American Charities are Footing the Bill for Israeli Settlements
In August 2025, Israel approved plans for the construction of 3,400 new settler homes in East Jerusalem, Palestine. The current, right-wing Israeli government under criminally indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends this plan—in keeping with the...
Louise Cainkar, Ph.D. — Leading scholar of the Arab/Muslim American experience
Louise Cainkar, Ph.D., poses with her 2009 book, "Homeland Insecurity: The Arab American and Muslim American Experience After 9/11." It's publication helped establish her as the nation's leading scholar of Arab and Muslim Americans.Community and political...
Situating Columbus in the Islamic World: A Forgotten Voyage of Conquest
Every October, as debates swirl around the legacy of Christopher Columbus, the focus often centers on his brutality toward Indigenous peoples and the colonial violence he unleashed. Yet another dimension of his voyages remains largely obscured: Columbus’s...
Inside America’s Academic Gulags (w/ Rashid Khalidi) | The Chris Hedges Report
This interview is also available on podcast platforms, Rumble and YouTube Historian Rashid Khalidi, author of The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, joins host Chris Hedges to detail the dwindling academic freedom in American universities and society at...
Local peace activist focuses on healing and prevention
Shawn Muhammad, director of Asha’s Ujima Men’s Program shows his "Male Advocate of the Year” award presented to him at the Office of Community Wellness and Safety’s Love Without Violence Conference. Milwaukee anti-violence advocate and peace activist...
Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years
Anthophora dispar, the common digger bee. Photograph: photosteve/AlamyThe number of wild bee species in Europe at risk of extinction has more than doubled over the past decade, while the number of endangered butterfly species has almost doubled.The...
In 2 Years of Gaza Genocide, Sunday Shows on NBC, ABC and CNN Have Not Featured a Single Palestinian Guest
Smoke rises from Gaza City seen from Deir al Balah, following intense Israeli military attacks on northern Gaza, on October 5, 2025.ince Israel recommenced bombing Gaza after the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel — unleashing what Amnesty...
WMCF’s inaugural gala celebrates community, connection and civic engagement
Photos by Cherrie Hanson U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) delivered the keynote speech at the Wisconsin Muslim Civic Foundation Gala Oct. 5. Born and raised in Detroit to Palestinian immigrants, she is known for her progressive leadership on...
Omar Yaghi, a Palestinian refugee, wins Nobel prize in chemistry
Omar Yaghi said: 'I set out to build beautiful things and solve intellectual problems' (X) A Palestinian scientist who grew up in a refugee camp in Jordan has been awarded the Nobel prize in chemistry for his work developing a new form of molecular...
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...
