We Cannot Fast from Clean Air
During Ramadan, Muslims ideally sacrifice some of their own comfort while focusing on compassion, mercy and charitable giving to the hungry, thirsty, poor and disadvantaged. However, while one can fast from food and water for specific periods of time, our...
Muslim Students Facing Harassment Due to Anti-Palestinian Bias in Schools
Muslim students in public schools in the United States often face discrimination because of their faith. A report by CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) found that nearly half of Muslim students, 47.1%, reported being bullied for being Muslim....
Without Hamas, Gaza Would Still Not Be Free
Palestinians inspect the ruins of Aklouk Tower destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Oct. 8. (Naaman Omar, Palestinian News & Information Agency, or Wafa, for APAimages, CC BY-SA 3.0)It shocks me that in my threads I keep coming across...
Franklin family loses more than 50 relatives in single Israeli bombing in Gaza
Three Franklin residents from the Sakalla family have always thought of their Aunt Nadiaas their second mom. Rola Sakalla-Saleh last visited with her in Alexandria, Egypt, years ago. Three Franklin families closely follow a chat on social media that...
The ‘Genocide Moment’
Palestinians in the ruins after an Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza strip on Oct. 8. (Mahmoud Fareed, Palestinian News & Information Agency or Wafa, in contract with APAimages, CC BY-SA 3.0)Israel’s systematic and wanton...
This is a list of the names of more than 6,000 Palestinians that Israel has killed in Gaza
PALESTINIANS BURY THE ABU DAN FAMILY IN A MASS GRAVE ON DEIR AL-BALAH, CENTRAL GAZA STRIP, OCTOBER 23, 2023. (PHOTO: NAAMAN OMAR/APA IMAGES)The document below is an English-language version of the original Arabic list that the Palestinian Ministry of...
What’s wrong with the news about Gaza and why it matters, MMWC guest expert explains
At a talk hosted by the Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition, Maha Hilal, Ph.D., discussed similarities between rhetoric about the U.S. War on Terror, the subject of her 2021 book Innocent Until Proven Muslim, and Israel's War on Gaza.“Language is a...
CAIR: Americans Send Almost 225,000 Messages to Congress Urging Ceasefire in Gaza Amidst Israel’s War Crimes
Muslim civil rights group reveals data on targeted congressional offices receiving action alerts messages in support for Ceasefire Now Resolution (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/25/23) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim...
Israel is now a full-scale dictatorship
Israeli police force was waiting for demonstrators in UMM Al Fahm, October 19, 2023 (photo: Arab 48) On October 18, after the massacre in the Gaza Baptist Hospital, Herak Haifa called for a demonstration.1 The police announced in advance to the Hebrew...
Photo essay: Milwaukee marches for justice in Palestine
Photos by Kamal ShkoukaniThousands marched in solidarity for Palestinian freedom in downtown Milwaukee, demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza.The newly formed Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine (WCJP) marched in protest on Sunday Oct 22...
