MPD and Muslim civic organization launch communication amidst public outcry against police chief’s training in Israel
Screenshots by WMJ via @klettocracy Milwaukee police officers and MPD Chief Jeffrey Norman sit on the front row during a public meeting last month before the Police and Fire Commission dominated by comments about Norman's 2025 counter terrorism training...
IRC Book Review: Arabic Stories For Language Learners
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. Arabic Stories For Language Learners: Traditional Middle...
Film follows ‘honest struggle’ of formerly incarcerated Muslims reentering society
Aysha Khan as "Film follows 'honest struggle' of formerly incarcerated Muslims reentering society" for Religion News Service Green ReEntry housemates pray together in the film 'The Honest Struggle.' Photo courtesy of 'The Honest Struggle' Darrell Davis was...
Omar Reda, M.D. Addresses Refugee Trauma in Series of Milwaukee Workshops
In North American media, Muslims are primarily visible as deliverers of trauma through acts of terrorism. But many of the 70 million refugees worldwide who have flooded camps in Turkey, Jordan, and Bangladesh fleeing violence in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and...
The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
The Associated Press as "The man behind China's detention of 1 million Muslims" for The Associated Press The Associated Press After bloody race riots rocked China’s far west a decade ago, the ruling Communist Party turned to a rare figure in their ranks to...
The Feeling of Being Watched: Surveillance in a US-Arab Community
Al Jazeera as "The Feeling of Being Watched: Surveillance in a US-Arab Community" for Al Jazeera The Feeling of Being Watched Assia Boundaoui remembers waking up at 3am as a teenager to see two men installing something on a telephone pole outside her home....
IRC Book Review: Progressive Muslims on Justice, Gender and Pluralism
Mirianne Marcich, a volunteer at 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. Progressive Muslims on Justice, Gender and Pluralism...
Underground Muslim Artists Exhibition Packs WPCA
Mouna Photography for Wisconsin Muslim Journal The corner of South Fifth at Walker Street is quiet, but inside the cream-city-brick, storefront building at 839, the Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, all three galleries are buzzing with the artists...
Jewish, Muslim youths in Modesto build understanding, friendships and picnic tables
Deke Farrow as "Jewish, Muslim youths in Modesto build understanding, friendships and picnic tables" for The Modesto Bee Deke Farrow The steel picnic tables, attractive and sturdy, really are just a plus. Congregation Beth Shalom board President Doug...
Tables Across Borders Hosts Sold-out Dinners Featuring Refugee Chefs
Gregory León, co-owner of Amilinda, and Kai Gardner Mishlove, founder and organizer of Tables Across Borders Mouna Photography for Wisconsin Muslim Journal Amilinda, a Portuguese-Spanish-inspired restaurant on East Wisconsin Avenue, isn’t usually open...
