Iran, Israel, USA and World War 3 by Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges joins Middle East Eye on UNAPOLOGETIC for a conversation on what the consequences could be if Israel draws the USA into a full-blown war with Iran. Hedges reflects on his years reporting from war zones, the cynical nihilism driving Netanyahu’s...
Nigel Oakes: Trump used Muslims the way Hitler used Jews
An interview transcript released on April 17 by the U.K. Parliament's Digital, Media, Culture and Sport Committee revealed that Nigel Oakes, CEO of Cambridge Analytica’s parent company SCL Group, compared the tactics used by President Trump in his 2016...
“Beirut” movie features every Hollywood stereotype about the Middle East
Jon Hamm’s latest movie “Beirut” was released in theaters nationwide on April 13. The movie, set in 1982, tells the story of a former U.S. diplomat who finds himself back in Beirut ten years after his family was killed there. His new mission is to save a...
Family of child with lead poisoning struggles with illness and complicity
Shu’aib Al-Mujaahid is a quiet child. The 5-year-old peeks out intermittently, through sunken eyes, from behind his mother, curious at the cameras that follow him. His older brothers Sulayman, 10, and Salahudeen, 12, filter water from the kitchen tap...
What adults can learn about the world from kids in a classroom
The third grade students at the University School of Milwaukee (USM) sat attentively on the classroom floor waiting for a presentation to learn about Muslims. The program was organized by Morgan Woods, one of the third grade teachers and an African...
Muslims among families still affected by systemic housing discrimination
Fifty years ago, the federal Fair Housing Act was signed into law. It represented a giant stride forward in our nation’s protection of basic civil rights, and it was paid for by the blood and sweat of tireless men and women who worked long and hard for it....
IRC Book Review: The Butterfly Mosque
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. The Butterfly Mosque by G Willow Wilson, © 2011 - ISBN: 9780802118875 The...
In their own words: A youth tour of African American Muslim History
On Sunday morning, February 11th, 2018 a group of 50 girls boarded a coach bus at 8:00am and headed to Chicago on a tour to visit some of the most historical sites in African American Muslim history. A focus of the history was about the Nation of Islam (NOI),...
Words of peace and reconciliation to bring light from darkness
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee held a celebration recently at St. Joseph Chapel, a musical prayer service produced to help recognize inclusivity and it included a prominent voice from the local Muslim community. The service consisted of readings and sung...
Public backlash cancels Anti-Muslim speaking tour planned for across Wisconsin
Former FBI agent and anti-Muslim activist John Guandolo had planned to speak in five Midwestern cities from April 5 to 9, but protests forced him to cancel all five events. The tour was organized by Guandolo's anti-Muslim hate group Understanding The...
