3 things to learn about patience − and impatience − from al-Ghazali, a medieval Islamic scholar
Al-Ghazali’s book ‘Alchemy of Happiness,’ held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Al-Ghazali - Bibliothèque nationale de France via Wikimedia CommonsFrom childhood, we are told that patience is a virtue and that good things will come to those who...
Wisconsin Christians call for peace and justice in Palestine
Photos by Kamal Moon“Even if Israel has a right to defend itself, it has to do so according to international law,” Churches for Middle East Peace executive director Mae Elise Cannon, Ph.D., told Wisconsin Christians for Justice in Palestine members last...
US police agencies took intelligence directly from IDF, leaked files show
A police officer in Berkeley, California, on 14 September 2017. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Hacked police files show US law enforcement agencies for decades received analysis of incidents in the Israel-Palestine conflict directly from the Israeli Defense...
Photo Album: A sold out Annual Gala showed solidarity and support for MMWC
Photos by Kamal MoonThe Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition 2023 Board of Directors, from left to right, Dr. Aishah Aslam, board vice president, Dr. Hana Alqam, Dr. Sahar Kayata, board treasurer, Janan Atta Najeeb, founder and executive director, Soniya...
To ‘push them left’ we will need more than protests
REP. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ SPEAKING TO ATTENDEES AT A RALLY FOR BERNIE SANDERS IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA IN NOVEMBER 2019. (PHOTO: FLICKR/MATT A.J.) Hundreds of millions of dollars and years of U.S. NGO organizing culminated in the progressive wing of the...
Keys to the Kingdom: Engaging Youth in Proactive Thinking about Palestine
“Aunty Hiba” Masood is no stranger to Sound Vision’s children’s programming. Her knowledge, creativity, and insatiable enthusiasm for Islamic education have propelled her to consistently deliver top-notch online classes in our Colors of Islam Club and,...
Jewish Voice for Peace-Milwaukee calls for ceasefire in Gaza and a free Palestine
Photo by Kamal MoonSandy Pasch of Jewish Voice for Peace-Milwaukee (second from left) called for a ceasefire in Gaza at a protest in Milwaukee in October. She is joined by Islamic Society Executive Director Othman Atta, Ala Ismail of American Muslims for...
How Arab American voters’ backlash could imperil Biden’s 2024 campaign
Women pray at Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Va., on Oct. 31. Photo: Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesArab American and Muslim American anger over President Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war could be endangering his re-election in...
Untreated diseases could kill more than bombings in Gaza, WHO warns
As the truce in Gaza continues for a fifth day, aid agencies say more humanitarian assistance is needed. Untreated diseases could eventually kill more people in Gaza than bombings if the health system is not restored, the World Health Organization says....
Self-defense or genocide? Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli views debated at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Illustrative photo by Cherrie Hanson This illustrative photo intends to capture the disconnected conversation between polarized perspectives in Wisconsin's first major discussion on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, says its creator, Cherrie Hanson, WMJ...