MUHSEN Umrah: “A dream come true”
Photo courtesy of MUHSEN MUHSEN Umrah supports families with a member who has a disability to experience the pilgrimage fully. “It’s a dream come true,” said Rusul Alsaker of Franklin about her upcoming Umrah trip with her son Ahmed Ibraheem, 15. “He is a...
Muslim high school student speaks out on being harassed after graduation speech
ABC News EAST WILLISTON, Long Island (WABC) -- A 17-year-old Muslim high school graduate was harassed by adults following her graduation speech at a public high school on Long Island. Huda Ayaz told students during her speech on Sunday at The Wheatley School in the...
Reflections on Juneteenth 2021, a milestone on the road to freedom
Wisconsin’s Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Gov. Tony Evers join in Juneteenth celebrations. Photo - Office of the Governor. America marked its first official celebration of Juneteenth last Saturday, commemorating the end of slavery in the nation on...
Muslim charities receive tens of millions from US philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
AFP/File Photo MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, wants to empower ‘voices the world needs to hear’ with her $2.86 billion donation Inner City Muslim Action Network, one of the benefactor charities, told Arab News that it plans to use the donation...
Israeli settlers refuse to vacate illegal West Bank settlement
An Israeli soldier runs as smoke rises from burning tyres during a Palestinian protest against Jewish settlements in the town of Beita in the Israeli-occupied West Bank Tensions in the occupied West Bank have reached boiling point as Israeli settlers continue their...
Interfaith Conference joins HOME at Lynden in unique World Refugee Day prayer service
Mouna Photography for the Wisconsin Muslim Journal Before a tranquil pond filled with heart-shaped lily pads and croaking frogs, a diverse group of faith leaders took turns Sunday morning sharing prayers and messages of hope for refugees across the world....
Donations pour in to rebuild Gaza bookshop
AFP Over $210,000 raised, tens of thousands of books donated via global campaign Samir Mansour’s shop was destroyed in multiple Israeli airstrikes in May LONDON: Cash and book donations have flooded in to help rebuild one of Gaza’s largest and oldest bookshops, a...
More than 450,000 people apply to perform Hajj during first 24 hours of registration
File/AFP Of those registering, 60 percent were men and 40 percent were women No priority will be given to those who apply early and registration will be open till June 23 JEDDAH: An electronic portal for domestic pilgrims received more than 450,000 applications within...
MUSLIM COVID-19 VACCINE INFORMATION TEAM JOINS WISCONSIN’S FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS
MMWC Covid Education Team Members - Basma Daham, Hannah Zahngenner, Tasneem Jassar and other volunteers. Mouna Photography & MMWC Covid Education Team Members for the Wisconsin Muslim Journal As pandemic restrictions eased and many of us began...
Palestinian medics on the front line fighting to save lives
Nir Elias/Reuter Israeli forces and settlers are targeting Palestinian protesters – and the medics trying to rescue them. Niilin, occupied West Bank – Bassem Sadaqa points at a bullet hole lodged in the driver’s door of the ambulance he drives, tangible evidence of...
