Mennonite Action Madison speaks out against Christian Nationalism and U.S. policy in Palestine
Photos courtesy of J. Denny Weaver In March, Mennonite Action held a “Week of Action” where 1,400 pairs of children's shoes, paper birds and non-perishable food items were piled in front of a governmental office. From left to right, Janice Bauman, J. Denny...
IRC Book Review: The Islamic Jesus
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. The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims...
Steady growth for Muslim tourism industry brings profit and problems
Islamic Travels and Tours is a boutique agency tailored to attend to the complete needs of the Muslim traveler in South Africa. In addition to organizing shark cage dives, whale watches, and bungee jumps, it will plan honeymoons for Muslim couples, arrange...
Bringing food and comfort to the hungry while connecting bridges across communities
Members of the Islamic Center of Milwaukee have been providing quarterly meals for the hungry and homeless of metro Milwaukee for the past fifteen years, and find the experience rewarding both personally and as an expression of faith. Referred to as...
Muslim prayer at St. Croix County board meeting stirs controversy with some residents
In St. Croix County, Wisconsin, residents are speaking out over the invitation of a local Islamic Society representative to deliver the opening invocation at the county’s board meeting. The county administrator asked for an invocation from the Muslim...
Gap back-to-school ads include girl wearing hijab in an effort to show inclusiveness
Clothing retailer Gap’s advertising campaign for its 2018 back to school fashion line has drawn widespread criticism for including a girl wearing hijab. The advertisement promotes its children’s line of clothing and has been spread through posters as well...
Anwar Sallumi: Using language between cultures and family generations
Anwar Sallumi immigrated to America in 2008 as a refugee fleeing to safety from the war in Iraq. With no extended family in the United States, Sallumi uprooted his immediate family from Baghdad to live with an American friend in Mauston, Wisconsin. Now,...
Wisconsin feels the impact from a national decline in refugee resettlement
Over the first sixth months of 2018, 221 refugees were resettled in Wisconsin. During the same period in 2017, that number was 443. In 2016, it was 778. Wisconsin isn't the biggest destination for refugee resettlement by far, but the multi-year decline in the state...
Michigan elects Rashida Tlaib as first Muslim woman to Congress
Former Michigan state lawmaker Rashida Tlaib has won the Democratic nomination to run unopposed for a House seat, setting her up to become the first Muslim woman elected to Congress. No Republicans or third-party candidates ran in Tuesday’s district 13 primary race,...
Reach Out and Read Program features culture relevant books for diverse Milwaukee children
Founded in 1989 with its first program at Boston City Hospital, now Boston Medical Center, Reach Out and Read has seen dramatic growth since 2001, with programs in all 50 states. Reach Out and Read partners with more than 5,800 sites and distributes 6.9...
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