The artistry of MKE Balloons and the business of celebration
Photos credit: MKE Balloons From left to right, Sherife Hamdia and Merita Rexha grew their business quickly, learning from each event. They invested in their own balloon blower and environmentally-conscious balloons. A party is in good hands when MKE...
What is ICE and why it is so controversial in Wisconsin
As outrage over family separations at the southern US border continues to boil, protesters and even a number of Democratic politicians are increasingly calling for the abolition of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE. Those calls...
The real Muslim problem in Wisconsin is Islamophobia
There’s a common perception that Muslims pose a threat to the security of the U.S., but the real threat is to them. June 2018 was an especially bad month for the status of Muslims in America. First, we learned that a new study showed that many Americans...
Amanda Ali: A Muslim power building project that strengthen ties across faith and secular communities
“There’s no culture of self-improvement without the culture of self-reflection.” - The Definite Dozen quoted by Mohamed Taleb In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on President Trump’s Muslim Ban, young Muslim leaders from all over the country met for a four day...
Hummus: A flavorful dish with an ancient history
Hummus is one of the oldest prepared foods in the world. Its ingredients are some of the first to ever be propagated and are so widely available that variations claiming to be the first have been found throughout history ranging anywhere from...
IRC Book Review: Saints and Misfits
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. Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali, © 2017 - ISBN: 9781481499248 In Saints and...
Bestselling author Sabaa Tahir shared cultural inspirations for writing at Boswell event
“I am an American-raised, Pakistani-descended, British-born, Brown Muslim Immigrant Woman. And I have a NYT bestselling fantasy series. Because of you. Thank you.” - Sabaa Tahir, a recent Tweet to fans As part of her national book tour for A...
Hollywood blockbuster planned to feature female Muslim superhero “Ms Marvel”
When news circulated recently that Marvel was going to bring a Pakistani-American 16-year-old girl, Kamala Khan (aka Ms Marvel), into its much-loved cinema universe, I was pleased on a number of counts. I was pleased for myself, to now have a reference for...
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Muslim Ban legitimizes bigotry
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Trump administration’s Muslim ban. By doing so, the court has genuflected before a deeply bigoted president and has sacrificed constitutional freedoms in the process. It’s almost impossible to describe the mixture of...
Basimah Abdullah: On Faith, Race, and Education in Harambee
This interview is part of an ongoing editorial series. Each segment highlights a woman in the Wisconsin community. The stories are intended to share personal struggles, public achievements, and the social complexities with their Muslim identity....
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