Black Muslims Redefining Media While Changing Narratives In Pop Culture
For decades, Black Muslims have been largely underrepresented—or misrepresented—in mainstream media and pop culture. Despite their deep historical presence in the United States, they have often been portrayed through negative stereotypes, if at all. ...
Yale Chaplain Explains Resignation After Oped About Israel and Anti-Semitism
Yale University Episcopal chaplain Bruce Shipman says three sentences cost him his job.In a short letter to the New York Times late August, Shipman responded to an op-ed by Deborah E. Lipstadt titled “Why Jews are Worried,” about rising anti-Semitism in...
U.S. Supreme Court Mulls FBI Bid to Block Muslim Civil Rights Suit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared reluctant to block religious discrimination claims brought by three Muslim men from California who accused the FBI of illegally conducting surveillance on them following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks...
Al Ameera Fashion Clothing Store Opened in Milwaukee
A conservative clothing store in Milwaukee opened on September 24th of this year, in a commercial area at 5460 S 27th Street. Owner, Abdul Khulaqi, who has another Al Ameera Fashion Clothing Store in Chicago, opened his second store on Milwaukee's far...
The US did more to radicalize Afghanistan than Osama bin Laden
In this Aug. 29, 2021 file photo, Afghans are seen as they inspect a house damaged by a US drone strike which killed 10 members of a family, including many children, in Kabul, Afghanistan [AP Photo/Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi, File] One recurring theme in the media coverage...
Modest Clothing Designer Launches Fall and Winter Collection at Major U.S. Retail Store Outlets Across the Country
Hilal Ibrahim, the founder and CEO of Henna & Hijabs (H&H), released a new fall and winter clothing collection for Muslim women and girls, which is the first hijab collection on sale inside the major retail store, Nordstrom. Ibrahim expressed her excitement...
Dispelling the Myth: Islam Does Not Cause Domestic Violence
This article is the second in a series reporting highlights from the MMWC Mental Health Conference. See the first article here. “When we talk about domestic violence, people automatically assume Muslim women are being controlled, especially those of us who cover their...
New platform documents digital censorship of Palestinians
Speaking at the panel with the 7amleh digital rights team on Monday, Mahmoud Franji, the coordinator for the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC), said such a tool is needed now more than ever [Hisham Daraghmeh/Al Jazeera]Ramallah, occupied West Bank...
Arab American and Muslim mayors sweep local elections in Detroit suburbs
Left: Hamtramck mayor-elect Amer Ghalib greets supporters in the Detroit suburb, where he will be the first Muslim mayor in the city's history.Voters in three Detroit suburbs chose, for the first time, mayors who are both Muslim and Arab American in historic local...
My Peaceful Workplace and the Positive Power of Women’s Work
On my first day of work at Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition (MMWC), a sense of peace came over me. The feeling was notable because peace had become so unfamiliar. I felt relaxed and safe.I had prepared to be the stranger, ready to negotiate the unknown dynamics of...
