Educators Union Rejects Anti-Defamation League, Cuts Ties
The National Education Association voted July 6 to cut all ties with the Anti-Defamation League. Photo: Calvin Knight The Anti-Defamation League has been a ubiquitous presence in U.S. schools for forty years, pushing curriculum, direct programming, and...
Milwaukee Streetcar opens new transportation option for Muslims working downtown
Milwaukee’s new $124 million streetcar started passenger service on November 3, and immediately began connecting people and neighborhoods on its opening weekend by adding another mode of public transit for the Muslim population who work downtown. The Hop...
First two Muslim women in Congress, a Somali refugee and a Palestinian immigrant
Ilhan Omar, a Somali refugee and Rashida Tlaib, a social worker born in Detroit to Palestinian immigrant parents, will increase the total number of Muslims in the House to three. A onetime Somali refugee and the daughter of Palestinian immigrants shared...
Naureen Akhter: An accidental career in politics
Naureen Akhter didn’t prepare for a career in politics. And then, the 2016 elections happened. Following the election of President Donald Trump, Akhter started a group to cater for Muslim Americans called Muslims For Progress, where they held voter...
#CallingAllMuslims effort makes local push to “Get Out the Vote” for midterm election
With the importance of the 2018 midterm elections as a referendum on the current state of politics and the direction of the country, the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition participated in the national phone banking effort on November 1 to remind voters...
What the “law of the land” means in a democracy for Muslim voters
Muslims must follow the law of the land wherever we live, regardless of whether it is ruled by Muslims or non-Muslims. Sharia scholars have told us this for centuries, because Muslims have lived as religious minorities since the beginning of Islam. Many...
Clothing company faces harsh backlash over racist message connecting niqab to lack of freedom
A brief advertisement entitled “freedom is basic,” starring influential Israeli model Bar Refaeli and released on October 29 by Hoodies, an Israeli apparel brand, is receiving resounding castigation for its racist, retrograde, and Islamophobic content. In...
Wisconsin among 17 states without Anti-Muslim candidates running for political office
Anti-Muslim campaigns have spread nationwide but the clear majority of them fail, according to a new report released on October 22 by Muslim Advocates. The group also found no examples of the rhetoric used in Wisconsin. Running on Hate: 2018 Pre-Election...
Study finds Republicans more likely to have negative view of Muslim Americans
Thinktank New America found 71% of Republicans surveyed said they don’t believe Islam is compatible with US values. While most non-Muslims in the US are accepting of Muslim Americans, Republicans are far more likely to have potentially negative views about...
Samba Baldeh: From Gambian immigrant to Common Council President of Madison
Samba Baldeh has never been easily deterred, he followed his curiosity from Africa to Madison and the City Council presidency. Subsistence farming was the dominant way of life in the small village where he was raised, but at a young age, Baldeh decided he...
