Israeli ban on 37 aid organizations expected to have devastating impacts across Palestine
Palestinians aid-seekers carrying Rahma Worldwide aid boxes from an aid distribution site run by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, southern Gaza. May 27, 2025. The boxes were distributed at the GHF site without the knowledge or...
What Lebanon needs to recover from the explosion
By Alex Ward, VOX Marwan Tahtah/Getty Images As Lebanon recovers from a deadly explosion in its capital city, Beirut, much of the country has a serious request for the world: Please, whatever you do, don’t give aid money to our government. The reason is...
In the latest sign of Covid-19-related racism, Muslims are being blamed for England’s coronavirus outbreaks
By Zamira Rahim, CNN London (CNN)Coronavirus conspiracy theorists have spread baseless rumors online -- frequently targeting minorities -- since the beginning of the pandemic. In England the latest wave of vitriol criticizes Muslims, blaming them for...
Wisconsin’s Lebanese seek news of loved ones and mourn the Beirut that was.
Photo © Anwar Amro/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Following a massive explosion in Lebanon’s capital on Aug. 4, Wisconsin’s Lebanese Americans rushed to find news about family and friends. Two days after a huge chemical explosion in Beirut, rescue...
The ‘Squad’ plays defense as Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar face primary challengers
Gregory Krieg , CNN Bloomberg, Getty Images (CNN)A series of galvanizing victories in Democratic congressional primaries this year have progressives poised to assert their growing influence in the next Congress. But plans for a larger and more...
IRC Book Review: ‘The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America’
United Talent Agency Elise Bellin, Librarian of the Islamic Resource Center, wrote this book review as part of an ongoing series that focuses on a range of books within the IRC collection as a service to the community. The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers...
Malik B. Dies: Longtime Member Of The Roots Was 47
Denise Petski for Deadline The Roots via Twitter Malik Abdul Basit (aka Malik B.), a rapper, singer and longtime member of The Roots, died Wednesday. He was 47. The Roots announced Basit’s death in a statement on the group’s verified Twitter account but...
Family traditions create the spirit of Eid al-Adha
With Eid al-Adha community events and gatherings limited by the COVID-19 crisis, Wisconsin Muslim families are ramping up their family traditions to create a holiday spirit for their children. Make it fun The day of Eid al-Adha is to be celebrated, said...
IRC Book Review: ‘Deep Diversity: Overcoming Us vs. Them’
Elise Bellin, Librarian of the Islamic Resource Center, wrote this book review as part of an ongoing series that focuses on a range of books within the IRC collection as a service to the community. Deep Diversity: Overcoming Us vs. Them Deep Diversity:...
The COVID Hajj
Arsalan Iftikhar for THE WEEK AlJazeera There are very few gatherings on the face of the Earth which capture more of the world's imagination than the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Every year, over two million Muslims (out of a staggering 1.7 billion...
