The Betrayal of Spirit
The Muslim world today is adrift, torn between rigid conservatism that fears thought, shallow modernism that mimics Western “progress” without meaning, and a confused religiosity that substitutes emotion, ritual, and the selfish pursuit of heaven for...
Celebrate World Refugee Day with refugee chefs, art, fashion and music at Lynden Sculpture Garden
Photo by Lila Aryan PhotographyAt Lynden Sculpture Garden's 2019 World Refugee Day, a refugee displays clothing from her native land.If you’d like to try street food from around the world, learn batik dye techniques, create arts and crafts, enjoy the...
Senior Muslim Police Officers Back Gun Reform
As Uvalde, Tx is grieving the loss of 19 children and two teachers, following 18-year-old Salvador Ramos’ mass shootings using a legally purchased assault rifle, Muslim police officers are weighing in on the issue of gun reform. The news cycle has seen...
PBS slates ‘American Anthems,’ ‘The Great Muslim American Road Trip’ for summer
The Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition is a proud sponsor of The Great Muslim American Road Trip, scheduled to air on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS Video app this summer. A millennial Muslim American couple taking a cross-country road trip along Route 66 is the...
Wisconsin Council of Churches’ program helps Christians become “welcoming neighbors” to resettled Afghans
The Wisconsin Council of Churches, a statewide network of Christian churches and faith-based organizations based in Madison, hosted a seminar last week with information on Islam and Afghan culture that included a discussion about how “Christians may walk...
An immigrant Muslim finds his model of empowerment in Black American Islam
Rami Nashashibi in Chicago in 2017. Photo © John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation- used with permission.(RNS) — Rami Nashashibi, who founded the Inner-City Muslim Action Network on Chicago’s South Side 25 years ago, is a community builder, a...
How Islamic Art Influenced One of Fashion’s Most Famous Jewelers
Tiara, Cartier London, special order, 1936. Platinum, diamonds, turquoise. Sold to The Honorable Robert Henry Brand. Cartier Collection. Vincent Wulveryck, Collection Cartier © CartierFor 175 years, the word “Cartier” has been synonymous with iconic French...
Tom’s Auto Maintenance: The True Meaning of Service
Tom's Auto Maintenance 2 opened in April at 5240 S. 27th Street. (pictured). The second location of Tom's Auto Maintenance is at 1570 W. Lincoln Avenue.When he was 14 years old, Midhat Farrah loved to sit in the driver’s seat of his father’s car. With the...
Minneapolis and the Adhan: A Move Towards Religious Equality
Salah (Prayer) TimesThis was the first time a call to prayer was given publicly in Minneapolis.When traveling through the Middle East and North Africa, one of the most iconic sounds you will hear is the Islamic call to prayer. In Arabic it is called the...
Pressure builds on Biden to investigate Israel over Abu Akleh killing
Joe Biden Speaking at the 2019 Iowa Federation of Labor Convention. (Photo: Flickr/Gage Skidmore) More than two weeks have passed since Israeli soldiers shot and killed Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and, much to Israel’s chagrin, the issue is not...
