Who is Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff?
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, waves from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on May 8 [Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters]The white smoke has billowed, and the Catholic church has a new pope – and he’s...
Milwaukee’s Special Eid 2020 On Video
Yousef Alaeddin If you missed the Eid Drive Thru Celebration, or even if you want to revel in the memories, we have short videos by two phenomenal videographers who captured the highlights of the event. Yousef Dhambra for Shams Studio Watch “2020 Eid...
Islamic Society of Milwaukee exchanges honks instead of hugs to celebrate Eid al-Fitr
Jordyn Noennig for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Another major religious holiday was altered as coronavirus spread across the world barring gatherings of any size, but the Islamic Society of Milwaukee found a way to celebrate Eid...
Real Estate Market Thrives on Milwaukee’s South Side
Ahmed Abubaker, Founder of AA Baker Realtors This past April, fewer homes were sold in the 4-county metro Milwaukee area than April 2019, as reported by Nick Williams in the Milwaukee Business Journal. This may have had something to do with Covid-19, but...
IRC Book Review: ‘Mother of Believers: A Novel of the Birth of Islam’
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. Mother of Believers: A Novel of the Birth of Islam Mother...
Madison teen entrepreneur to be featured on the popular TV show “Project Pitch It!”
David Dahmer for Madison 365 Madison 365 Seventeen-year-old Nabil Hamdan founded his business, the World of Bamboo, after seeing all of the plastic at B.B. Clarke beach on Madison’s east side and wanting to make a difference in helping to save the planet....
Gov. Tony Evers hosts Wisconsin’s first virtual Ramadan Iftar
During Ramadan, when Wisconsin Muslims are fasting from predawn to sunset, striving to feel closer to God and serve the less fortunate, daytime often feels lonely. Many Wisconsin Muslims are the only ones fasting in their workplaces or schools. But at...
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance “Disappointed” with Court Decision to Overturn Gov. Ever’s Policy
Wikimedia Commons/Journal Times The Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, a non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to promoting voting, civics education, and other elements of a strong democracy issued a statement reflecting their disagreement with the...
Trump selects Muslim American to find Covid-19 vaccine
Dawn News Dawn/TelQuel US President Donald Trump has named a Muslim American, Moncef Mohamed Slaoui, to head a fast-track programme called for finding a vaccine for Covid-19. “Operation Warp Speed’s chief scientist will be Dr Moncef Slaoui, a...
Muslim business owners look to their faith as Wisconsin reopens
Picture © Cari Taylor-Carlson for Urban Milwaukee Muslim business owners in Wisconsin are walking a tightrope as the state gears to re-open businesses that have been closed for the past two months to slow the spread of coronavirus. On one side is the risk...
