Germany’s zeal for Israeli genocide revives its dangerous exceptionalism
An advert for a German NGO offering aid in the Middle East appears next to graffiti reading "Free Gaza" at a tram stop in Berlin, 12 August 2025 (John MacDougall/AFP)Germany is open about its uninhibited support for Israel's war...
Why Wisconsin’s Muslims should vote – the real reason
If you are Muslim, you should vote but maybe not for the reasons you think, said University of Wisconsin Law School Professor Asifa Quraishi. Dr. Quraishi, a 2009 Carnegie Scholar and 2012 Guggenheim Fellow who specializes in comparative Islamic and U.S....
Muslims in the U.S. are more politically engaged than ever, study finds.
Sakshi Venkatraman to NBC News Julie Jacobson / AP file The number of Muslim Americans who are registered to vote has shot up since 2016. Muslim Americans are more politically engaged and registered to vote in 2020 than ever before, a report...
Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People by Jack G Shaheen (2001, 2009)
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. Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People by Jack G...
Mishap Creates Sense of Adventure on Drive-in Movie Night
Yaseen Najeeb for the Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance Gabriella Suliga, voter outreach coordinator for the Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, knew holding a drive-in movie night on October 19th meant gambling on the autumn weather. But advance RSVPs for the...
Israeli museum postpones sale of Islamic antiquities amid outrage
ALJAZEERA Yonathan Weitzman/Reuters A museum in Israel has postponed its planned auction of dozens of rare Islamic antiquities, including centuries-old carpets, armaments and ceramics from across the Middle East after word of the sale sparked...
Yale MSA event seeks to boost Muslim youth voter turnout
Yale Daily News RAZEL SUANSING On Sunday, 20 Muslim student organizations across the country gathered over Zoom to boost historically low turnouts among Muslim youth. The Yale Muslim Student Association hosted the “National Muslim Student...
Muslim community supports Interfaith Get-Out-the-Vote Rally
MOUNA PHOTOGRAPHY A large canopy tent stood Monday afternoon in a lot adjacent to Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1905 W. Wisconsin Ave. Under it stood rows of metal chairs, carefully spaced six-feet apart in every direction. A forest of red, white, and blue...
Samuel Paty murder: The right to offend Muslims is being weaponised
Middle East Eye. The murder of Samuel Paty, a 47-year-old French father and teacher, by what appears to be a Muslim extremist, has sent shockwaves through France. For his friends and family, Paty's death is an immeasurable loss. For the nation,...
Leila in Saffron
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. Leila in Saffron by Rukhsanna Guidroz, illustrated by...
