Mother and author explores crossing borders and the search for dignity in Palestine
Photos courtesy of Christa Bruhn As an American mother of three Palestinian children, Christa Bruhn has spent many years pursuing answers to vital questions concerning justice and liberation for the Palestinian people. Her 2023 book Crossing Borders: The...
IRC Book Review: ‘Mother of Believers: A Novel of the Birth of Islam’
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. Mother of Believers: A Novel of the Birth of Islam Mother...
Madison teen entrepreneur to be featured on the popular TV show “Project Pitch It!”
David Dahmer for Madison 365 Madison 365 Seventeen-year-old Nabil Hamdan founded his business, the World of Bamboo, after seeing all of the plastic at B.B. Clarke beach on Madison’s east side and wanting to make a difference in helping to save the planet....
Gov. Tony Evers hosts Wisconsin’s first virtual Ramadan Iftar
During Ramadan, when Wisconsin Muslims are fasting from predawn to sunset, striving to feel closer to God and serve the less fortunate, daytime often feels lonely. Many Wisconsin Muslims are the only ones fasting in their workplaces or schools. But at...
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance “Disappointed” with Court Decision to Overturn Gov. Ever’s Policy
Wikimedia Commons/Journal Times The Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, a non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to promoting voting, civics education, and other elements of a strong democracy issued a statement reflecting their disagreement with the...
Trump selects Muslim American to find Covid-19 vaccine
Dawn News Dawn/TelQuel US President Donald Trump has named a Muslim American, Moncef Mohamed Slaoui, to head a fast-track programme called for finding a vaccine for Covid-19. “Operation Warp Speed’s chief scientist will be Dr Moncef Slaoui, a...
Muslim business owners look to their faith as Wisconsin reopens
Picture © Cari Taylor-Carlson for Urban Milwaukee Muslim business owners in Wisconsin are walking a tightrope as the state gears to re-open businesses that have been closed for the past two months to slow the spread of coronavirus. On one side is the risk...
In Pictures: Iftar in the ruins of the Syrian town of Ariha
Al Jazeera AAREF WATAD/AFP As dusk settles on the forest of gutted buildings around them, Tareq Abu Ziad and his family break the Ramadan fast at the remains of their home. The northern Syrian town of Ariha looks like the scene of a monster earthquake - a...
Program Aims to Help the Muslim Community Quit Smoking During Ramadan
Ian Demsky for Michigan Health Michigan Health As Muslims around the world are celebrating the month of Ramadan with prayer, fasting and inward reflection, some public health experts think it may be an ideal time to help members of the community quit...
A crate idea: Indonesian architects reuse plastic boxes to build mosque
Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata for Arab News Arab News Under normal circumstances, the small mosque on the outskirts of Jakarta constructed from 1,208 used plastic bottle crates would have been abuzz with the sound of people praying and reciting the Quran...
