Three Paths, One Horizon
(Left to right) Imam Warith Deen Mohammed, Imam Jamil Al-Amin, and Malcolm XThe story of Islam in America is often told in fragments – moments of protest and prayer, of awakening and struggle, of communities finding themselves while trying to be fully seen...
Biden administration embraces antisemitism definition that includes some criticisms of Israel
Earlier this week, a U.S. State Department official declared that the Biden administration “embraces and champions” the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. That definition notably defines...
Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival is back!
Renowned educator Reggie Jackson of America's Black Holocaust Museum is the talkback speaker next Saturday after the Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival’s Virtual Film Series features the award-winning film “Prince Among Slaves.” MilwaukeeMag.com “COVID-19...
Biden Announces End of U.S. Support to Saudi War in Yemen
Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times President Biden outlined a sweeping vision of restored American global leadership on Thursday, announcing an end to U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s military campaign in Yemen and vowing to confront Russia and China....
Three Muslim actors make Golden Globe history
Creative Commons For the first time in history, three Muslim actors have received Golden Globes award nominations in the same year. Ramy Youssef will defend the prize for best actor in a television series musical or comedy that he won last year for his...
Dr. Ahmad Nasef’s wonderful life
Dr. Ahmad Nasef of Brookfield, Wisconsin January 1, 1969 – January 22, 2021 Like George Baily in the classic movie It’s a Wonderful Life, Dr. Ahmad Nasef of Brookfield may not have realized how his acts of kindness, large and small, completely altered the...
Bangladesh relocates thousands of Rohingya Muslims to remote island
Getty Images The group that fled violence in Buddhist-majority Myanmar are not allowed to move off the island, which emerged from the sea just two decades ago. DHAKA — A group of more than 1,700 Rohingya Muslim refugees set sail for a remote island in the...
Bill Bazzi, Marine vet and Ford engineer, is Dearborn Heights’ first Muslim mayor
An immigrant from Lebanon who served in the U.S. Marines has become the new mayor of Dearborn Heights, the first Arab-American, and first Muslim to lead the city that has become increasingly diverse and politically divided. During its Tuesday night...
Jordanian student brings her passion for peacebuilding to Milwaukee
Rawand Yazaw in 2018 with students from Prince Hamza Bin Al Hussein School in Jordan. Students attended the Model Untied Nations conference to learn about diplomacy, international relations and the United Nations. A graduate student in the University of...
Catholic Church celebrates Islam Day “to overcome prejudice and show true face of Muslims”
Artur Reszko/PAP Today the Polish Catholic Church celebrates its 20th anniversary of Muslim Day. The first Muslim Day, aimed at celebrating inclusion and raising awareness about the similarities between the religions, took place on 26th January 2001. Due...
