Political scientist Norman Finkelstein to Wisconsin: “There was no war in Gaza. There was genocide.”
Photos by Cherrie Hanson Prominent political scientist and fierce critic of Israel, Norman Finkelstein, Ph.D., visited the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for a public conversation with Students for Justice in Palestine. “The biggest falsehood about Gaza...
An inside look at the needs of Wisconsin’s Afghan guests and how you can help
Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition and Hanan Refugee Relief Services collect donations for Ft. McCoy’s Afghan guests. “The response from the Milwaukee community, churches and organizations has been tremendous,” said Sheila Badwan of Hanan Refugee Relief Group.The...
Indian Americans protest outside White House over Modi’s visit
Activists gather outside White House to protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit [Raqib Hameed Naik/Al Jazeera] Protesters call on the Biden administration to hold Indian leader accountable over rights violations and religious freedom....
Opinion | The 11-year-old Palestinian ‘Enemy’ Who Wet His Pants
Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian boy during clashes in Hebron, West Bank, last week. Credit: REUTERS/Amer Al-ShloudiIt seems that when IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi sits down with his family for the holiday meal Monday evening, he will be able to do so with a...
MN Rep. Ilhan Omar Visits Afghan Evacuees At Fort McCoy Calling It ‘Uplifting’ And ‘Emotional’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Congresswoman Ilhan Omar calls her visit with Afghan evacuees “emotional” and “uplifting.”The Minnesota Democrat visited Wisconsin’s Fort McCoy Saturday. Thousands of people have called the base home for the past month. Omar came to the U.S. as a...
Gwen Moore, Ilhan Omar say Afghan refugees at Ft. McCoy need trauma-based care, but are fine overall
Afghan evacuees search for items at the clothing donation center on Fort McCoy as part of Operation Allies Welcome. Clothing donations have come from all around the Midwest to help Afghan evacuees, as many arrived at Fort McCoy with only one set of clothing. Spc....
Milwaukee Muslims visit Afghans relocated to Ft. McCoy
A delegation of 10 Wisconsin Muslim Women, joined by U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Ilhan Omar, visited Afghans temporarily housed at Ft. McCoy.A delegation organized by the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition visited Ft. McCoy Saturday to check on the condition of the...
Muslim-Christian dialogue deepens understanding of shared religious figures
Many faiths share much in common, teaching “compassion, love, humility, service to the poor and needy” and “sincere reverence to God and a higher power,” Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee Executive Director Pardeep Kaleka told an online audience Thursday....
Sci-fi script and a cage-shaped mosque: Islamic art gets subversive
Hopes and fears, flickering through memory … a detail of Hadeyeh Badri's artwork. Photograph: Peter Kelleher/Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonWords have had outsize importance in Muslim culture since the beginning. The Qur’an, which literally means “recitation”, was...
GOP Senators Repeatedly Boycott Vote For Muslim Nominee
Dilawar Syed has received strong support from a number of faith and civil rights organizations, which have hit back on the GOP charges that he’s anti-Israel. ERIC RISBERG/ASSOCIATED PRESSOn July 13, the Senate Small Business Committee was unable to vote on the...
