Large language models often prioritize Western moral values, overlooking other cultures
Research suggests that AI models tend to favor Western moral frameworks when judging people’s actions. mirjanajovic/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty ImagesLarge language artificial intelligence models, such as ChatGPT, often misjudge what people outside the...
Whether it’s banning books or preventing Macklemore from touring, silencing artists often backfires
Rapper Macklemore performs in Paris in July 2025. Kristy Sparow/Getty ImagesIf the goal was to silence rapper Macklemore by preventing him from touring with singer Ed Sheeran, it clearly backfired.Macklemore delivered a monologue in support of Palestinians...
Rewinding Syria’s lost sounds: The remarkable story of the Syrian Cassette Archives
Debkat al zamr (Dabke on the Flute) is one of the first titles that catches my eye as I browse the Syrian Cassette Archives website. Released in 2007, the cassette is a compilation of high-energy regional dabke and shaabi folk-pop, recorded live...
Award-winning documentary features shared struggles of Black, Chicano and Palestinian liberation movements
“Seeds for Liberation” explores Palestinian resistance through emotional and impactful interviews with historians, activists, legal scholars and experts and screens on 10/3 at 4 p.m. and includes post–screening talkback. Purchase tickets The 11th annual Milwaukee...
NAZA Gaza film to stream free after Israel threats against directors
A mural in Israel targets the directors of the NAZA documentary [Getty]Award-winning documentary NAZA will stream online for free following its worldwide release in November, giving audiences around the world access to the film about Israel's genocidal war...
Book Review: A Beautiful Patience: A Memoir of Marriage, Motherhood, and a Mission to Gaza
"A Beautiful Patience: A Memoir of Marriage, Motherhood, and a Mission to Gaza" by Samaiya Mushtaq is available for check out at the Islamic Resource Center library.A Beautiful Patience: A Memoir of Marriage, Motherhood, and a Mission to Gaza (2026) is a...
Doors Open Milwaukee guests discover Muslim Women’s Coalition’s many resources
Photos by Cherrie Hanson Milwaukee Public School teacher Kellie Krawczyk spent Saturday morning learning about Islam and Milwaukee's Muslim community at the Islamic Resource Center in Greenfield during Open Doors Milwaukee. IRC volunteers Ro-Soreha Hafiz...
From Mission to Daily Practice
Birds and animals, like us, experience similar biological processes. There is hardly a difference between a human being and other animals.They are born, we are bornThey eat and drink, so do weThey grow up, we grow upThey become sick, so do weThey have...
Book Review: AIPAC on steroids
Workers put the finishing touches on the stage at the annual American Israel Public Affairs Conference in Washington in March 2015. (Photo: Pete Marovich/European Pressphoto Agency)ISRAEL’S LOBBYAmerican in the Grip of a Foreign PowerBy Eli Clifton and Ian...
Collaboration creates helpline for those impacted by ICE raids
Salah Sarsour, the Islamic Society of Milwaukee board president who was arrested by ICE and is now waiting for the verdict in his deportation hearing, will speak at a community meal to introduce an upcoming new helpline for families impacted by ICE arrests.As more and...
