
Candidates for Milwaukee’s 3rd Aldermanic District participate in first public forum
Photos by Cherrie Hanson Milwaukee's 3rd Aldermanic District candidate forum at Zao MKE Church in Milwaukee. From left to right, moderator James Causey, award-winning journalist with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and PBS' Black Nouveau, Josh Anderson,...
Musicians, including members of The Roots and Arcade Fire, sign letter supporting Palestinians
The Roots perform at The Apollo Theater on October 07, 2019 in New York City. More than 600 musicians, including members of The Roots and Arcade Fire, have issued an open letter in support of Palestinian rights. The group, calling themselves #MusiciansForPalestine,...
Art installation explores how Milwaukee’s Muslim Community is feeling
Participants in Leaders Igniting Transformation's "I am Muslim" Storytelling in the Park In a park on Milwaukee’s South Side, in a neighborhood where you’d least expect to find community art, an art installation for a Muslim audience is drawing some attention. Take...
Associated Press terminates new staffer critical of Israel despite bombing of Gaza office
Journalists are seen among the damaged buildings after Israel carried out air strikes in Gaza, 19 May 2021 The Associated Press, whose office in Gaza was destroyed by Israel during its latest round of assault on the besieged territory, has terminated its contract with...
European Muslim Forum hails ICC probe on Israeli crimes
A view of the courtroom during a hearing in The Hague, Netherlands on March 31, 2021 Muslim leaders in Europe on Monday welcomed an International Criminal Court investigation into Israeli crimes against Palestinians launched earlier this year in March, Anadolu...
“Free Palestine Rally” in Milwaukee draws diverse crowd
Lее Mаtz for the Wisconsin Muslim Journal A crowd gathered Thursday evening at “The Calling,” the orange sunburst artwork on the east end of Wisconsin Avenue, for a “Free Palestine” rally planned by a coalition of organizations. A post on the Wisconsin...
Racial reckoning is shifting US public opinion on Palestine
Not since the 1960s has the United States been as racially charged as it is today. The rise of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement is forcing Americans to confront centuries of systemic state abuse of African Americans. As a result, younger Americans no longer...
Decrying Netanyahu’s ‘Racist Nationalism,’ Bernie Tells the Senate, ‘Palestinian Lives Matter’
Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images As the UN describes Gaza as “hell on Earth,” Sanders seeks to prohibit the transfer of $735 million in new US bombs and munitions to Israel. When the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates debated foreign policy in the fall of 2019,...
Yasmeen Atta: Compelled to take a stand on Palestine
American Muslims for Palestine organized a rally last week in downtown Milwaukee that drew hundreds to show support for Palestinians. Joe Brusky “Feeling joyous on the Eid was not easy,” said Yasmeen Atta, 22, of Franklin, about the celebration Thursday at the end of...
TAX-EXEMPT U.S. NONPROFITS FUEL ISRAELI SETTLER PUSH TO EVICT PALESTINIANS
Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images & Sky News U.S. charities are funding Israeli settler organizations working to evict Palestinians from their East Jerusalem homes. ON MAY 6, right-wing Israeli officials descended on Sheikh Jarrah, a neighborhood in occupied...