Girls Dabke takes root in Milwaukee
Photos by Elhadi MohamedBanat Al-Huriyah Girls Dabke Group debuted in June at Celebrating Palestine, the first Palestinian cultural festival in Milwaukee.Attend any wedding for a bride and groom with family roots in the Levant—Lebanon, Syria, Jordan,...
Determination and Support Help New Professor Achieve Dream
Lila Aryan Photography for the Wisconsin Muslim Journal Hanaa Alqam sees herself first as a mother of three kids, then as a mechanical engineer. “I feel like I’m a very ordinary woman, not with that sparkly smartness.” And yet, this May, the mother of...
Israeli destruction of Palestinian homes in West Bank, ‘not compatible’ with international humanitarian law, UN says
UN News as "Israeli destruction of Palestinian homes in West Bank, 'not compatible' with international humanitarian law, UN says" for the United Nations UNRWA/Lara Jonasdottir | The three-year-old girl in the photograph had been twice displaced with her...
Profile: Farouk El-Baz, the Egyptian behind the Moon landings
Alsadair Soussi as "Profile: Farouk El-Baz, the Egyptian behind the Moon landings" for Al Jazeera Farouk El-Baz on the right with glasses, guiding astronauts Robert F Overmyer, seated, and Ronald Evans discuss as to potential lunar landing sites [NASA]...
Supercars and Sunday Coffee at Brookfield Mosque
Yaseen Najeeb for the Wisconsin Muslim Journal A sleek, black V10 convertible Audi R8 is parked in front of Masjid Al-Noor mosque in Brookfield, license number QN. The Audi belongs to Shaykh Noman Hussain, commonly known as “Qari” Noman. Qari is a title...
IRC Book Review: Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt’s Treasured Books
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. Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt’s Treasured...
Trump officials pressing to slash refugee admissions to zero next year
Ted Hesson as "Trump officials pressing to slash refugee admissions to zero next year" for Politico The Trump administration is considering a virtual shutdown of refugee admissions next year — cutting the number to nearly zero — according to three people...
Taqwa’s Bakery & Restaurant gets approval to Open in Greenfield
Mouna Photography for the Wisconsin Muslim Journal / Building photo: Google Maps The many fans of Taqwa Obaid will be pleased to learn that they no longer have to attend an event or hire her as a caterer to sample her cooking. On July 16, the Greenfield...
Muslim community leader throws out first pitch at Cubs game as team continues outreach
Annie Sweeney as "Muslim community leader throws out first pitch at Cubs game as team continues outreach" for Chicago Tribune Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune Some five months after racist and anti-Muslim emails from the Ricketts family patriarch...
Gaza’s Little Chef
Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman as "Gaza's little chef" for We Are Not Numbers We Are Not Numbers “I want to be one of the best chefs in the world,” says Mahmoud Abu Nada. That, despite the fact that he lives in the blockaded Gaza Strip, is just 12 years old and...
