International conference in Waukesha explores connections between exercise and mental health
Experts speak at the second annual Motion Impacts Emotion conference in Waukesha. (Not shown: Art Kramer, Ph.D., leading researcher in aging and cognitive neuroscience; and Cheri Cope, M.S., sports psychology consultant and yoga teacher.)Leading experts,...
Sami El-Hajjar of Maryland Avenue Montessori wins state MATHCOUNTS competition
Congratulations to Sami El-Hajjar of Maryland Avenue Montessori! Sami won first place overall in the Wisconsin State MATHCOUNTS competition on Saturday, March 12, 2022. The seventh-grader faced off against 100 other middle school students from around the state and...
OPINION: Honesty and transparency are critical priorities for Milwaukee’s next mayor
Janan Najeeb writes: “If the people of Milwaukee would elect me as their mayor, they would have the right to hold me accountable to do what I said I would do.” (Photo by Sue Vliet)Editor’s note: This is the first in a series in which readers share what they would do...
UW-Milwaukee water policy specialist discusses the relationship between Islam and environmentalism
Center for Water Policy team in Walker's Point standing in front of MKE mural in 2021. From left: Misbah Husain, Melissa Scanlan (Director, Center for Water Policy), Sarah Martinez (Water Policy Specialist, Center for Water Policy).Fremont, California, is...
‘Before the Nikah’: As Muslim Divorce Rates Rise to A Third Premarital Book and Course Prepares Couples For Marriage
Long-time social worker and Arizona State University professor, Dr. Aneesah Nadir has too often seen the tragic consequences of broken homes, especially for children. It's the reason why she created a marriage preparation course for Muslims called “Before the Nikah,”...
Cleveland weightlifter to be first female to compete in international competition for Palestine
CLEVELAND — If Subreen Dari has a barbell and some weights, her morning is off to a great start. Five days per week, she’s up at 5 a.m. and at the gym by 7 a.m. to train for two hours. Dari, 35, discovered weightlifting in 2015. It started as a hobby and quickly...
Muslim TV producer who tells stories for Wisconsin Life has her own unique life story
Producer Kelly Saran tells the stories of Wisconsinites for award-winning PBS Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Life. “I hope every Wisconsinite can see themselves in our work,” said lead producer of Wisconsin Life, an award-winning news magazine program on Wisconsin...
Ukraine: Rising tensions put Crimean Tatar Muslims at risk again
Erfan Kudusov, a Crimean Tatar, left his home in Yalta in 2014 after a Russian crackdown [Nils Adler/Al Jazeera]Kyiv, Ukraine – Erfan Kudusov, 53, was in his twenties when the Crimean Tatars, a Turkic ethnic group to which he belongs, returned to their homeland after...
‘Becoming Muslim’ podcast asks converts, what happens after you see the light?
“Becoming Muslim” participants. Photos by Tom Levy (www.tomlevy.net) and Michelle Kanaar (RNS) — Conversion stories are an American tradition. The stories are often the same, no matter what religion is involved. Someone was lost, then they were found. Or they were...
Muslim Mental Health Matters: Supporting teens’ mental health
Photo credit: Maryam Ahmed and Maria AhmadMental health clinician AbdulAziz Syed (left) tells parents, "To help your kids, start with your own mental health." Also on the panel at the Muslim Mental Health Matters event are Rama Shoukfeh (center) and...
