Situating Columbus in the Islamic World: A Forgotten Voyage of Conquest
Every October, as debates swirl around the legacy of Christopher Columbus, the focus often centers on his brutality toward Indigenous peoples and the colonial violence he unleashed. Yet another dimension of his voyages remains largely obscured: Columbus’s...
IRC Book Review: Black Mecca, The African Muslims of Harlem
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. Black Mecca: The African Muslims of Harlem by Zain Abdullah, © 2010 - ISBN:...
The lasting damage and lessons from the Iraq War after 15 years
Javier Solana Javier Solana was EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary-General of NATO, and Foreign Minister of Spain. He is currently President of the ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics, Distinguished Fellow at the...
Azmi Alaeddin: The interconnected bonds of food and family
Aladdin is a transliteration for Alāʾ Ad-Dīn, meaning “holder of the faith” and the family name of Azmi Alaeddin (Ala ed-din). For the longtime Milwaukee resident, his Palestinian ties are interwoven with his life and work, combining a deep sense of duty...
IRC DVD Review: Prince Among Slaves
Slavery is a hot-button topic, even today. It is an open wound affecting all sides so that none are left unscathed. Suffering greatly of course, are the African Americans who took the brunt
A history of translations for Qur’ans in English
Jack Miles Originally published on Los Angeles Review of Books as A Roadmap to Qur’ans in English Bruce B. Lawrence, professor emeritus of the Duke University Islamic Studies Center, is the author of The Qur’an: A Biography (2006), published as part of the Atlantic...
Muslim travelers find comfortable space for prayers in Mitchell Airport’s Meditation Room
General Mitchell International Airport opened its meditation room in November 2017 as a designated space for private contemplation, prayer, and public worship for travelers of all faiths. Along with the rise of air travel in the Twentieth Century, chapels...
Second annual Muslim Women’s Day on March 27 continues to promote positive images
Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications, and MuslimGirl.com, the largest Muslim women's online platform in the United States, continued its content partnership designed to change the misrepresentation of Muslim women in marketing and...
Inside Masjid-e Haji Piyada: Uncovering the mysteries of Afghanistan’s ancient Nine Domes Mosque
Agence France-Presse (AFP) Farshad Usyan In the white dusty plains of northern Afghanistan, archaeologists are seeking to unravel the secrets of one of the oldest mosques in the world, whose structure is still standing after a thousand years of...
Salam School seniors organized annual Student Convention for 8th year
Hundreds of middle and high school students attending Milwaukee’s Salam school participated in its annual Student Convention on February 24. The senior class has organized the school program annually since 2010, with all arrangements and planning done by the...
