41,000 flags planted at Marquette University to honor Palestinian lives lost
Photos by Kamal Moon More than 100 people planted flags Sunday on Marquette University's campus for Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct. 7. Marquette University students arrived on campus yesterday to a sea of 41,000 green, red and white flags, each...
Biden’s Israel-Palestine Policy Could Cost Him the Election
US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023.(Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) / Handout/ Anadolu via Getty Images)I am neither Israeli or Palestinian, nor am I an expert on Middle...
Book Spotlight: Check out Gaza titles at the Islamic Resource Center library
Photo by Cherrie HansonFor a selection of books on Gaza, Palestine, U.S. foreign policy, and international law, visit the Islamic Resource Center library at 5235 S. 27th St., Greenfield, Monday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm. (Registration for a library card requires...
Salam Elementary School assembly addresses students’ fears and sadness about Gaza
Islamic Society of Milwaukee Imam Rami Bleibel asked Salam Elementary School students Wednesday to pray for everyone suffering, regardless of race, religion or ethnicity.“How many of you have seen the news about Gaza?” counselor and therapist Soheil Majeed...
CAIR-NY Condemns Alleged Silencing, Discrimination Against Teachers’ Union Rep Due to Palestinian Solidarity
Photo courtesy of Amy Arundell(NEW YORK, NY, 10/19/2023)—The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the alleged silencing and...
Muslim boy killed and woman wounded in Illinois hate crime motivated by Israel-Hamas war, police say
Ahmed Rehab, left, executive director of the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, embraces Odey Al-Fayoume, father of Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, at a news conference at the Muslim Community Center on Chicago’s Northwest Side, Sunday,...
Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival offers free showings of The Wisconsin Muslim Project and Gaza Fights for Freedom
The Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival, Oct. 19-22, presents films from around the globe that are timely and relevant that aim to generate meaningful discussion about Muslims and the Muslim world. The 8th annual Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival opens Thursday as...
UN expert warns of new instance of mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, calls for immediate ceasefire
GENEVA (14 October 2023) – A UN human rights expert warned today that Palestinians are in grave danger of mass ethnic cleansing and called on the international community to urgently mediate a ceasefire between warring Hamas and Israeli occupation...
Wisconsin-based coalition calls for halt of Israeli military attacks on unarmed civilians in Gaza
Photos by Cherrie HansonRepresentatives of Wisconsin organizations that work on peace and justice issues spoke at a press conference against a potential genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.“We state unequivocally the loss of Israeli lives cannot justify the...
Israel is preparing to commit genocide
A VIEW OF RUINS AND DEMOLISHED BUILDINGS FOLLOWING ISRAELI AIR STRIKES ON THE AL-RIMAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE GAZA STRIP ON OCTOBER 12, 2023. (PHOTO: ATIA DARWISH/APA IMAGES)Israel is planning on carrying out a genocide in Gaza. The motions have been underway...