Pope Francis dies after final address called for ending war on Gaza
Pope Francis appears on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica on Easter Sunday (Reuters) Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced, after his final address on Easter Sunday called for a ceasefire in Gaza. The pontiff, who was the first...
UW-Madison Historian Sheds Light on Ibrahim/Abraham – One Father of Three Great Religions
In the book of Genesis, God bestows a new name upon Abram – Abraham, a father of many nations. With this name and his Covenant, Abraham would become the patriarch of three of the world's major religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Connected by their...
Lebanon president accepts gov’t resignation after Beirut blast
Aljazeera Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters Lebanon's government has stepped down as Prime Minister Hassan Diab blamed endemic corruption for a devastating explosion last week that tore through the capital. President Michel Aoun accepted Diab's resignation...
Children’s book on the hijab puts Muslim girls in spotlight
Nora G. Hertel for St. Cloud Times Dave Schwarz / AP Children want to see characters who look like them, said Hudda Ibrahim. Last year, her niece Fatima asked why books don’t have characters like her. “I said, ‘I’ll do it. I’ll fix it,’” Ibrahim said. In...
What Lebanon needs to recover from the explosion
By Alex Ward, VOX Marwan Tahtah/Getty Images As Lebanon recovers from a deadly explosion in its capital city, Beirut, much of the country has a serious request for the world: Please, whatever you do, don’t give aid money to our government. The reason is...
In the latest sign of Covid-19-related racism, Muslims are being blamed for England’s coronavirus outbreaks
By Zamira Rahim, CNN London (CNN)Coronavirus conspiracy theorists have spread baseless rumors online -- frequently targeting minorities -- since the beginning of the pandemic. In England the latest wave of vitriol criticizes Muslims, blaming them for...
Wisconsin’s Lebanese seek news of loved ones and mourn the Beirut that was.
Photo © Anwar Amro/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Following a massive explosion in Lebanon’s capital on Aug. 4, Wisconsin’s Lebanese Americans rushed to find news about family and friends. Two days after a huge chemical explosion in Beirut, rescue...
The ‘Squad’ plays defense as Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar face primary challengers
Gregory Krieg , CNN Bloomberg, Getty Images (CNN)A series of galvanizing victories in Democratic congressional primaries this year have progressives poised to assert their growing influence in the next Congress. But plans for a larger and more...
IRC Book Review: ‘The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America’
United Talent Agency 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. The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers...
Malik B. Dies: Longtime Member Of The Roots Was 47
Denise Petski for Deadline The Roots via Twitter Malik Abdul Basit (aka Malik B.), a rapper, singer and longtime member of The Roots, died Wednesday. He was 47. The Roots announced Basit’s death in a statement on the group’s verified Twitter account but...
