Scenes from the end of Zionism: Reflections on the Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress in Vienna
A billboard outside the first Jewish Anti-Zionist Conference, which was held June 13-15, 2025, in Vienna, Austria. (Photo: Daniel Friedman) The decision to hold the first Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress in Vienna was significant for historical reasons – being...
Muslim Gatekeepers Look After Synagogue
Three generations of Muslim have been the gatekeepers in charge of looking after and maintaining three synagogues in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. The Beth El synagogue built in 1856 and the bigger Magen David synagogue built in 1884 on the adjacent...
IRC Book Review: Parent-Child Relations: A Guide To Raising Children
Elise Bellin, MLIS is the IRC Librarian and this book review is part of an ongoing series that focuses on a range of books within the IRC collection as a service to the community. Parent-Child Relations: A Guide To Raising Children by Hisham Altalib,...
Syed Abbas, Frontrunner for Madison City Council
Syed Abbas and Diane Farsetta, both non-partisan candidates, will face off on April 2nd after advancing from the Spring Primary election for Madison City Council, District 12. Abbas shares his vision: I have always had a passion to serve my community....
Dr. Nat Godley: Empowering Women, One Student at a Time
"As a white man who values cultural diversity, I want to be involved in a pedagogy that empowers people that may otherwise be dis-empowered." -Dr. Nat Godley Dr. Nat Godley remembers arriving at Alverno College in the summer of 2011, the same time the...
Ma’ruf opens youth center to serve North Side community
For years, an ACE hardware store sat on the corner of 2110 W. Hampton in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. When the owner looked to sell the building in 2017, proposals began flowing in. The problem was that all the proposals were for liquor stores or...
La Crosse business targeted with racist graffiti at Muslim owner
A taxi company in La Crosse was the target of racist graffiti recently. The slur, used as a derogatory way to describe people of Middle Eastern descent, was found on the garage of Bullet Cab with the owner's name. The perpetrator spray painted “Sand...
Refugee resettlements in Wisconsin plunge to lowest level in a decade
Fewer refugees found a new home in Wisconsin in 2018 than any other year in a decade, despite the number of displaced people around the world reaching unprecedented levels. That’s according to data published by the U.S. State Department's Refugee...
Hoops and Hijabs: Salam School’s basketball Stars reshape social perceptions about girls in sports
The sports program at Milwaukee’s Salam School began the season in relative obscurity, but over the past few months has captured national media attention for its all-Muslim varsity girls’ basketball team. For its second to last match of the season, against...
New rule change for female boxing uniform allows Muslim women to wear hijabs
Female boxers will now be permitted to wear sport hijabs at major International Boxing Association (AIBA) events under a rule change passed by the governing body's Executive Committee. In a statement released following the latest Executive Committee...
