EU Imposes New Sanctions on Israeli Settlers After Hungary Drops Opposition
Armed Israeli soldiers escort Israeli settlers during their tour in the Old City of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on May 9, 2026. (Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) Weeks after far-right Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor...
Harvard reverses course, will offer former HRW chief a fellowship
Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch, says 'broad disapproval' pushed the Harvard Kennedy School's dean to reverse initial decision to block his fellowship [File: Carlo Allegri/Reuters]Harvard University has reversed course and...
MMWC’s Youth Nights offer local teens a global perspective
"Sea of Dreams" by Angie and Sam at Crafty Tuesdays blog.Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition launches youth nights this Sunday with programs that connect local teens to young people around the world. In collaboration with KidSpirit, a nonprofit online...
The real Martin Luther King
As we commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, it is appropriate to honor and reflect on Dr. King the great civil rights leader, whose efforts helped to reshape American political and social life.The movement King led secured voting rights for...
Milwaukee Physician leaving for Syrian Medical Mission
Editor's note: A well known Milwaukee physician, Dr. Waleed Najeeb, will be leaving tomorrow for Amman Jordan’s Za’atari camp on a medical mission with the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS). 56 physicians and other medical professionals from around...
Milwaukee Muslims Participate in the City’s MLK Celebration
Photos by Kamal Shkoukani Janan Najeeb, president of Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition, and longterm MLK Celebration Steering Committee chairperson, emceed the event on Monday, January 16th, 2023. On Monday, January 16, Milwaukee celebrated America’s...
US Supreme Court allows WhatsApp to pursue lawsuit against Israeli spyware maker
NSO Group sparked outrage after a series of investigations showed how spyware maker's flagship product was used by governments to spy on activists, journalists and political dissidents (AFP/File photo)NSO had appealed a lower court's decision allowing the...
GOP May Kick Rep. Ilhan Omar Off Committees After Years Of Islamophobic Attacks
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has vowed to bar Democrats Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell and Ilhan Omar from serving on House committees. The threat, which McCarthy repeated this week, is retaliation for Democrats having removed Reps....
Muslim Community and Health Center grows to meet rising need for charitable and low-cost health care
The Muslim Community and Health Center of Wisconsin is getting a lot of news coverage lately. In this first two weeks of 2023, Wisconsin Muslim Journal reported on the $290,000 Congress approved in December in its federal spending bill for MCHC to expand...
‘Biases can be melted.’ Muslim mayor to be sworn in for unprecedented 5th term.
Prospect Park's Mayor Mohamed T. Khairullah calls the meeting to order after he was sworn-in for his fourth term in 2019. Khairullah, who was born in Syria, has become an outspoken leader in the Syrian community in New Jersey and abroad. (Thomas E....
