFP]For Yemeni beekeeper Mohammed Saif, honey production used to be a lucrative business, but years of war and climate change have taken the buzz out of the family...
How to raise Muslim children in America
Muslim Americans often blame others if their children go astray, Mufti Hussain Kamani told a packed audience Sunday at Masjid Al Noor (ISM-West) in Brookfield. “We blame schools, teachers, teachers, friends, the environment, America! Please stop blaming...
Illinois Muslims optimistic after report shows they’re among country’s most diverse and fastest-growing faith communities
Fatina Khan hands out toys at an Eid holiday toy giveaway event at the Islamic Circle of North America Relief Refugee Resource Center and Food Pantry on July 7, 2022, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)Muslims living in Illinois said they...
In pictures: Meet the Palestinian fashion designer shaking up the industry despite Gaza’s blockade
In the heart of Gaza City’s downtown sits a luxurious two-storey building, with the name Nemo Design Fashion House emblazoned on it. It is one of the few fashion houses in Gaza, and the first to be owned by a female fashion designer. The fashion house was...
