70 Palestinian students admitted to Canadian universities are trapped in Gaza. We need Canada to defend our right to education.
Reem Hamadaqa with her parents at her graduation ceremony from the Islamic University of Gaza in 2021. Both of her parents were killed in an Israeli airstrike in March 2024.I had always believed that education was my lifeline. Pursuing higher education is a means to...
David Muhammad: Treating violence in Milwaukee through public health
In January, following the most deadly year in Milwaukee’s history, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett declared violence to be a public health crisis. Homicides were up more than 100% in 2020, with 193 total killings, along with gun violence (700 shootings),...
Riz Ahmed on Being the First Muslim Nominated for the Best Actor Oscar
For an actor notorious for not sleeping before shooting a new movie, Riz Ahmed sounded remarkably laid-back recounting how he’d learned Monday about his best-actor Oscar nomination for “Sound of Metal.” He was in bed. From which, before dawn in Northern...
Visa Lottery Winners From Muslim Countries Still Can’t Get Into The U.S.
The Biden administration has unraveled much of Trump’s travel ban. But many past diversity visa winners still have no way to actually enter the country. The Biden administration is allowing thousands of people turned away by former President Donald Trump’s...
Muslim-owned restaurants decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic now set sights on an economic recovery
It’s a crisp, sunny Saturday in early March, and customers are lined up outside the Milwaukee Public Market, masked and waiting for their turns to patronize one of its many restaurants and retail shops. It’s a welcome sight for Azmi Alaeddin, whose...
DHS Secretary Statement on the 2019 Public Charge Rule
Today, DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that the government will no longer defend the 2019 public charge rule as doing so is neither in the public interest nor an efficient use of limited government resources. “The 2019 public charge rule was...
Muslim Casting Agency Sets Out to Authenticate Representation in the Film Industry
While there are many Muslims active in Hollywood from Mahershala Ali to Riz Ahmed, who is drawing awards buzz for his role in “Sound of Metal,” Serena Rasoul thought they were among the few. Rasoul has launched Muslim American Casting and is building a...
Ayyub Al-Amin—A founding father of Milwaukee’s Muslim community and mentor to many
Ayyub Al-Amin, one of the Milwaukee Islamic community’s founding fathers, who died at age 87 on Sunday, was especially known for dawah, inviting others to Islam and giving advice and guidance on making good choices. Al-Amin was called Milwaukee’s “pioneer...
Muslim candidate for Manhattan DA runs to give victims of system a ‘seat at the table’
NEW YORK (RNS) — Tahanie Aboushi describes herself as “35, going on 50.” But friends disagree, calling her “bold” and “hilarious.” To survive the next four months, the civil rights attorney likely will need answer both those descriptions, and then some:...
New report claims evidence of Beijing’s ‘intent to destroy’ Uyghur people
CNN The Chinese government's alleged actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision in the United Nations' Genocide Convention, according to an independent report by more than 50 global experts in human rights, war crimes and international law....
