Book Review: AIPAC on steroids
Workers put the finishing touches on the stage at the annual American Israel Public Affairs Conference in Washington in March 2015. (Photo: Pete Marovich/European Pressphoto Agency)ISRAEL’S LOBBYAmerican in the Grip of a Foreign PowerBy Eli Clifton and Ian...
How Ottoman culinary traditions continue to shape Ramadan meals across South Asia
As the call to prayer softens the edges of dusk, kitchens across South Asia begin their quiet transformation. Dough rises beneath muslin cloths, milk simmers into silk, and dates are deseeded, split open with care. Hundreds of miles away, in the shadow of...
Near-blind Rohingya refugee dies after US agents left him far from home
An undated photograph of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, provided by his family [File/Handout : Nurul Amin Shah Alam's family via Reuters]A nearly blind Rohingya refugee from Myanmar has been found dead in Buffalo, New York, days after the United States Border...
The Hakim Family: A foundational stone in Milwaukee’s Muslim community
Photos courtesy of the Hakim/Clark family Four generations of women related to Sr. Hadrat Hakim and Br. Jalil Abdul Hakim, perhaps Milwaukee’s first Muslim couple, celebrate a Mother’s Day event. Adults (front row, center left in blue) Lathita Ahmad,...
Three Paths, One Horizon
(Left to right) Imam Warith Deen Mohammed, Imam Jamil Al-Amin, and Malcolm XThe story of Islam in America is often told in fragments – moments of protest and prayer, of awakening and struggle, of communities finding themselves while trying to be fully seen...
Adopt a Convert This Ramadan: A Family Guide to Compassion
During the month of Ramadan, many families seek meaningful ways to increase their good deeds and enrich their worship. Ramadan was prescribed as a means of attaining God-consciousness through fasting, a practice observed by faith communities before us. ...
Navigating end-of-life decisions with Islamic ethics
Photos by Sandra WhiteheadMedical College of Wisconsin Professor Aasim I. Padela, M.D., founder and president of the Initiative on Islam and Medicine, discussed Islamic bioethics during a January workshop on end-of-life decisions at the Islamic Society of...
‘A mission of mine’: during Ramadan, Sudanese food is a reminder of what is at stake in a time of war
Heightened tastes … Orghum and sweetcorn mixed with mixed nut pastes, garnished with raisins, crushed nuts, honey, and hibiscus sugar chunks. Photograph: Ala kheirToday starts the first week of Ramadan, and I have the great pleasure of digging into The...
Amid destruction, loss, Gaza clings to Ramadan traditions with resilience
A sand sculpture bearing the message 'Welcome, Ramadan' stands along a Khan Younis beach on the eve of the Muslim holy month. The artwork was created by Yazeed Abu Jarad, a Palestinian artist who fled his home in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, in the...
Wisconsin lawmakers propose repeal of Walker-era ban on boycotting Israel
Wisconsin Rep. Francesca Hong (D-Madison) authored legislation to repeal Wisconsin’s anti-BDS law that has banned boycotts against Israel by companies and individuals doing business with state government and institutions for almost a decade.For almost a...
