Rumaneh Nourish skin care inspired by tradition and natural, non-toxic ingredients
Photos courtesy of Rumaneh Nourish Rumaneh Nourish's product line focuses on simple, nontoxic, easy to read labels with ingredients from fruits, plants and minerals. The simple, satisfying holistic products of Rumaneh Nourish are rooted in self-care from...
Wisconsin’s Afghan refugees worry about retaliation against their families
Today America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan officially ended. The last U.S. military flight from Afghanistan departed before midnight last night local time in Kabul. Wisconsin veterans, refugee agencies and others have been outspoken about their concern for the more...
Lessons about 9/11 often provoke harassment of Muslim students
Muslim students report being teased and harassed when schools focus on 9/11. Near the start of each school year, many U.S. schools wrestle with how to teach about 9/11 – the deadliest foreign attack ever on American soil. In interviews I conducted recently in...
Four years on, Rohingya stuck in Bangladesh camps yearn for home
Mohammad Islam, who lost his younger brother at the hands of the Myanmar military, said he is thankful to the Bangladeshi government for providing shelter. Dhaka/Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – Early last month, Rakibul Alam’s makeshift home built of blue tarpaulin and...
Have we closed our eyes to Lebanon’s imminent collapse?
Once a center of high-end boutiques and expensive restaurants, Beirut’s Downtown is empty today. Photo by Ben Piven is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 “I know Afghanistan is dominating media right now but I’m kind of amazed at how little coverage the...
‘It’s a fun journey!’ Podcast for Muslim parents offers advice on tough issues
Amin Aaser is the founder of an educational group called Noor Kids, which launched the podcast, "Muslim Superdad and Wondermom A new podcast, "Muslim Superdad and Wondermom," uses a touch of humor to address some of the more serious questions facing Muslim parents....
Study finds the American mosque increasingly a melting pot of Islamic traditions
Worshippers perform Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Masjidullah Mosque in Philadelphia, May 13, 2021. The American mosque is becoming more American. At least according to Ihsan Bagby, who has authored a report for the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding based on...
Kenosha Muslim revert* finds international acclaim through art
Jaime Brown of Kenosha is an internationally acclaimed mural artist. *Muslims believe children are born with an innate sense of submission to God. To “revert” is to return back to that innate faith. Precious gems seem to be found only in far-off lands. But...
Is the Taliban’s treatment of women really inspired by Sharia?
A Taliban fighter walks past a beauty salon with images of women defaced using spray paint in Shar-e-Naw in Kabul on August 18, 2021 According to Human Rights Watch, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan rebel group whose stated goal was to create a state based...
Fatima will be the first woman to win the Islamic Art Award
Fatima Killeen’s award-winning work, The Crooked Narrative 2021. Canberra artist Fatima Killeen won the first woman, the Australian Muslim Artist Art Award for $ 10,000. Killeen, a graduate of ANU’s School of Arts and Design’s First Class Honorary Painting, won her...
