How the Gaza genocide is redefining world cinema
Bisan Owda rose to prominence for her videos on social media detailing life in Gaza since the beginning of Israel's war on the Palestinian enclave (Screengrab/AJ+)he UN recently published a report unequivocally documenting the fact that Israel is...
BDS Takes Hollywood: David Clennon Invokes Cultural Boycott of Israel
U.S. Emmy-winning actor David Clennon By: Omar Mansour/ Arab America contributing writer In 2019, Emmy-winning U.S. actor David Clennon revealed he had turned down an audition for a new Netflix series from the makers of Israeli series ‘Fauda’ because of his support...
Marquette University hosts interfaith discussion on social justice Thursday
Dr. Irfan Omar speaking at the National Muslim and Catholic Dialogue hosted at the University of St. Mary of the Lake Photo Credit: Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic When Dr. Irfan Omar was an undergraduate in the 1980s at the University of Delhi in India, “a country...
New initiative seeks to get Muslims to the golf course
For Amir Malik, there's a close tie between the values of golf — especially honesty and integrity — and his faith. RNS) — For much of the last four years, Farrah Batti has battled life-threatening illnesses with chemotherapy and surgeries. The experience has been a...
Palestinian woman becomes first Arab New York police captain
The New York State Police Department has appointed Palestinian-American Falasteen Srour as captain in the Bronx County Police Command, making her the first woman of Arab origin to be appointed to this rank, Quds News Network reports. Thirty-eight-year-old Srour was...
Joining the fight to end mass incarceration
Courtesy of the Cornell Chapter of Amnesty International. Milwaukee Muslims joined the Multifaith Initiative to End Mass Incarceration, a national interfaith movement launched in 2019 to expand work to end mass incarceration and look at the role of faith in this...
Nominees Announced for Key Religious Affairs Roles
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to nominate and appoint individuals to serve in key roles at the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: Rashad Hussain, Nominee for Ambassador-at-Large for...
Cornel West’s resignation: When anti-Black and anti-Palestinian racism converge in US academia
In his resignation letter Dr Cornel West warns of 'an intellectual and spiritual bankruptcy' in US academia [Getty] It is no secret that Palestine is taboo in US academia. Harvard’s recent denial of tenure to renowned race scholar Cornel West is the most recent...
New soccer program created for local Muslim youth builds character and connection
Mouna Photography Obada Al Yousef, 9, of New Berlin, flashed a smile and cheered as he ran across the lush green soccer field with his team on a recent Sunday morning. Yousef is one of 60 Muslim children participating in the Islamic Society of Milwaukee-Brookfield’s...
Beyond stereotypes: Daybreak Press aims to broaden depiction of Muslims in Minneapolis school books
Tamara Gray holds a basket of treats in the store for Daybreak Press, her Minnesota-based publishing company for Muslim books. Tamara Gray and Najiyah Maxfield entered a Minneapolis public school some years ago to lead a workshop about writing and publishing for...
