Gaza in a thousand faces
We have more than 30,000 photos in our archive from Gaza, compiled over the past two years alone. We chose more than one thousand photos, focusing on the faces of people enduring a genocidal war. Each photo is a snapshot in time of a place more than two...
‘Festival of Veils’ — Tennessee University Organizations Celebrate the Universality of Religious Head Coverings
Multiple generations of one family attending a Tennessee university have inspired campus organizations to partner for a Women’s History Month event taking place this weekend called “Festival of Veils.” The aim is to celebrate the respective head coverings of Muslim,...
‘Kids need kids’: Program connects Afghan refugee children with Milwaukee buddies to help ease transition to life in America
Afghan evacuee children settling into their new lives in the U.S. tend to meet a lot of adults: case managers, resettlement agency volunteers, teachers.A new program in the Milwaukee area aims to connect them with American kids their own age.The “Be a Buddy” program,...
Masjid Al Noor hosts women-only workshop celebrating sisterhood and selfcare.
“Anytime someone is upset or overwhelmed, and comes up to you, saying, ‘This is what’s happening! I just can’t believe it!’ The first thing to tell them is, ‘Sit down and take a breath,’” said Sr. Ayesha Quadri, facilitator of the Take a Breath workshop...
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...
