Irish President Urges UN to Invoke Chapter Seven Against Israel’s Starvation Siege on Gaza
Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins has issued a searing rebuke of Israel’s ongoing assault and blockade on Gaza, calling it a deliberate campaign of starvation and mass destruction, and urged the United Nations to take immediate enforcement action to...
How Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Adha amid coronavirus
Mersiha Gadzo for AlJazeera (Fayaz Aziz/ Reuters) Muslims worldwide will celebrate Eid al-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, amid a coronavirus pandemic that has so far infected more than 16 million people worldwide. Like the Islamic holiday...
House Democrats just passed a bill to repeal Trump’s travel bans
Nicole Narea for VOX Zach Gibson/Getty Images Even amid the pandemic, House Democrats are keeping a focus on President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda: They passed a bill on Wednesday that would repeal the travel ban on citizens of 13 countries and limit...
Madison Consultant Helps Create Workplace Empathy
Maintaining a diverse workplace is a goal of many businesses and non-profits. The Black Lives Matter movement has only heightened concerns about diversity and inclusivity in both the corporate and not-for-profit sectors. In Madison, a new change management...
How One Company Is Bringing Muslim Party Decor To The Masses
Tasmiha Khan for Forbes Eid Party With Eid-ul-Adha coming up end of this month, Muslims all over the world look forward to this holiday. Many choose to decorate their homes to create a festive atmosphere for their families and loved ones. However, the...
WHAT MAINSTREAM LITERATURE STILL NEEDS TO GET RIGHT ABOUT MUSLIM WOMEN
Anmol for Book Riot Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world. —Jeanette Winterson Books and literature are meant to be an escape into worlds that aren’t our own. But what happens when the worlds they are...
Salam School to launch the 2020-21 academic year 100% online
School Board responds to Milwaukee’s volatile COVID-19 situation Salam School of Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s largest Islamic school, will begin the 2020-21 academic year 100% online, as part of a three-phase opening plan, the Salam School Board decided...
IRC Book Review: ‘In Pursuit of Justice: The Jurisprudence of Human Rights in 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. In Pursuit of Justice: The Jurisprudence of Human Rights...
Democrat Joe Biden snags support of prominent Muslim Americans
Al Jazeera Tom Brenner/Reuters Several prominent Muslim American elected officials endorsed Joe Biden for president in a letter organised by Emgage Action before an online summit on Monday that featured the presumptive Democratic nominee. Among those...
Harvard and Cambridge-educated policy analyst Halah Ahmad pushes for change with values learned at home.
Halah Ahmad completing the Coro Fellows Program In our time, with its extreme division and civic unrest, many people are mobilizing for the first time to push for change. Streets surge with nonviolent protests, demanding a halt to racial, ethnic, economic...
