Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s leading experts say
The genocide scholars cited, among other elements, Israel's attacks on Gaza's healthcare, aid, and educational sectorsThe world's leading association of genocide scholars has declared that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.A resolution passed by 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...
Senior Catholic Cardinal Calls For Unity At Illinois’ More Than Twenty Year Old Annual Interfaith Iftar Tradition
Representing the region’s Catholic church, Cardinal Blase Cupich, once again attended the Iftar, the meal used to break a daily fast during Ramadan. This year it took place at the Islamic Foundation North in Libertyville, Ill. “For over two decades, the...
‘Boycott’ is a powerful film that needs to be seen
Bahia Amawi speaking to journalists at a press conference outside of a Texas Courthouse as seen in just vision's documentary boycott. (photo: Johah Candelario) Boycott begins at the state capitol in Arkansas, where evangelical State Senator Bart Hester...
Milwaukee Public High School creates a space for Muslim students to pray
Photos by Mouna PhotographySouth Division High School student Mohamad Shafik Mohamed Rafik prays Dhur, the midday prayer. A student at Milwaukee’s South Division High School asked English as a Second Language teacher Francisca E. Meráz where he could pray...
