Educators Union Rejects Anti-Defamation League, Cuts Ties
The National Education Association voted July 6 to cut all ties with the Anti-Defamation League. Photo: Calvin Knight The Anti-Defamation League has been a ubiquitous presence in U.S. schools for forty years, pushing curriculum, direct programming, and...
He applied for a green card. Then the FBI came calling
Daniel Burke as "He applied for a green card. Then the FBI came calling" for CNN.com Wire Service Mehdi Ostadhassan in his office at the University of North Dakota, where he teaches petroleum engineering. Mehdi Ostadhassan was at an academic conference...
Young Imam Returns To Milwaukee And Inspires Youth
At last Saturday night’s ISM Core program, Shaykh Ameer Hamza made a surprise announcement. The theme of this fall’s program is “Untold Stories of Sacrifice: 5 weeks of inspiration where we reflect on the past to inspire change in the present.” Each...
IRC Book Review: Funny in Farsi
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. Funny In Farsi : A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian In America...
‘Monster in Our Community’: East African Youth Break the Silence Over Addiction
Mukhtar Ibrahim as "'Monster in Our Community': East African Youth Break the Silence Over Addiction" for Sahan Journal A woman embraces Biftu Jillo after she gave an emotional speech at the Brian Coyle Center on the evening of Oct. 26, 2019, about her past...
Diversity in Friendship Between a Refugee and a Writer
On an unseasonably cold and snowy Halloween night, Boswell books on Milwaukee’s East Side was the site of a reunion – between an author and her subject, but also between two women of different backgrounds who had become close friends. Cynthia...
A Somali refugee just became the director of the Seattle clinic where she was cared for as a child
Alaa Elassar as "A Somali refugee just became the director of the Seattle clinic where she was cared for as a child" for CNN Courtesy of Faiza Ibrahim Dr. Anisa Ibrahim, picture on her graduation day, is now directing the same Seattle clinic that took care...
Russian trolls orchestrated 2016 clash at Houston Islamic center, new Senate intel report recalls
Todd J. Gillman as "Russian trolls orchestrated 2016 clash at Houston Islamic center, new Senate intel report recalls" for News Politics Muslims gather at the Islamic Da'Wah Center in Houston for a holiday festival on Jan. 20, 2005. The mosque was...
Dr. Mushir Hassan: Good Medicine and Good Works at Ascension Elmbrook
The image of the elderly white male doctor delivering babies and taking out gallbladders has been replaced by a tapestry of doctors of every race, religion, and gender. Patients can now be assured they are getting the best medical care the world has...
IRC Book Review: Islam and Ecology
Mirianne Marcich, volunteer 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. Islam and Ecology, A Bestowed Trust Islam and Ecology,...
