Trial to consider Trump’s ‘ideological-deportation policy’ targeting pro-Palestinian students
Supporters of Mahmoud Khalil join him in a demonstration outside Columbia University in New York on 22 June 2025. Photograph: Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty ImagesA lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s effort to deport foreign students over...
Muslim organizations in Milwaukee jointly condemn the synagogue attack in Pittsburgh
The Islamic Society of Milwaukee, the largest Muslim organization in the State of Wisconsin, and the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition send their thoughts and prayers and extend their support to our Jewish community members and partners in light of the...
Muslim groups join to raise funds for victims of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
The Muslim-American community has raised tens of thousands of dollars in a crowdfunding effort to help the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that left at least 11 people dead and six wounded. The campaign, which is hosted by Muslim crowdfunding...
Pittsburgh shooting suspect raged against Jews and Muslims on alt-right website
Robert Bowers appears to have used the platform Gab to accuse Jews of bringing ‘evil Muslims’ into US. The alleged gunman who reportedly shouted “all Jews must die” before opening fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday regularly posted antisemitic...
Sports Hijab is enabling Muslim girls to be more active while upholding beliefs
American Muslims are more visible than ever across the nation, which is quite ironic in the midst of a political climate trying to erase their existence and contributions in the Land of the Free. In recent years, we’ve seen comedian Hasan Minhaj rise to...
An illness that does not discriminate by culture, ethnicity, or faith
No matter what your ethnicity is, we are all human-beings and mental disorders are common. Individuals need to be more vocal if they feel like something is wrong. Bipolar syndrome can be diagnosed and the condition needs proper care with therapy. Walking...
Kashfia Rahman’s participation in “Science Fair” featured at Milwaukee Film Festival
Winner of the Sundance's "Festival Favorite Award,” the National Geographic documentary follows the lives of nine brilliant and dedicated high school students from 78 countries, as they participate in the International Science and Engineering Fair. The...
New film explores the life and legacy of Nobel laureate Muhammad Abdus Salam
The film "Salam: The First ****** Nobel Laureate" begins and ends with a gravestone in a quiet mass cemetery in Pakistan. We see the deceased’s name: “Professor Muhammad Abdus Salam,” followed by his birth and death dates, 1926 and 1996, and a puzzling...
The new Islamophobia looks like the old McCarthyism
These days, our global political alliances seem to shift with remarkable rapidity, as if we were actually living in George Orwell’s "1984." Are we at war this month with Oceania? Or is it Eastasia? In that novel, the Party is able to erase history, sending...
Sayyid Sameer Ali: The ministry of social justice
As a hospice Chaplain, Sayyid Sameer Ali works extensively with people of other faiths, helping them cope with the conditions of hospice. As a Shia Imam, he is part of a new generation of Imams who are challenging notions within the Muslim community. In...
