It is time for justice and accountability in Syria
An aerial view shows the infamous Sednaya military prison, just north of Damascus on December 9, 2024 [Ghaith Alsayed/AP] The Syrian regime has collapsed. President Bashar al-Assad has left the country and Syrians are jubilant. Images of Syrians liberated...
Making Change Happen: Activists Speak Out
Last Friday evening, Ma’ruf Milwaukee held the second panel discussion of its series Silence is Violence/Black Lives Matter, inspired by the killing of George Floyd in police custody and the weeks of protests that followed in Milwaukee and around the...
IRC Book Review: Suqar
Elise Bellin, Librarian of the Islamic Resource Center, wrote this book review as part of an ongoing series that focuses on a range of books within the IRC collection as a service to the community. Suqar Suqar by Greg & Lucy Malouf (2018) ISBN:...
How Muslims Are Mourning Without Proper Death Care Rituals
Iman Mohamed for Yes Magazine Yes Magazine In April, my family received news that my mother’s friend passed away from COVID-19. We were overcome with grief—especially because we were still grieving another recent death. Our last memory of her is watching...
Ma’ruf Sponsors Conversations on Racism: Community Leaders Speak Out
Silence is Violence: Black Lives Matter. Personal testimonies of African American community members and diverse perspectives from community leaders on racism in our community and beyond. Part 1 of a 2-Part Series This time is different. George Floyd’s...
5 Great Muslim Characters in Books for Young Readers
Adiba Jaigirdar for Book Riot ADAM AND ZAYNEB FROM LOVE FROM A TO Z BY S. K. ALI Love From A To Z is about a lot of things, but at its core it’s a love story between two wonderful Muslim characters, Adam and Zayneb. From beginning to end, we...
Muslim voters are getting organized for the 2020 election
Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil for Christian Century adamkaz/ E+/Getty and Rawpixel/iStock This November, Jad Salamey will vote in a presidential election for the first time—and he’s hoping to bring his entire community with him. The 20-year-old student at Wayne...
Peaceful March from ISM Unites Community
On Wednesday, the ninth day of nationwide demonstrations protesting the murder of George Floyd and police brutality against African-Americans, two young Muslim women organized a peaceful march from ISM at 13th and Layton that drew more than 300 people. “I...
The role of Black Muslims in the American civil rights movement
Saad Hasan for TRT World TRT World From Malcolm X to Keith Ellison, Black Muslims have played an important role in the fight for the wider community's rights. With the United States consumed by riots after the death of George Floyd, an African-American man...
Muslim woman becomes Britain’s first hijab-wearing judge
The National The National A woman in Britain who has become the first judge in the western world to wear a hijab hopes to be an inspiration to young Muslims. Raffia Arshad, 40, who grew up in Yorkshire, north England, has wanted to work in law since she...
