‘I didn’t expect to be a main character’: Abdul El-Sayed heads to the Senate with a mandate – and a spotlight
Abdul El-Sayed speaks during an election-night watch party in Detroit, Michigan, on 4 November 2026. Photograph: Salwan Georges/GettyAbdul El-Sayed said he did not expect to be “a main character of this midterms”, but the first Muslim elected to the US...
Muslim Americans: A Young, Growing Community Gaining Political Representation
Muslim Americans are winning a larger voice in public life, with Muslim leaders serving in Congress, in city halls and on school boards, and a wave of Muslim candidates on the ballot in this November’s midterm elections. A Young and Growing Muslim...
US midterm elections 2026 in maps and charts
On November 3, about 210 million registered voters will decide how much power Donald Trump has for the rest of his US presidency.Trump is not on the ballot, but control of the United States Congress is. Made up of the House of Representatives and the...
NAZA opens today in Milwaukee
NAZA is showing Oct. 23 - 29 at the Oriental Theatre, 2230 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee. Buy tickets here. Award-winning documentary NAZA is “an important watch for people who care about the world today, regardless of the political or religious spectrum you’re on,” said...
Doha exhibition showcases Uzbekistan’s Islamic heritage through art, craftsmanship
Visitors view traditional ceramics, textiles, jewelry and garments featured in the “Uzbekistan: A Heritage in Motion” exhibition, which highlights the country’s Islamic cultural heritage and traditional craftsmanship, at the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha,...
Majority of Swing State Voters Say Stop Sending US Bombs to Israel
People protest US armed aid to Israel and US complicity in the Gaza genocide in New York City on August 14, 2024.(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Polling published Wednesday revealed that a majority of voters in six key swing states that are...
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance endorses David Crowley for governor
Photo by Sandra Whitehead "I'm running against people who really believe they need to buy these elections because they don't think that certain people exist or should exist," gubernatorial candidate David Crowley said at a public forum Saturday at the Islamic Society...
Can Interfaith Partners Please Stand Up Against Hate?
To our Christian, Jewish, and other friends of faith,Picture a crowd at a political rally laughing at the name Mary. Or Moses. Or Joseph. Most of us would wince. Those names belong to people we hold holy, and to people we love at home: a mother, a...
Three years into Gaza’s genocide, U.S. political rhetoric hasn’t translated into action
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a roundtable discussion about reproductive health, on Sept. 22, 2026 in Detroit. Credit: David Guralnick-Pool/Getty ImagesMichigan Senate...
Bint Jamila’s Table and artist Rida Fatima’s unique Arabic calligraphy workshop
Photo by Mouna Rashid Artist Rida Fatima and Bint Jamila's Table collaborate on a unique candlelit calligraphy workshop, offered Thursday, Oct. 22, at Bint Jamila's Studio in Bay View. Food artist Muna Riyad Sharma of Bay View, an event stylist and producer, and owner...
