Marquette University scholar to talk about changes in Palestinian American marriage
The Islamic Resource Center, 5235 S. 27th St. Greenfield, will host Enaya Othman, Ph.D., Saturday at 7 p.m. for the launch of her new book, Crafting Marriages: Palestinian American Women Transforming Gender Boundaries.“As an immigrant from Al-Bireh,...
Why is Israel labelling Palestinian rights groups ‘terrorists’?
Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – On October 22, Israel designated six prominent civil society and human rights groups in Palestine as “terrorist” organisations. The designation was widely condemned by the international community and rights groups as “unjustified” and...
Halaloween brings Muslim horror films to your computer screen
A still from the film "Kandisha." Courtesy photoThe films aren't just spooky; they also offer a glimpse into a number of social, religious and cultural issues facing Muslim societies all over the world.RNS) — Like all the good movies in its genre, Halaloween, the...
China is removing domes from mosques as part of a push to make them more ‘Chinese’
The Dongguan Great Mosque in Xining, China, photographed in 2018. Its main green dome and minaret domes have since been removed. XINING, China — The Dongguan Mosque has adopted some very different looks in its nearly 700 years in China's northwestern city of Xining....
Our Peaceful Home; Three Years of Helping Muslim Women in Milwaukee
October is domestic violence awareness month as well as breast cancer awareness month. Both are a leading cause of death among women. Both affect women of every race, religion, age, and socioeconomic level. Men can also be victims of domestic abuse and they can...
Guantanamo Bay detainee and award-winning director of The Mauritanian speak at the Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival
Mohamedou Ould Slahi, the sympathetic Muslim character at the center of The Mauritanian, speaks Saturday night at the Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival. He was tortured and detained without charge in Guantánamo for 14 years. The Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival...
Four films to watch at the sixth annual Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival
Hamtramck Documentary/Mixed Media Productions The documentary "Hamtramck, USA" explores small-town politics in American's first majority Muslim city that was formerly a solid Polish Catholic town. During one election cycle, popular incumbent Karen Majewski faces...
Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival offers glimpse into the life of the Muslim community around the world
Photo by: Taylor LumpkinMILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival is back and ready to bring some thought-provoking conversations to the table about the Muslim community, and the Muslim world one, film at a time."Any form of art is sort of a common language...
New poll reveals how much we presume about Muslim Americans’ politics
Worshippers bow in prayer at the Islamic Society of Boston during the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, April 16, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Two decades after 9/11, Americans are still getting to know their Muslim neighbors. New data may...
‘Dune’ novels draw on Islamic motifs and have in turn inspired Muslim artists
Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica Atreides, from left, Zendaya as Chani, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, and Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in “Dune.” Photo by Chiabella James/© 2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. The original series of 'Dune' novels is heavily...
