The Ceasefire Charade
Israel, going back decades, has played a duplicitous game. It signs a deal with the Palestinians that is to be implemented in phases. The first phase gives Israel what it wants — in this case the release of the Israeli hostages in Gaza — but...
France would not be France without Arab and Muslim contribution
The Louvre's Islamic Art Wing in France Slash/Paris.Com & AA.Com We would not be what we are today without the immense contribution made by artists, intellectuals and creators from the Arab and Muslim world to our cultural heritage, who also...
Moving Wisconsin: Reema Ahmad’s activism is all heart
Reema Ahmad, Wisconsin advisor to the Movement Voter Project Movement.Vote “Reema delivered Wisconsin,” said Yasser Ahmad of Greenfield proudly about his oldest daughter’s impact on the 2020 presidential election. While one may think that is an...
UN warns law enforcement against using ‘big data’ to discriminate
AP & Medium.Com UN experts urged agencies around the world to ensure that the data they collect from artificial intelligence isn’t used to discriminate against minority groups. Police and border guards must combat racial profiling and...
China criticizes pope over comment on Uighur Muslim minority
AP & DISRN BEIJING — China criticized Pope Francis on Tuesday over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by China’s Uighur Muslim minority group. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Francis’ remarks had “no...
Ibrahim House Provides Safe Haven for Muslims Reentering Society
Mouna Photography A short walk from the Islamic Dawah Center at 5135 N. Teutonia Ave. is a 4-unit apartment building housing one of the few programs of its kind. The Ibrahim House Reentry Program for those newly released by the Wisconsin...
Across America, Muslims are becoming a fixture on the disaster relief landscape
Aysha Khan | RNS This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. (RNS) — It was 2013, and Colorado was in turmoil. Days of torrential rainfall had led to devastating flooding across 17 counties, from Colorado Springs to Fort...
‘Muslim Women Are Everything’ Turns the Page on Stereotypes
Francesca Donner |The New York Times ©Fahmida Azim Dr. Seema Yasmin’s book, born from her frustration with narrow, one-sided narratives about Muslim women, breaks apart tired old tropes “I have wanted to write this book since I was 14,...
Marquette University’s Islamic Immersion Trip shows students “the reality of Islam.”
When Marquette University professor Dr. Louise Cainkar decided to provide students with an Islamic immersion trip, Islamophobia was spiking in the United States. “If you recall, in 2016, anti-Muslim hate groups were rising. Elected officials and candidates...
Nasra Wehelie recommended to represent Madison City Council District 7
Abigail Becker | The Capital Times Selected out of nearly a dozen candidates, the City Council’s executive committee recommended Nasra Wehelie to represent Madison’s District 7 on the southwest side. Pending confirmation by the City...
