Mark Ruffalo, Javier Bardem Join Jordan Oscar Contender ‘All That’s Left of You’ as Exec Producers
Mark Ruffalo and Javier Bardem Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesJavier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo have boarded All That’s Left of You, Jordan’s selection for the best international feature Oscars category, as executive...
Islamic countries are pledging to launch a humanitarian trust fund for Afghanistan
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi speaks at a news conference following the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Islamabad on Sunday. (Claire Harbage/NPR)Foreign ministers from Islamic countries met in an emergency meeting in Islamabad over...
Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition chosen to offer unique youth poetry workshops
Everyone has a story to tell, and Milwaukee-area youth can learn to express theirs in a series of free creative writing workshops in January. The Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition has been chosen to pilot the “Unfold Your Own Myth,” a four-workshop...
House Responds to GOP’s Boebert With Islamophobia Bill
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks to reporters in the wake of anti-Islamic comments made by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., who likened Omar to a bomb-carrying terrorist, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 30, 2021. The House has taken the first...
‘Largest Festival of Islamic Arts’ Returns To Southern Texas For Eighth Year In a Row
The 8th annual Islamic Arts Festival took place over the weekend in Spring, just thirty miles north of Houston, which is home to an estimated 200,000 Muslims. This year, over 6,000 people personally visited the event during its two-day run — over 1,000 of them were...
Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition celebrates its donors
COVID-19 has not stopped, or even slowed down, the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition. The MMWC not only found ways to sustain its diverse programs but is also offering new ones. It provided technical training for its staff and quickly moved programs...
The Future of Illustration: Aaliya Jaleel’s Spectacular Journey From Dallas Media Arts Student to Disney Animation
Aaliya Jaleel always looked for herself in art, but whether it was books or cartoons, the 22-year-old never saw characters that resembled her. This lack of representation inspired her to start doing art her own way. In high school, she would draw her hijabi friends...
A Maine city that’s 90% White now has a Somali mayor
Deqa Dhalac poses for a portrait at her home in South Portland in 2018. Of becoming the city's mayor this week, she said, "I'm...really proud of the fact that I'm going to be opening a lot of paths for other folks who look like me." (CNN) Deqa Dhalac saw it in their...
Incarceration Transition Resources for Black Muslim Community
One in every 36 Black Wisconsinites are in prison. Black people comprise 42 percent of the Wisconsin prison population, but just 6 percent of the state’s population. That being said, many individuals post-incarceration have a difficult time transitioning...
Milwaukee’s halal Malaysian food truck is one of a kind.
A Rohingya family from Milwaukee operates Milwaukee’s only halal Malaysian food truck, giving Milwaukee’s Burmese and Rohingya communities access to traditional foods. Milwaukee has the largest Rohingya refugee population in the United States.Amir Mohammad...
