Activism Through Islamic Art
Imagine a world where religious art was centered on visual interpretations of the unseen. God was rendered into visible form to be worshipped, while saints and angels filled canvases, stained glass, and sculptures that adorned houses of worship. For centuries, the...
Saleem’s Olympic Hopes Not Dashed by Corona Virus
Yahoo Sports With only a day remaining before Governor Evers’ “safer at home” order goes into effect, Ziyad Saleem, 17, a junior at King High School in Milwaukee, is grabbing what may be his last chance to swim training laps. At Walter Schroeder Aquatic...
IRC Book Review: I Wonder About Allah
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. I Wonder About Allah I Wonder About Allah by Ozkan Oze,...
Governor Ever’s Safer At Home Order Begins
WTMJ evers.wi.gov Gov. Tony Evers today directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue a Safer at Home order that prohibits all nonessential travel, with some exceptions as clarified and defined in the order. The order...
UW-Madison Muslim Sorority Shelters in Place
Sisterhood is powerful on the UW-Madison campus, and Alpha Lambda Rho, Madison’s first student organization for Muslim women, will no doubt survive the cancellation of classes, which also means the cancellation of many of its spring events. Like most...
WHAT IF . . .
Gurpreet K. Gill There is so much fear, and perhaps rightfully so, about COVID-19. And, what if… If we subscribe to the philosophy that life is always working out for us, that there is an intelligence far greater than humans at work… That all is...
10 Tips To Help Keep Your Family Occupied During COVID-19 Staycation
Dawud Wharnsby as "10 Tips To Help Keep Your Family Occupied During COVID-19 Staycation" for Sound Vision In our times, it seems the family unit has become a complex, compartmentalized, configuration of many moving schedules that must run like clockwork...
ISM is Pro-Active in Making Cancellations Amid Corona Virus Fears
Last Wednesday, Islamic Society of Milwaukee leadership held an emergency meeting to respond to the corona virus pandemic. They immediately implemented Level 1 of the plan by cancelling all programing. On Friday, Governor Evers made an official...
How to Protect Yourself and Prepare for the Coronavirus
Amelia Nierenberg as "How to Protect Yourself and Prepare for the Coronavirus" for NY Times The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus a pandemic, and the number of cases continues to rise worldwide. These basic steps can help you reduce...
Muslim candidate responds to hateful message with kindness
Steve Hartman as "Muslim candidate responds to hateful message with kindness" for CBS News CBS News When you're Muslim and running for U.S. Congress, as Qasim Rashid is in Virginia's first, you expect vitriol. "Just some of the most grotesque things that...
