‘Nobody can occupy your imagination’: From Ground Zero’s producer on documenting his native Palestine
Poignant but with moments of dark humour … From Ground Zero by Rashid Masharawi documents 22 short stories in Gaza. Photograph: Cosmic Cat Being a Palestinian under Israeli occupation will not help someone make a good film, according to Rashid Masharawi,...
‘I Can Breathe Again’: Affected Families Celebrate The End Of The Muslim Ban
Al Jazeera “It is so beautiful and it’s just so amazing to see how one signature can make such a big difference.” Mina Mahdavi, a 39-year-old solutions and cybersecurity engineer in California who has not been able to bring her mother from Iran to the U.S....
Saima Mohsin to be 1st Muslim US attorney next month
Detroit Free Press Starting next month, the new top federal prosecutor in Detroit will be Saima Mohsin, the first Muslim to be a U.S. attorney in Michigan and the country, according to federal officials and Muslim advocates. On Feb. 2, Mohsin, 52, is to...
Creating a welcoming world through internationally collaborative education
Bellarmine University As a journalist and a mother in an Arab American family, I have long been concerned about “othering,” dividing the world between “us” and “them,” especially when stereotypes of “them” are too often “backward” or “dangerous.”...
Biden signs orders to end ‘Muslim ban’, rejoin climate deal, WHO
Tom Brenner/Reuters Just hours into his presidency, Joe Biden signs string of executive actions reversing key Trump administration policies. United States President Joe Biden has signed a string of executive orders, memorandums and directives that will...
Muslim women’s voices in ‘Unveiled’ serve up tea and empathy
Rohina Malik Baltimore Theatre Project presents Rohnia Malik's acclaimed solo play about being othered in America. Hot tea is the recommended beverage for viewing Chicago-based playwright Rohnia Malik’s Unveiled, available online through January 2021 from...
A year with COVID-19
Jeff Miller, University of Wisconsin-Madison’s University Communications A year ago this week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the United States. Wisconsin’s first case was confirmed on Feb. 5, 2020....
From Legos to Medical Ventilators. A Wayne Family’s Quarantine Achievement
Nort Assad WAYNE, NJ – We are all stuck at home, spending upward of 90% of our time in our comfortable prisons with our familiar inmates, passing the time. Of those who are lucky not to have any family members at serious risk due to the virus, many are...
British Muslim takes action over food crisis
Muddassar Ahmed has now taken the reins as chair of Bow Food Bank. (@MMuddassarAhmed) Muddassar Ahmed now chairs one of the UK’s largest independent food banks “What’s more important in life than making sure people in your local community are fed?” LONDON:...
Muslim prosecutor seeks justice as Dane County ADA
Spectrum News 1 & Awais Khaleel Awais Khaleel never really envisioned himself as a prosecutor. Like many young lawyers who came of age amid the rising Islamophobia following 9-11, Khaleel aspired to be a civil rights attorney whose work might help...
