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...
Milwaukee’s forgotten immigrants from 1890s built early Arabic-speaking community
MILWAUKEE’S FORGOTTEN IMMIGRANTS FROM 1890s BUILT EARLY ARABIC-SPEAKING COMMUNITY Posted by Wisconsin Muslim Journal | Jun 8, 2018 As the Assistant Archivist for the Milwaukee County Historical Society (MCHS), Steve Schaffer gets many requests from...
Mequon’s Nabeel Quryshi selected as one of the 2018 Presidential Scholars from Wisconsin
State Superintendent Tony Evers recently congratulated five Wisconsin students who were named 2018 Presidential Scholars. Along with Nabeel J. Quryshi from the University School of Milwaukee in Mequon, two of the state’s original 15 semifinalists were...
IRC Book Review: Victoria and Abdul
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. Victoria and Abdul by Shrabani Basu, © 2010 - ISBN: 9780525434412 Written...
Milwaukee renames street to honor Hayat Pharmacy’s legendary Dr. Carter
The City of Milwaukee celebrated the lifelong service of Dr. Lester L. Carter, Jr., for his pioneering and community service as a pharmacist, with an honorary street name dedicated on May 18. Dr. Carter was one of the first African-American...
Hayat Pharmacy protects health and environment with medication disposal boxes
During the recent National Prevention Week, Hayat Pharmacy announced that it would be the first pharmacy chain in the Milwaukee area to place drop boxes for unused medicines at each of its locations. National Prevention Week is an annual health observance dedicated to...
IRC Book Review: Amina’s Voice
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. Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan, © 2017 - ISBN: 9781481492065 What is it like to...
Local artists share feelings about their creative craft and Muslim identity
UW-Milwaukee held a panel discussion about artists and their Muslim identity on May 2, as part of its ongoing Muslim Milwaukee Project. The event, “Arts and Belonging among Muslims in Milwaukee,” generated an important discussion about the...
Childhood experience in war-torn Iran shapes Shabnam Lotfi’s bid for State Assembly seat
Madison attorney Shabnam Lotfi recently announced that she is running for the Wisconsin State Assembly seat being vacated by retiring State Representative Terese Berceau in the Democratic primary set for August 14. The 77th District comprises the near west...
Politicians exploit extremist hate on Facebook to push anti-Muslim agenda
In early May, Facebook made a rather strange and disturbing set of announcements. In response to concerns raised by several civil rights organizations about hate groups using their platform to harass and at times, to threaten Black, Muslim, Arab, and other...
