A Green Revolution in the Muslim World
You never thought you would witness something beyond your imagination, nor did you anticipate that the next generation would be so caring and responsible toward the planet and its communities. Yet, on November 10, 2024, in a small hall brimming with over...
IRC Book Review: Funny in Farsi
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. Funny In Farsi : A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian In America...
‘Monster in Our Community’: East African Youth Break the Silence Over Addiction
Mukhtar Ibrahim as "'Monster in Our Community': East African Youth Break the Silence Over Addiction" for Sahan Journal A woman embraces Biftu Jillo after she gave an emotional speech at the Brian Coyle Center on the evening of Oct. 26, 2019, about her past...
Diversity in Friendship Between a Refugee and a Writer
On an unseasonably cold and snowy Halloween night, Boswell books on Milwaukee’s East Side was the site of a reunion – between an author and her subject, but also between two women of different backgrounds who had become close friends. Cynthia...
A Somali refugee just became the director of the Seattle clinic where she was cared for as a child
Alaa Elassar as "A Somali refugee just became the director of the Seattle clinic where she was cared for as a child" for CNN Courtesy of Faiza Ibrahim Dr. Anisa Ibrahim, picture on her graduation day, is now directing the same Seattle clinic that took care...
Russian trolls orchestrated 2016 clash at Houston Islamic center, new Senate intel report recalls
Todd J. Gillman as "Russian trolls orchestrated 2016 clash at Houston Islamic center, new Senate intel report recalls" for News Politics Muslims gather at the Islamic Da'Wah Center in Houston for a holiday festival on Jan. 20, 2005. The mosque was...
Dr. Mushir Hassan: Good Medicine and Good Works at Ascension Elmbrook
The image of the elderly white male doctor delivering babies and taking out gallbladders has been replaced by a tapestry of doctors of every race, religion, and gender. Patients can now be assured they are getting the best medical care the world has...
IRC Book Review: Islam and Ecology
Mirianne Marcich, volunteer 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. Islam and Ecology, A Bestowed Trust Islam and Ecology,...
Chicago History Museum shares stories of ‘American Medina’ in new exhibit
Emily McFarlan Miller as "Chicago History Museum shares stories of 'American Medina' in new exhibit" for Religion News An original artwork by Muslim convert and muralist Trinidad Castillo, on display in the new exhibition called “American Medina: Stories...
Our Peaceful Home Brings Awareness to Domestic Violence
On Friday, October 18, Shaykh Noman Hussain, the religious director of ISM West, Masjid al-Noor, gave a twenty minute khutbah on the subject of abuse in the Muslim family. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Imam’s sermon to almost...
