Istanbul to screen 20 climate documentaries ahead of COP31
A large COP31 sign is displayed outside the venue ahead of the U.N. climate change conference, Antalya, Türkiye. (AA Photo)Twenty documentaries exploring the global impact of the climate crisis will be screened in Istanbul ahead of the U.N. climate summit...
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...
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...
NAZA, Israeli film on Gaza, to stream for free after theatrical run
Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor receive the Special Jury Prize for their documentary, NAZA, at the Venice Film Festival, September 12, 2026 [File: AFP]A documentary that accuses Israel of using AI to carry out mass civilian killings in Gaza will be...
IRC Lending Library offers Greater Milwaukee unique materials and services
Photos by Cherrie HansonIslamic Resource Center founder and director Janan Najeeb launched an Islamic public lending library in 2011 that now holds more than 5,000 cataloged items and employs a full-time librarian.A large book order just arrived at the Islamic...
Columbus Day, From Turtle Island to Palestine
Photo by National Park Service via Wikimedia CommonsIn the United States, October 12 is marked as Columbus Day, celebrating the arrival of Christopher Columbus to North America on October 12, 1492. Today, the figure of Columbus is imbued with meanings that...
Another way out: Those who won’t fight power will fight each other
Credit: Designed by Lara Witt“These things I am going to say, not shout. For it is a long time since shouting has gone out of my life. So very long.” –Frantz Fanon Different segments of U.S. radical leftists, and the influencers they follow on social...
Wisconsin bike rides support Gaza Sunbirds
Photos courtesy of The Great Ride of Return MKE The Great Ride of Return - Milwaukee's inaugural ride in April 2024 included a stop at the Sunburst statue on Wisconsin Ave. In early 2024, something popped up in southside Milwaukee resident Eric Kleppe-Montenegro’s...
