How Ottoman culinary traditions continue to shape Ramadan meals across South Asia
As the call to prayer softens the edges of dusk, kitchens across South Asia begin their quiet transformation. Dough rises beneath muslin cloths, milk simmers into silk, and dates are deseeded, split open with care. Hundreds of miles away, in the shadow of...
Muslim Casting Agency Sets Out to Authenticate Representation in the Film Industry
While there are many Muslims active in Hollywood from Mahershala Ali to Riz Ahmed, who is drawing awards buzz for his role in “Sound of Metal,” Serena Rasoul thought they were among the few. Rasoul has launched Muslim American Casting and is building a...
Ayyub Al-Amin—A founding father of Milwaukee’s Muslim community and mentor to many
Ayyub Al-Amin, one of the Milwaukee Islamic community’s founding fathers, who died at age 87 on Sunday, was especially known for dawah, inviting others to Islam and giving advice and guidance on making good choices. Al-Amin was called Milwaukee’s “pioneer...
Muslim candidate for Manhattan DA runs to give victims of system a ‘seat at the table’
NEW YORK (RNS) — Tahanie Aboushi describes herself as “35, going on 50.” But friends disagree, calling her “bold” and “hilarious.” To survive the next four months, the civil rights attorney likely will need answer both those descriptions, and then some:...
New report claims evidence of Beijing’s ‘intent to destroy’ Uyghur people
CNN The Chinese government's alleged actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision in the United Nations' Genocide Convention, according to an independent report by more than 50 global experts in human rights, war crimes and international law....
Can Islam coexist with democracy?
Ripon College, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, RSiS & Huff Post “Americans do not often receive accurate information about Islam in the media or how it interacts with political systems in majority Muslim countries,” Ripon College Professor Emeritus...
Jordanian officials lambast Israel over Al-Aqsa Mosque break-in
Foreign Ministry spokesman says Israeli police violated mosque status quo AMMAN: Jordanian officials have denounced the Israeli government’s decision to allow 230 radical Jews to break into Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday. The radicals were celebrating the Jewish...
Women leaders you should know and the causes they champion
(CNN)With the global pandemic, 2020 proved to be a tough year for everyone -- especially girls and women. But many leaders stepped up to help. As we mark Women's History Month, here's a look at some women making a difference around the globe -- and the...
Muslim therapist Zamzam Zaman brings a unique perspective to mental health support
In the dark days of winter, as the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to devastate our mental as well as our physical health, therapist Zamzam Zaman opened her private practice, The Counseling Institute, 405 E. Forest St., Oconomowoc. Now, like other therapists...
Fear, silent migration: A year after anti-Muslim riots in Delhi
New Delhi, India – Nisha Mewati and her family had been living peacefully in northeast Delhi’s Shiv Vihar area – a mixed-neighbourhood where Hindus and Muslims lived cheek by jowl – for more than a decade. But last February, their world changed. “And it...
