Statewide campaign aims to end Illinois’ investment in Israel
Activists protest outside of the Illinois State Board of Investment in Chicago on June 20, 2025. (Photo: Paul Goyette)Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs has been investing in Israel for nearly a decade. Since becoming the sole fiduciary of the...
Thomas Jefferson and Islam as an American religion
After last year’s deliberate break with tradition, President Donald Trump has resumed the iftar dinner – the sundown meal during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. An estimated 3.3 million American Muslims celebrate Ramadan. The month of Ramadan marks...
A celebration of Eid al-Fitr in prayers, family, and fellowship
Thousands of faithful families navigated rain and downtown traffic to attend the Islamic Society of Milwaukee’s Community Eid Al-Fitr Prayer on June 15 at the Wisconsin Center. Muslims around the world gathered for the end of the holy month of...
Wisconsin’s Dr. Adel Korkor runs 37th consecutive 5K to raise awareness for mental health
Dr. Adel Korkor, a nephrologist from Wisconsin, ran his 37th consecutive 5K in his 37th state on June 8 at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, to raise awareness for mental health. The Five Fifty Fifty Run/Walk Series for Mental Health launched on May 5 in Honolulu, Hawaii....
IRC Book Review: Muslim Fashion
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. Muslim Fashion by Reina Lewis, © 2015 - ISBN: 9780822359340 How you present...
The insult of inviting a warmonger to visit Milwaukee’s War Memorial
The Rotary Club of Milwaukee partnered with the Milwaukee Jewish Federation to bring Ron Dermer, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, to the Milwaukee County War Memorial on June 5 as a keynote speaker. The event sparked local controversy over Israeli...
Islamic Studies course from Madina Institute coming to Milwaukee
Al Quran Foundation, a local Muslim organization in Milwaukee, recently announced its affiliation with the Madina Institute of Atlanta, Georgia, to provide a part-time course in Islamic Studies. Set to begin in September 2018, the course will be the first...
The Muslim heroes who saved Europe from defeat during the First World War
Engraved with Islamic inscriptions, the headstones of 576 Muslim soldiers stand in ranks facing Mecca at Notre Dame de Lorette, the biggest of France’s many war cemeteries. Each one is also inscribed with the words “Mort Pour La France” – died for France –...
Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities share their perspectives of Mary, mother of Jesus
Organized by the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee’s Committee for interfaith Understanding, the May 9 event was held at St. Mary Catholic Faith Community in Hales Corners. The presentation of “Mary, Mother of Jesus: Jewish, Christian,...
Bike Day brings South Side residents together for community health
Yazmin Ramos, a South Side resident, smiles proudly at her two daughters, ages 5 and 10, as they clutch the handlebars of their matching new bicycles. Wearing a black shiny helmet, Alejandro Gespaida, 10, cruises down a path in Kosciuszko Park on his new...
