Unless we tackle western racism, the Gaza nightmare will be repeated elsewhere
A girl sits outside a tent in Khan Younis, Gaza, on 6 October 2025 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)hen Haifa fell to the Zionists in April 1948, it was with the collusion of Britain’s commander in the city at the time, Major General Hugh Stockwell. In response to the...
In Wake Of Boulder Shooting, Extremism Expert Sees Targeting Of Muslim Americans – Again
ADAM RAYES / KUNC At least one extremism expert is sounding the alarm about far-right actors using the mass shooting at a Boulder King Soopers to sow division and propagate misinformation. Eric Ward, executive director of Western States Center, which...
Tala Shihab: As a Muslim woman, I feel free from social pressures
Muslim women believe that everything is created with beauty. In honor of Women’s History Month, I would like to mention that I am a Muslim woman. I’m genuinely curious. What is the first thought that popped into your head? Maybe that my furthest point of...
Confronting white supremacy
Youtube.com “I’m interested in why people do the things they do,” said Muslim filmmaker Deeyah Khan, explaining why she put herself face-to-face with Klansmen, neo-Nazis, the alt-right, white nationalists and other extremists, and joined them at the now-infamous...
With ‘The Mauritanian’ Snub, Oscars Missed an Opportunity to Spotlight Muslim Issues (Guest Blog)
One of 2021's most honored films — nominated for five BAFTAs and a Critics' Choice award, as well as the winner of a Golden Globe — and which features a star-studded cast including two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster and Benedict Cumberbatch, will...
Facebook disrupts China-based hackers it says spied on Uyghur Muslim dissidents and journalists living outside China, including in the U.S.
Facebook has disrupted what it says is a China-based espionage campaign against Uyghur Muslim journalists, dissidents and activists living overseas, including in the United States, the social media giant announced Wednesday. The firm said it disrupted the...
Children’s author Hena Khan creates “unapologetically Muslim” characters
Henakhan.com & Simonandschuster.com “When writing all these books I really thought about how to create unapologetically Muslim characters,” award-winning author Hena Khan said during a talk Sunday hosted by the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition. “None...
Sri Lanka minorities call on UNHRC to stop anti-Muslim policies
Leaders of the minority community in Sri Lanka have called on United Human Rights Council (UNHRC) members to address the discrimination policies faced by minorities in the island nation as the rights body voted on a draft resolution that expresses "serious...
Sisterhood FC: Yasmin Abdullahi talks about the formation of a Muslim women’s football team
Yasmin Abdullahi is the founder of Sisterhood FC, which she believes is the first women's Muslim football club in the UK. Here she tells her story. It would be a dream come true to see a Muslim girl who wears a hijab play for England. Until we see that, it...
Taking a stand against anti-Asian violence
“How do we make a change in this country if people don’t stand up and say, ‘No, this is not right; we don’t accept this’?” said Dr. Louise Cainkar, Marquette University professor of Social and Cultural Sciences, in an interview about how to respond to a...
