‘Muslims of the World’ are changing the social dynamic in Milwaukee, one coffee shop at a time
Photos by Cherrie HansonAt Wisconsin's first MOTW location at 2859 W. Rawson Ave. in Franklin, Manager Nour Assad (left) and her uncle, Seif Assad, (right) want to make every customer feel welcome.In a city known for its bar culture, could the expansion of...
Muslim Americans face their Korematsu moment
There have been definitive moments in recent history that have vividly marked what it means to be Muslim in the US today. These are moments when state action, in full candor and force, reveals that the faith practiced by at least 3.5 million Americans and...
Zeidler Park hosts a celebration of community for 2018 World Refugee Day
Refugee awareness and local food came together over lunch at the Westown Farmers Market in downtown Milwaukee on June 20. The event marked eighteen years of globally recognizing World Refugee Day. The day of commemoration was established by the...
U.S. Supreme Court’s decision allowing Muslim Ban decried by advocacy organizations
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, decried the June 26 U.S. Supreme Court's decision announced this morning to allow the Muslim Ban 3.0 to remain in effect. In a 5-4...
Wellness class helps women refugees find relaxation and social connection
Arabic music boomed as 15 women refugees kicked off their shoes, took off their hijabs and let down their hair for an afternoon of dance, exercise and relaxation at the Aurora Walker’s Point Community Clinic. Saturday’s event was the first in a series of...
The Trials and Uncertainty of Being Undocumented in Milwaukee
Editor’s Note: Due to the sensitive and politically detrimental behavior of the Trump Administration's actions around all issues of immigration, the Wisconsin Muslim Journal has purposely withheld the identity of the individual who we interviewed. WMJ...
Wisconsin rallies to abolish ICE and halt the indefinite imprisonment of families
Hundreds of immigrant community members and supporters rallied outside the Milwaukee office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on July 21 to protest President Trump’s Executive Order regarding the indefinite imprisonment of families in...
The Muslim Ban: What the Supreme Court Decision could mean
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, several commentators wrote about the Court’s reasoning in that case and its possible implications for President Trump’s Muslim Ban—the legality of...
Salim Amin: Sharing the Ghosts of Africa in the images of Mohamed Amin
Salim Amin, the son and only child of Mohamed "Mo" Amin, undertook a journey of recollection and reflection into the life of the frequently absent, globe-trotting father he loved, revered, and feared. Focusing his camera lens across continents,...
Using the Photography of Chip Duncan and Mohamed Amin to inspire change
The Friends of the Charles Allis invited the public to a special panel discussion with two internationally acclaimed storytellers, African filmmaker Salim Amin and Milwaukee-based photographer and filmmaker Chip Duncan, about their mission to...
