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...
Study: Climate change could pose danger for Muslim pilgrimage
David L. Chandler as “Study: Climate change could pose danger for Muslim pilgrimage” For MIT News For the world’s estimated 1.8 billion Muslims — roughly one-quarter of the world population — making a pilgrimage to Mecca is considered a religious duty that...
Fox Valley Islamic Society Plans For New Mosque
Fox Valley Islamic Society from Facebook In the quiet Northeastern Wisconsin city of Neenah (population 26,000), about 100 Muslim families meet regularly at the Fox Valley Islamic Society. Friday prayers are held every week in the forty-year old masjid,...
How Neenah, Wisconsin Got its First Mosque
The Street railway journal from flickr Brother Mohammed Rashid, who served as president of Fox Valley Islamic Society from 2006 to 2015, was also one of the community’s original members, when there were only fifteen to twenty Muslim families in the Fox...
Bahbah: Trump–Whose President, Are You?
Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist as “Bahbah: Trump–Whose President, Are You?” For Arab America Last week will go down in history as one of Israel’s worst weeks ever in its relationship with the United States dating back to its establishment...
UWM Professor’s Devices Could Revolutionize Stroke Rehab
Mouna Photography for the Wisconsin Muslim Journal Rehab for stroke patients and those suffering from spinal cord injuries is about to take a great leap forward with the aid of 21st century robotics, and a UWM researcher is at the forefront of this change....
IRC Book Review: Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy, Uniting Faith and Professional Practice
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. Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy, Uniting Faith...
Football’s Muslim Role Models on the increase says FA Councillor Rimla Akhtar
Rimla Akhtar as "Football’s Muslim Role Models on the increase says FA Councillor Rimla Akhtar" for The FA There are around three million Muslims in the United Kingdom. That’s about five per cent of the population. Yet when I first started playing football...
The White Supremacist Threat to America; An Important Publication by MPAC
Courtesy of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) with Salam Al-Marayati (right), president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council A White Paper recently published by the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) reveals a stark...
Hundreds Gather in Milwaukee to Condemn Mass Shootings in El Paso and Dayton
Muslim leaders and community members joined hundreds of others on August 5th to condemn the Mass Shootings in El Paso and Dayton that left 51 dead and scores injured. Representatives of more than 35 organizations, elected officials, and concerned citizens...
