Near-blind Rohingya refugee dies after US agents left him far from home
An undated photograph of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, provided by his family [File/Handout : Nurul Amin Shah Alam's family via Reuters]A nearly blind Rohingya refugee from Myanmar has been found dead in Buffalo, New York, days after the United States Border...
Hollywood is slowly working to rectify decades of Muslim misrepresentation
In the past few months, my Twitter and TikTok feeds have been flooded with clips from shows that have butchered Muslim representation. In one video, a character from Netflix show Tiny Pretty Things is seen deep in prayer until a woman appears out of...
Muslim candidates vie for seats on Madison Common Council and Milwaukee-area school boards
Hiiraan, Madison365, Patch, Health.usnews, City of Madison, madison.com & Wiseye In his nearly two years on the Madison, Wisconsin, Common Council, Syed Abbas has championed a host of measures aimed at improving the quality of life in his community,...
Police trial hijabs with anti-grab tech to recruit more Muslim women
A police force is trialling sporty anti-grab hijabs to attract more Muslim women. Leicestershire Police have given the hi-tech headwear to a Muslim officer with a view to rolling them out to female cops on the frontline. Bosses hope the covering will not...
Black Muslim Food Week shines light on Bay Area restaurants, community needs
The Bay Area’s largest halal food organization has teamed up with 10 restaurants and food vendors to increase awareness of these businesses during this challenging economic time. Black Muslim Food Week, which runs from this Thursday, Feb. 25, through...
Wisconsin Middle East expert looks beyond the Iran nuclear deal
As President Joe Biden’s administration is taking steps to revive the Iran nuclear agreement, a University of Wisconsin Middle East expert says engaging Iran is the right move but not for the obvious reason. "The Iranian nuclear program is only a small...
Rape, torture of Muslim Uighurs in China shocks the conscience: US
AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko A BBC investigative report describing Chinese authorities' sexual violence and torture of Muslim Uighur women in Xinjiang has sparked outrage and calls for action across the world. The reactions came as a "people's tribunal" was...
The Muslim winner of Bake Off Brasil promotes her recipes and her faith
MiddleEast Monitor A Lebanese Brazilian Muslim woman who won the first series of Bake Off Brasilin 2015 is now a well-known figure all over the country. Samira Ghannoum won the competition over 13 weeks watched by millions in 20 countries across Latin...
Why should we trust COVID-19 vaccines? Dr. Anthony Fauci answers the American Muslim community
AMHP, Patch.com & Norwoodnews With nearly half a million lives lost to COVID-19 in the United States, the virus has not only hurt our physical health but also taken a toll on our mental, social, financial, occupational and even spiritual health. New...
There’s a reason Muslim women struggle to make their voices heard
Islamophobia has made communities distrustful – and the media’s attitude doesn’t help Zesha Saleem is a young, hijab-wearing freelance journalist at the start of her career. Like all young journalists, she has developed a tough exterior in order to be able...
