The perplexing rise of protein shakes: how a ‘meaty sludge’ became a billion-dollar industry
Great shakes … Sammy Gecsoyler tries a drink by Michelin star-winning chef Miller Prada for Hermosa. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian I always thought my first foray into Michelin-starred culinary territory would involve sitting in a fancy restaurant...
The unlikely story of America’s highest ranking Muslim soldier and TikTok favorite
Army Colonel Khallid Shabazz is the highest-ranking Muslim in the U.S. Military. Photo courtesy of Khallid Shabazz(RNS) — Roughly half of the content creators on social media platform TikTok are under the age of 28. It’s just one reason why the popularity of Army...
Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices
Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices (2020) by S.K. Ali and Aisha SaeedIllustrated by Sara AlfageehISBN: 9781079710090Eid is an exciting time for many in the Muslim community. It is a religious holiday to reflect, worship, and...
Biden nominates first US Muslim woman to federal court bench
Nusrat Jahan Choudhury (left), a civil rights lawyer of Bangladeshi descent, would serve in a federal district court in New York state if her nomination is confirmed [File: Rick Bowmer/AP Photo] US President Joe Biden has nominated the first Muslim-American woman to...
Cracking the code: Dr. Reem Mahjoub opens a dental clinic and creates a rewarding life
Dr. Reem Mahjoub with her husband Rayyan Najeeb and their daughter Yara celebrate the opening of True Dental on Milwaukee's Near West Side in February 2021.“When our parents talk, they joke that we cracked the code on work-life balance,” said Brookfield...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: As MLK Day Falls on Muhammad Ali’s Birthday This Year, We Recognize Black Muslims Who Contributed to the Civil Rights Movement
Classrooms everywhere last Friday were playing Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, “I Have a Dream,” speech, the iconic speech that is an oral legacy that has lasting global resonance. The content of that speech shouldn’t be seen as simplifying the mission and those behind the...
Martin Luther King Jr. and Muhammad Ali’s Surprising Secret Friendship
In 1961, an athlete named Cassius Clay prepared for a bout with Duke Sabedong in Las Vegas. The 10-round boxing match was the young boxer’s seventh, but his swagger and charm had already gained him admirers. That day, the man who would soon become Muhammad...
Milwaukee Muslims play key roles in the city’s 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration
First place winner (grades 9-10) Leila Muhammad of Ronald Reagan IB High School said, “I must speak so that my ancestors' sacrifices and struggles will not be in vain.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s calls for civil rights and his methods of peaceful...
Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant
Surgeon Bartley P Griffith pictured with David Bennett earlier this month.A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig.David Bennett, 57, is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour...
Palestinian-American man, 80, found dead after being detained in Israeli raid
Men stand next to a poster of Palestinian-American Omar Abdalmajeed Asad, 80, in the village of Jiljilya in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on January 12. ReutersAn 80-year-old Palestinian-American man was found dead after being handcuffed and detained during an...
