Yale students launch hunger strike over school’s connection to Gaza assault
THE OLD CAMPUS COURTYARD OF YALE UNIVERSITY (WIKIMEDIA)Fourteen students at Yale University are on a hunger strike over the school’s connection to arms manufacturers currently supplying Israel with weaponry.The group sent Yale University Peter Salovey a...
World reacts to UNSC resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire
Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council on the day of a vote on a Gaza resolution [Andrew Kelly/Reuters] Many world leaders have welcomed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that...
There is nothing we can do about Israel other than everything
PROTESTERS DIRECTLY OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE GATES DURING THE NATIONAL MARCH ON WASHINGTON: FREE PALESTINE ON NOVEMBER 4, 2023. (PHOTO: LAURA ALBAST)The Israeli and U.S.-funded genocide of Palestinians has catalyzed a moment of global reckoning. This moment...
Dura Services finds observing Muslim priorities the key to success
Photos by Kamal MoonJamal Amro owns and operates Dura Services, 6001 S. 27th St., Greenfield, a respected full-service, tax, accounting and business services company.You might think Dura Services, , 6001 S. 27th St., Greenfield, a Muslim-owned and...
Ceasefire resolutions are building organizing power throughout the U.S.
WMJ Editor's note: On March 21 Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution calling for an immediate and permanent cease-fire in Israel and Gaza, prioritizing the immediate release of hostages and the delivery of humanitarian aid, including...
Opinion: Clean water is a basic human right. Yet many of us don’t have it.
Photo by Wes Tank of TankThinkEditors note: March 22nd is World Water DayWater is my teacher. It is a building block of living beings, a sacred gift and trust, pure and purifying, soothing, healing. It is a community where all droplets stick together,...
Anti-war protest vote campaign launches in Wisconsin
Photos by Kamal Moon Protesters at President Joe Biden’s visit to Milwaukee last week carried a 20-foot banner promoting the “Uninstructed Vote.” An anti-war protest vote campaign to bring a ceasefire in Gaza launches today in Wisconsin. On the first day...
‘Authorities fear us’: Syrian women activists vow to continue revolting no matter the consequences
On the 13th anniversary of the Syrian revolution, just days after IWD, Syrian women describe how their activism has shaped the landscape of their society. “We’ve broken the barrier of fear… we’re not afraid anymore,” Syrian women activists say, as they...
The last American war
US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AT THE JEDDAH SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT (GCC+3) IN SAUDI ARABIA’S RED SEA COASTAL CITY OF JEDDAH ON JULY 16, 2022. (PHOTO: SAUDI PRESS AGENCY)These are difficult times. Day after day, a shocking genocide is unfolding before the...
Will Milwaukee County call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza?
Milwaukee County Sup. Ryan Clancy (District 4), in a statement supporting his resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza where he said a U.S.-funded genocide is taking place, wrote: “The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors cannot remain silent or impartial any...
