Franklin Public Library hosts Eid Celebration
Photos by Sandra WhiteheadTina Bleibel of Greenfield and her sons (left to right) Idris, 5; Zayn, 7; and twins Khaled and Mohamad, 3, show off Eid lanterns the boys made at Franklin Public Library’s Eid celebration.Children skipped into the Franklin Public...
Ma’ruf Sponsors Conversations on Racism: Community Leaders Speak Out
Silence is Violence: Black Lives Matter. Personal testimonies of African American community members and diverse perspectives from community leaders on racism in our community and beyond. Part 1 of a 2-Part Series This time is different. George Floyd’s...
5 Great Muslim Characters in Books for Young Readers
Adiba Jaigirdar for Book Riot ADAM AND ZAYNEB FROM LOVE FROM A TO Z BY S. K. ALI Love From A To Z is about a lot of things, but at its core it’s a love story between two wonderful Muslim characters, Adam and Zayneb. From beginning to end, we...
Muslim voters are getting organized for the 2020 election
Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil for Christian Century adamkaz/ E+/Getty and Rawpixel/iStock This November, Jad Salamey will vote in a presidential election for the first time—and he’s hoping to bring his entire community with him. The 20-year-old student at Wayne...
Peaceful March from ISM Unites Community
On Wednesday, the ninth day of nationwide demonstrations protesting the murder of George Floyd and police brutality against African-Americans, two young Muslim women organized a peaceful march from ISM at 13th and Layton that drew more than 300 people. “I...
The role of Black Muslims in the American civil rights movement
Saad Hasan for TRT World TRT World From Malcolm X to Keith Ellison, Black Muslims have played an important role in the fight for the wider community's rights. With the United States consumed by riots after the death of George Floyd, an African-American man...
Muslim woman becomes Britain’s first hijab-wearing judge
The National The National A woman in Britain who has become the first judge in the western world to wear a hijab hopes to be an inspiration to young Muslims. Raffia Arshad, 40, who grew up in Yorkshire, north England, has wanted to work in law since she...
Local Muslim Leaders React to Killing of George Floyd
Lее Mаtz for Wisconsin Muslim Journal It has been a horrific spring for African-Americans and their allies in the struggle for racial justice and equality. Breonna Taylor, an emergency room tech in Louisville, Kentucky, was shot dead in her apartment when...
Op-Ed: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Don’t understand the protests? What you’re seeing is people pushed to the edge
Kareem Abdul-Jabar for LA Times Nam Y. Huh/AP What was your first reaction when you saw the video of the white cop kneeling on George Floyd’s neck while Floyd croaked, “I can’t breathe”? If you’re white, you probably muttered a horrified, “Oh, my God”...
Jill Biden Rallies Muslims in Eid Zoom Call
© Dr. Jill Biden Last Sunday, Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, gave a moving speech via Zoom. The occasion for Dr. Biden’s talk was Eid Al-Fitr, the celebration of the end of Ramadan. But its purpose was to rally support...
