Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to give keynote for Wisconsin unity event
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) will join Wisconsin community leaders Sunday in a show of unity against rising intimidation and political violence. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar will deliver the keynote address at the Faith, Unity and Community Gathering...
Mt. Greenwood Man Found Peace, Religion And Family In West Ridge. After His Death, Area’s Muslim Community Helps Those He Loved Most
Catherine McGivney Muhammad Saleh Abdur-Rahman, 60, grew up an outsider in Mt. Greenwood. He found purpose in West Ridge, whose Muslim community helped his family after his untimely death. West Ridge- Stephen Murphy was born in Mt. Greenwood in 1960, the...
Wisconsin attorneys react to Biden’s win
Financial Times On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed more than a dozen executive orders, revoking the travel ban on several majority-Muslim countries, rejoining the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization, halting...
‘I Can Breathe Again’: Affected Families Celebrate The End Of The Muslim Ban
Al Jazeera “It is so beautiful and it’s just so amazing to see how one signature can make such a big difference.” Mina Mahdavi, a 39-year-old solutions and cybersecurity engineer in California who has not been able to bring her mother from Iran to the U.S....
Saima Mohsin to be 1st Muslim US attorney next month
Detroit Free Press Starting next month, the new top federal prosecutor in Detroit will be Saima Mohsin, the first Muslim to be a U.S. attorney in Michigan and the country, according to federal officials and Muslim advocates. On Feb. 2, Mohsin, 52, is to...
Creating a welcoming world through internationally collaborative education
Bellarmine University As a journalist and a mother in an Arab American family, I have long been concerned about “othering,” dividing the world between “us” and “them,” especially when stereotypes of “them” are too often “backward” or “dangerous.”...
Biden signs orders to end ‘Muslim ban’, rejoin climate deal, WHO
Tom Brenner/Reuters Just hours into his presidency, Joe Biden signs string of executive actions reversing key Trump administration policies. United States President Joe Biden has signed a string of executive orders, memorandums and directives that will...
Muslim women’s voices in ‘Unveiled’ serve up tea and empathy
Rohina Malik Baltimore Theatre Project presents Rohnia Malik's acclaimed solo play about being othered in America. Hot tea is the recommended beverage for viewing Chicago-based playwright Rohnia Malik’s Unveiled, available online through January 2021 from...
A year with COVID-19
Jeff Miller, University of Wisconsin-Madison’s University Communications A year ago this week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the United States. Wisconsin’s first case was confirmed on Feb. 5, 2020....
From Legos to Medical Ventilators. A Wayne Family’s Quarantine Achievement
Nort Assad WAYNE, NJ – We are all stuck at home, spending upward of 90% of our time in our comfortable prisons with our familiar inmates, passing the time. Of those who are lucky not to have any family members at serious risk due to the virus, many are...
