Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine marks two years of genocide in Gaza
Craig and Cindy Corrie first visited Gaza in September 2003, six months after an Israeli bulldozer killed their daughter Rachel as she tried to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian family’s home. The Gaza Youth Parliament greeted them with a mural...
Samia Suluhu Hassan: Tanzania celebrates first Muslim female president
Tanzania makes history as the country’s new hijab-wearing president takes the reigns and steps out of the shadow of John Magufuli’s Covid-19 denying presidency. Tanzania has sworn its first female Muslim president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, days after she...
The youngest Muslim elected official in the country wants you to know her name
When the Squad — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Rashida Tlaib of (D-Mich.) — took the United States Congress by storm, political pundits wondered: was this progressive wave of young leaders...
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...
