CAIR Md. Applauds Rep. Raskin’s Forceful Defense of Religious Freedom During Heated Congressional ‘Anti-Sharia’ Hearing
Muslim civil rights group debunks anti-Muslim myths about Sharia, notes Islam requires Muslims to obey the law of the land, and in America that law is the U.S. Constitution (BALTIMORE, Md., 5/13/2026) – The Maryland office of the Council on...
Abdul El-Sayed Applauded for Condemning AIPAC at Fighting Oligarchy Rally in Detroit
Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic candidate for US Senate in Michigan, speaks before US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) takes the stage at Mumford High School on May 3, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Sarah Rice/Getty Images) Addressing 1,360 Michigan voters who...
Understanding the shared ideology behind settler colonialism in Native America and Palestine
American Progress, a 1872 painting by John Gast, depicts the settler-colonial dispossession of Native America as a celebration of the idea of Manifest Destiny. (Image: Wikimedia)The United States was founded and exists on stolen Native American land, taken...
Wisconsin Muslims urged to engage in state’s high stakes election cycle
Photo by Hamza Zuberi Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance policy lead Fatima Malik, shown at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Advocacy Day 2025, will be a guest presenter at the Muslim Women's Coalition's May Networking Brunch on Friday, May 29. With Wisconsin...
May Day 2026: What Kind of Nation Will This Be?
People take part in May Day rally and march in New York City to protest the Trump administration, New York, U.S., May 1, 2025. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images) Unlike the rest of the world’s democracies, the United States doesn’t use the...
Supreme Court considers how much states can protect consumers when federal agencies won’t
As of April 2026, the U.S. government has not required a warning label on Roundup weed killer. AP Photo/Haven Daley Chemical giant Monsanto has argued for years that if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approves a pesticide label without requiring a...
Wisconsin high school students learn Arabic and earn college credit
Jana Elsheikh is one of many Wisconsin high school students who take courses on University of Wisconsin campuses for both high school and college credit.When Jana Elsheikh, 17, of Franklin, starts her freshman year of college this fall, she’ll have two...
The mainstream media is ignoring Israel’s role in the killing of journalist Amal Khalil
Amal Khalil (Image: Democracy Now)Amal Khalil was a brave Lebanese reporter who for the past two decades has reported from the often dangerous southern part of her country for the Al-Akhbar daily newspaper. On April 22, while doing her job, she died in...
British Photographer Sets Out on a 90-Day Journey to Portray Muslim Life Across the US
A British Muslim photographer is embarking on a 90-day road trip across the United States to document what he calls “Muslim America.”Artist photographer Mahtab Hussain began the project in 2021, marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11. His work has already...
Aleena Ahmed reflects on year as Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate
Aleena Ahmad (left), Milwaukee's second Youth Poet Laureate, and her mother, Sayema Khatun (right) attended Woodland Pattern's 32 Annual Poetry Marathon & Benefit in January at Saint Kate - the Arts Hotel in Milwaukee. The two-day, 24-hour marathon...
