Eco-Islam: How Green Muslims Put Faith In Sustainability
Ecologist, environmental educator, and the founder and director of Wisconsin Green Muslims, Huda Alkaff, has advocated for environmental justice in Wisconsin and nationwide for more than two decades. Islam offers powerful guidance for enviromental...
Democratic National Convention Faces Backlash for Excluding Pro-Palestinian Speakers on Gaza Crisis
The exclusion of pro-Palestinian voices at the DNC has raised serious questions about the Democratic Party's commitment to inclusivity and its handling of the Israel-Palestine issue. The Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago faced a major...
Al Watan Dabke Group stomps their feet for Palestinian resistance
Photo courtesy of Khaled Hamed Current Al Watan troupe, from left to right, Khaled Hamed, Ahmad Ahmad, Zain Jaber (in the back), Sumbol Jaraba, Karim Jaber, Hamza Jaber, Qatada Banifadel, Amir Hamed, Saif Ahmad and Obada Aljabali. Members not shown: Jowad...
Unburdened by Palestine: Shedding Black liberalism for anti-imperialism
ON DECEMBER 17, 1951, PAUL ROBESON AND WILLIAM PATTERSON SUBMITTED A PETITION FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS CONGRESS TO THE UNITED NATIONS. TITLED, “WE CHARGE GENOCIDE: THE CRIME OF GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE NEGRO PEOPLE,” THE BOOK-LENGTH PETITION DOCUMENTED HUNDREDS...
The Case For An Institutional Approach To Faith In The Era of Religious Internet Influencers
In today’s digital age, we are confronted with a paradox on multiple levels; while online platforms are saturated with religious content, the souls of many believers remain empty. This phenomenon has also become pronounced within Muslim communities, where...
“Our House is Your House” is the motto at Qahwah House in Oak Creek’s Drexel Town Square
Photos by Kamal Moon The Qahwah House team, from left to right, Amira Hamdan, Maya Hamdan, Jenna Hamdan, Tina Conley, Dawlat Abdullah, Afnan Hamdan, Leiann Hamdan and Nariman Hamdan. The alluring taste of authentic Yemeni coffee comes in a warm, inviting...
‘An island of freedom’: Inside the secret beauty salons of Afghanistan
A customer at a secret beauty salon in Kabul receives a manicure [Al Jazeera]Kabul, Afghanistan – In an apartment near a Taliban headquarters, a young woman is discreetly moving about. Breshna* is 24 years old. Today, as on every day for the past year, her...
The Cost of Trying to Make Palestinian Lives Matter in the Newsroom
Protesters gather outside of the New York Times building on December 11, 2023, to protest the newspaper’s Gaza coverage (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)In the heart of Gaza’s ruins, local Palestinian journalists are enduring the unimaginable toll of a...
Milwaukee’s Sudanese shout in the dark
A small but devoted group of members of Milwaukee's Sudanese community created MKE4Sudan (Milwaukee for Sudan) six months ago to raise awareness of the crisis in Sudan. Sudan is 15 months into what the United Nations called this week in a press release...
Sudanese communities take up arms as the army fails to protect civilians
Members of Sudan's armed forces take part in a military parade held on Army Day in Gedaref, 14 August 2024 (AFP)Forces (RSF), which has been clashing with the Sudanese army since hostilities erupted between the former allies in April of last year.As the...
