Situating Columbus in the Islamic World: A Forgotten Voyage of Conquest
Every October, as debates swirl around the legacy of Christopher Columbus, the focus often centers on his brutality toward Indigenous peoples and the colonial violence he unleashed. Yet another dimension of his voyages remains largely obscured: Columbus’s...
CAIR Comedy Tour: Get out the jokes
Mitchell Street Library hosts a celebration of Arab American culture
Arab American girls chat before performing debke, a traditional Arab folk dance, which combines circle and line dancing, at a 2018 celebration of Arabic culture at Milwaukee’s Tippecanoe Library. Milwaukee Public Library and the Milwaukee Muslim...
Egyptian composer Hesham Nazih invited to join Academy of Motion Picture Arts
Famed composer Hesham Nazih. (Supplied)DUBAI: Egyptian composer Hesham Nazih is among 397 individuals invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this year.The organization that puts on the Oscars said Tuesday that 44 percent of the...
On World Refugee Day, the Palestinian dream of return is still alive
PALESTINIAN ARTIST AND REFUGEE LANA AWAD, 24, PAINTS HER FACE TO MARK WORLD REFUGEE DAY, AT HER HOME IN GAZA CITY ON JUNE 20, 2022. (PHOTO: OMAR ASHTAWY/APA IMAGES) June 20 every year marks World Refugee Day, designated by the UN to honor refugees forced...
Halal Restaurant Week reaches beyond traditional restaurants adding more places to eat halal
Photo by Cherrie Hanson Vita Fugarino, proprietor of Cuppa Tosa coffee shop and café in Wauwatosa, WI., added halal chicken to her menu after she opened in 2020. Cuppa Tosa offers a craft espresso bar, lunch paninis, salads, soups and homemade desserts....
Canadian Muslim Launches ‘World’s First Positive News Platform’
Allah Says in the Qur’an, “Do you not see how Allah compares a good word to a good tree? Its root is firm and its branches reach the sky.” (Qur’an 14:24) Believing that good news have a long-lasting effect on the well-being of people, a news company has...
Abortion bans trample on the religious freedom of Muslims, too
Demonstrators protest at the Supreme Court in May after a draft opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade was leaked. Alex Brandon / Associated PressAs the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade continues to cause alarm across the country,...
World Refugee Day 2022: Wisconsin celebrates a major year for refugee resettlement
Samba de Vida MKE provided Brazillan Samba music as the finale for the World Refugee Day 2022 celebration at Lynden Sculpture Garden in Milwaukee.“This last year has been incredibly challenging,” Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Secretary...
Syrian Parkour: The Art of Overcoming Obstacles
Tafani Parkour TeamParkour, a training method founded in the 1980’s, is the practice or Art of overcoming obstacles found in natural and urban environments. A major goal of the sport being to go from point A to point B using the quickest most fluid path....
