A Muslim Student’s Advice On Making College Classes More Inclusive
While many colleges and universities around the United States are committed to diversity and inclusion, they often forget to include religion in that vision. Many educators prioritize secular approaches and, as a result, exclude rather than include the...
Noor & Mahmoud: Young Hearts Be Free Tonight, Time is on Your Side
Friends, I would like to tell you a little story about a young woman. Her parents were from Syria and, like so many others before them and from all over the world, they came to America to start a family and to give their children a better life. This is the...
Talking to Young Children About Gaza
Fundamental to our work as educators and caretakers of children is an obligation to tell young people the truth about the world and give them tools to take action.For those of us in a wave of grief as we watch Palestinian children be killed and injured,...
Hundreds rally in Milwaukee for Mahmoud Khalil
Photos by Yaseen Najeeb Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine members rallied Friday to call for the release of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil who is being held in a detention center in Louisiana without charges. More than two hundred...
Ilhan Omar’s American Dream Is Strong Enough for These Times
Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks with reporters gathered outside Mercado Central on August 11, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen / Getty Images)After four years living in a Kenyan refugee camp, where they had fled from the violence...
Muslims Across India Rally Against Controversial Waqf Bill
Muslims across India are rallying in opposition to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which they argue is a direct attack on their religious and cultural institutions. Led by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), demonstrators are pushing back...
Masjid Al-Noor’s Interfaith Iftar becomes a Brookfield tradition
Photos by Sandra Whitehead(Left to right) Shahida Munim, M.D., invited her friend Barbara Mangiafico of Sussex to Masjid Al-Noor's interfaith iftar last week. Mangiafico invited her friends Jean Conner, Cristine Madden and Jamie Thomson of Sussex....
New Gallup poll shows support for Israel at record low
Members of the U.S. military carry the flags of Israel and the United States before the arrival of then Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman in Washington on April 26, 2018. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)A new Gallup poll shows that...
Honoring Women’s Day: Celebrating Resilient Women of Islamic History
Arab Woman Coming To Mosque Building Muslim Credit: gmast3rThe early days of Islam saw some of the most inspiring women whose resilience, leadership, and dedication set a powerful example for generations to come. Here are a few of the most revered women...
Local Muslim women’s collective explores ‘Third Culture’ identity
Photos courtesy of Third Culture Third Culture co-founder, Samiha Fatayer, at their outdoor event last fall in Bayview's Zillman Park. In the last few years, in the midst of systemic racism and horrific injustices, creative communities have had substantial...
