Germany’s zeal for Israeli genocide revives its dangerous exceptionalism
An advert for a German NGO offering aid in the Middle East appears next to graffiti reading "Free Gaza" at a tram stop in Berlin, 12 August 2025 (John MacDougall/AFP)Germany is open about its uninhibited support for Israel's war...
What the Data Shows: MU Professor Louise Cainkar Talks Islamophobia and Hate Crimes in U.S.
Louise Cainkar is an associate professor of Social and Cultural Studies and director of Peace Studies at Marquette University. Her research focuses on the Muslim community in the U.S. and internationally, Islamophobia and hate crimes, and immigration. The...
Muslim Women Are Claiming Their Rightful Place In America’s Politics
Rowaida Abdelaziz as "Muslim Women Are Claining Their Rightful Place in America's Politics" for HuffPost HUFFPOST ILLUSTRATION/CAMPAIGN HANDOUTS 24-year-old Abrar Omeish (center), also from Virginia, shares the accolade with Hashmi as one of the first...
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...
