‘Human tragedy’: Leqaa Kordia on how ICE jail echoes life in occupied Palestine
Leqaa Kordia.Photograph: Amir Hamja/The GuardianA Palestinian woman who was released last month after spending a year in a Texas immigration detention center told the Guardian in an exclusive interview that she sees “a lot of similarities” between the...
How to raise Muslim children in America
Muslim Americans often blame others if their children go astray, Mufti Hussain Kamani told a packed audience Sunday at Masjid Al Noor (ISM-West) in Brookfield. “We blame schools, teachers, teachers, friends, the environment, America! Please stop blaming...
Illinois Muslims optimistic after report shows they’re among country’s most diverse and fastest-growing faith communities
Fatina Khan hands out toys at an Eid holiday toy giveaway event at the Islamic Circle of North America Relief Refugee Resource Center and Food Pantry on July 7, 2022, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)Muslims living in Illinois said they...
In pictures: Meet the Palestinian fashion designer shaking up the industry despite Gaza’s blockade
In the heart of Gaza City’s downtown sits a luxurious two-storey building, with the name Nemo Design Fashion House emblazoned on it. It is one of the few fashion houses in Gaza, and the first to be owned by a female fashion designer. The fashion house was...
Milwaukee Muslims help UW-Madison summer language students prepare for semester abroad
Volunteers who speak Hindi, Urdu, Turkish and Indonesian met this month with university students from around the United States who are preparing to study overseas this fall.Volunteers from Milwaukee’s Muslim community spent an afternoon at the Islamic...
Ottawa Muslims mourn death of popular Islamic scholar
Shaykh Muhammad Alshareef, a former Ottawa resident who was the founder of the AlMaghrib Institute and was one of the first Islamic scholars to teach in English in North America, died on July 21, 2022, at the age of 47. (AlMaghrib Institute)Muslims in...
Op-Ed: Pakistani American Author’s New Book Reflects on the Racialization of American Muslims and the Solidarity We Owe Nation’s Black and Indigenous Communities
As the child of two Pakistani immigrants, I know the idea of America as a nation of immigrants can seem appealing, or even unifying. Those of us who were born elsewhere, or who have family members who were born elsewhere use the phrase to assert we belong...
Herbalists to share benefits of Mediterranean herbs at Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition’s Networking Brunch
Herbalists and co-owners of Tippecanoe Herbs & Apothecary Kyle Denton and Serena Marinelli will discuss the health benefits of Mediterranean herbs at the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition’s Networking Brunch Many Wisconsin Muslims, eager to create...
The AP Interview: Khashoggi fiancee criticizes Biden visit
Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi, poses for a photograph during an interview with The Associated Press in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Cengiz described Joe Biden's decision to visit Saudi Arabia as...
Elsayed Mogahed, engineering professor and leader in Madison’s Muslim community, dead at 74
During the week, Elsayed Mogahed trained the next generation of engineers as a professor at UW-Madison. On weekends, he helped mold the next generation of Muslim leaders as the volunteer principal at the Islamic Center of Madison. Mogahed, who died Sunday...
