Palestinian author/filmmaker brings “It Could Have Been Me,” a children’s story about Gaza, to Milwaukee
Photos and stills courtesy of Lina AbdulkarimLina Abdulkarim’s first book, It Could Have Been Me, was among 20 books worldwide to be longlisted for the Middle East Monitor’s 2025 Palestine Book Awards.Ask children’s author and filmmaker Lina Abdulkarim...
IRC Book Review: One Thousand Roads to Mecca
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. IRC Book Review: One Thousand Roads to Mecca by Michael Wolfe, © 1997 ISBN:...
Muslim fashion show to explore the diversity of Islamic style
A major exhibition exploring the diverse dress codes of Muslims, and the first of its kind dedicated to displaying Islamic culture within a fashion context, is set open in San Francisco this month. From the launch of Vogue Arabia to Uniqlo and Dolce &...
Students share stories of culture shock as strangers in a strange land
Arts @ Large featured a special series of performances for a new stage play that highlighted voices from the immigrant community in Milwaukee. Prompted by social unrest in their homeland and their family’s desire for new opportunities in a peaceful land,...
IRC Book Review: Salam Alaikum, A Message of Peace
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. Salam Alaikum: A Message of Peace words by Harris J, pictures by Ward...
National Muslim Voter Registration Day brings #MyMuslimVote campaign to area Mosques
The Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition, along with coordinated efforts from local volunteer groups, held a voter registration drive on August 24 as part of the National Muslim Voter Registration Day, a grassroots campaign to reach and register...
IRC Book Review: Yaffa and Fatima, Shalom, Salaam
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. Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam adapted by Fawzia Gilani-Williams,...
Muslim woman becomes first in Wisconsin to earn commercial driver’s license
Maysa Abu Khdair is the first Arab woman to get a Commercial Drivers License in Wisconsin. She has been living in the United States for 14 years and is currently completing her final year of study at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) where she will...
Milwaukee celebrates Eid Al-Adha with a morning community prayer
Local Muslims with ethnic backgrounds connected to counties all over the world, including America’s home soil, gathered by the thousands on August 21 at the Wisconsin Center to worship together for Eid Al-Adha. Eid Al-Adha is one of Islam’s most...
IRC Book Review: My Halal Kitchen
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. My Halal Kitchen by Yvonne Maffei, © 2016 ISBN: 9781572841741 Finding good...
