Scenes from the end of Zionism: Reflections on the Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress in Vienna
A billboard outside the first Jewish Anti-Zionist Conference, which was held June 13-15, 2025, in Vienna, Austria. (Photo: Daniel Friedman) The decision to hold the first Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress in Vienna was significant for historical reasons – being...
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...
An Islamic path for continuing Dr. King’s call to end injustice
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. On the 50th anniversary of that solemn day, the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee held a special gathering of remembrance at All Saints’ Cathedral. The program was led by...
Martin, Muhammad, and Modern America
April 4 was the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. One of my favorite courses to teach as a Professor of African Studies and World Religions at Manhattanville College is a seminar entitled “The Religious and...
Billionaire Robert Mercer backed secret group that exploited Facebook with anti-Muslim political ads
As the final weeks of the 2016 elections ticked down, voters in swing states like Nevada and North Carolina began seeing eerie promotional travel ads as they scrolled through their Facebook feeds or clicked through Google sites. In one, a woman with a...
Muslim immigrants and the 50 year impact of fair housing in Wisconsin
The Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association and the Wisconsin Association of African-American Lawyers commemorated the 50th anniversary of the fair housing marches and the passage of the Fair Housing Act on March 14 at the U.S. Courthouse and Federal...
Journalists and bloggers to be monitored under Trump administration plan
U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesman Tyler Q. Houlton dismisses "tinfoil hat wearing" reporters who question the government's motives in an official tweet. The DHS is looking to compile a database of journalists, bloggers and social media...
Press group condemns killing of Palestinian photojournalist reporting in Gaza
The photographer Yaser Murtaja was shot in the chest by the Israeli army, and four additional journalists were injured by live fire on April 6. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the actions by Israeli troops, in which Palestinian journalist Yaser...
