Mamdani’s win signifies hope and a political voice for Muslim Americans
Zohran Mamdani greets a supporter at his election night watch party in Long Island City on 25 June. Photograph: David Dee Delgado/ReutersZohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor has a group of Pakistani American aunties and...
Tippecanoe library branch hosts a celebration of Arabic culture
In celebration of El día de los niños, el día de los libros (Children’s Day, Book Day) and its focus on diversity, the Tippecanoe Branch of the Milwaukee Public Library hosted a free Arabic culture event for local residents. Librarians at the location...
Authentic Syrian restaurant proposed for historic building on South side of Milwaukee
Mohammed Hani Sawah plans to renovate a 96 year old building located at 3060-62 S. 13th Street, and open a Middle Eastern deli. The new dinning spot would breath new life into the vacant building, which the City of Milwaukee has held since obtaining in...
IRC Book Review: A Small Fortune
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. A Small Fortune by Rosie Dastgir, © 2012 – ISBN: 9781594488108 What would...
Moviegoers experience cultural dialogues during the Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival
The 4th Annual Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival finished a successful run of screenings on May 7, and brought both a cinematic and social experience to hundreds of local residents. The goal of the film festival has been to use films as a platform to hold...
Film Festival Highlights and the many stories about Muslims
Milwaukee is known for its variety of ethnic events, and is one of the only cities in America to host a Muslim Film Festival. Over the past four years it has paved a way for award-winning motion pictures to be discovered by a local audience, while offering...
Arranged: Discovering common ground for women in the value of dignity
A diverse group of five dynamic women, all from different faith and cultural backgrounds, participated in a panel discussion after the movie "Arranged" was screened at this year’s Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival on May 7. The movie told the story of...
A rare and up-close look at the first night of Taraweeh in Wisconsin
Muslims around the world and in Wisconsin began fasting for the month of Ramadan, which began this year on May 15. The ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, Ramadan moves up by ten days every year. Over the course of a normal lifetime an individual...
Wisconsin Churches show support for Muslim Neighbors during Ramadan
In an effort to express its faith commitment to love thy neighbor, the Wisconsin Council of Churches reached out to its Muslim neighbors with a message of solidarity, and respect for the holy season of Ramadan. Ramadan began at sunset on Tuesday, May 15...
Marquette professor pushes scholars to educate against Islamophobia in the Age of Trump
As Donald Trump enters the second year of his four-year term as a president, many began unpacking their initial impressions of his unexpected victory and controversial administration. One of them is Louise Cainkar, a sociologist and associate professor of...
