Hundreds of Thousands Flood Cities Across Europe to Demand End to Genocide in Gaza
Thousands of demonstrators gather at Museumplein demanding firm government action to stop the Israeli attacks on Gaza, in Amsterdam on October 5, 2025. (Photo by Mouneb Taim/Anadolu via Getty Images) Expressing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and...
Janan Najeeb on the need for aldermanic representation of Milwaukee’s Muslim community
Janan Najeeb The redistricting process of Milwaukee’s aldermanic maps came to a close after months of intense deliberation. In December, former Mayor Tom Barrett vetoed the map after members of the Latinx community raised concerns on representation and community...
Who are Milwaukee’s Muslims? UWM researchers and local Muslims collaborate to find out.
Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition's Eid ul Fitr festival at the Islamic Society of Milwaukee in May 2021 attracted Muslim's from across Greater Milwaukee. Photo credit: Lee MatzOne of the fastest growing yet least studied populations in Milwaukee are its...
UK: “I don’t speak the change, I make the change”: London Politician On Campaigning to Become East End’s First Female Muslim Liberal Democrat Mayor
Presiding over one of the poorest boroughs in London, Bangladesh-born Muslim, Rabina Khan, a Shadwell area Councilor, hopes to turn London’s Tower Hamlets borough area around if she wins the mayoral election on May 5. The city covers most of the traditional East End...
Omar Mouallem explores the unknown history of Islam in the Americas in latest book
‘Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas’ by Omar Mouallem. Instagram MALAWI: Omar Mouallem’s new book paints a diverse and surprising picture of Muslims in the Americas whose history stretches back hundreds of years. This publication has the more relaxed...
Milwaukee area teens turn out to befriend Afghan refugees
Hunger Task Force provided lunches for all the "buddies "and their new Afghan friends, served by Taqwa's Bakery and Restaurant. The Be a Buddy Program's first event was held at the Insight Learning Center in Brookfield. When Shamshad Siddiqui of New Berlin...
Activist jailed by Egypt sees wider struggle for rights
In this undated image from the Free Ramy Shaath Facebook page, Ramy Shaath poses for a photo Jan. 2, 2015, in Cairo, Egypt. Shaath, who was released from an Egyptian jail last month, is an outspoken opponent of Arab dictatorship and Israeli rule over the Palestinians,...
Black Muslim life honored in new online portrait exhibit
Azizah Ali-Regan. Image by Rog & Bee Walker, Paper Monday (RNS) — A new online exhibit featuring portraits of Black Muslims was launched by Sapelo Square, a Black Muslim education and media collective, on Feb. 2. Captured in dramatic lighting and paired with audio...
From refugees to business owners, Syrian brothers succeed in Milwaukee
Business is booming for Brothers Tile Flooring, a company owned Syrian brothers who came to Milwaukee in 2017 as refugees. In the back, left to right, are Maarouf Al Dayea and Ahmad Al Dhaya. Two employees are in the foreground. “I’ve lost one son. I can’t...
Karnataka hijab row: Judge refers issue to larger bench
Protests erupt over the hijab row in KarnatakaAn Indian state has shut high schools and colleges for three days, after a row over Muslim women wearing headscarves in the classroom that has gained international attention.The government of Karnataka state took the...
