Statewide campaign aims to end Illinois’ investment in Israel
Activists protest outside of the Illinois State Board of Investment in Chicago on June 20, 2025. (Photo: Paul Goyette)Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs has been investing in Israel for nearly a decade. Since becoming the sole fiduciary of the...
Trial to consider Trump’s ‘ideological-deportation policy’ targeting pro-Palestinian students
Supporters of Mahmoud Khalil join him in a demonstration outside Columbia University in New York on 22 June 2025. Photograph: Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty ImagesA lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s effort to deport foreign students over...
From incarceration to community leadership—Milwaukee’s Andron Lane
Photos courtesy of Andron Lane Milwaukee entrepreneur Andron Lane, Sr. poses at the Wisconsin State Capitol, holding his 2024 book, A Journey of Awakening: Healing Through Self-Love. For Andron Lane of Milwaukee, 2024 was a very good year. Accolades and...
Milwaukee Welcomes New Cultural Festival: Celebrating Palestine Draws More Than 1,200 Attendees
Photos by Elhadi MohamedKnown for its rich cultural festivals, Milwaukee added a new event to its summer lineup this year: Celebrating Palestine. Held June 15, 2025, at the Marcus Performing Arts Center, the inaugural event drew more than 1,200 attendees...
Queen Zubaydah’s Legacy Lives On, Saudi Arabia Revives Historic Pilgrimage Route Built by a Muslim Woman Ahead of Her Time
More than 1,200 years ago, a Muslim woman changed the course of history, and today, Saudi Arabia is bringing her vision back to life.As part of its Vision 2030 initiative to preserve Islamic heritage, Saudi Arabia is reviving the legendary Darb Zubaydah,...
Ashura – Lest We Forget
An aerial view shows people gathering at the shrines of Imam Abbas ibn Ali (front) and Imam Husain (background) in the city of Karbala, 88 kilometers south of the capital Baghdad, Iraq (photo: AFP).The tenth day of the first month of the Islamic lunar...
Social Media, the FBI and your rights
Photo illustration by Cherrie Hanson Speaking out online safely means knowing the law and the potential dangers, said Muslim Legal Fund of America criminal defense expert Charles Swift. “Many American Muslims and their allies share a common concern: the...
Denying the genocides of the past enables those who carry out the genocides of today
An Armenian cemetery in Üsküdar, on the Asian side of Istanbul. Like Jewish cemeteries across Central and Eastern Europe, many Armenian cemeteries in Turkey have been left neglected or destroyed. (Photo: John Klopotowski)Two Junes ago, I spent my birthday...
Kaaba Gets New Kiswa as New Islamic Year 1447 Begins
During a religious ceremony at the Grand Mosque, workers changed the Kiswa (the black silk cloth that covers the Sacred Kaaba in Makkah) to mark the beginning of the new Islamic year 1447 Hijri. The 2025 Kaaba’s Kiswa weights around 1415 kilograms...
“Walking Together, Weaving the World” threading solidarity into local World Refugee celebrations
Photos by Cherrie HansonOn World Refugee Day at Lynden Sculpture Garden, 2145 W. Brown Deer Rd., Milwaukee, Yvone Chandja and Why Not Now Mission (Congolese) were one of a dozen craft market participants. The upcycled hand woven baskets are made by local...
