Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival talkbacks: Chat with experts, eye witnesses and more
The historic Oriental Theatre's marquee displays the 10th annual Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival, running Thursday, Oct. 2 - Sunday, Oct. 5. At the Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival, when a movie ends, the talkback begins. As the credits roll, an individual or...
How American media incited genocide
New York Times newspapers are being printed at the New York Times College Point Printing Plant in Queens, New York City on May 30, 2024 [File: Reuters/Stephani Spindel]Despite the US government’s incessant claims that it is working to secure a ceasefire,...
Wisconsin’s first Muslim women’s badminton club grows community of sisters
Photos by Mouna Photography ISM-West's Women's Badminton Club: (First row, left to right), Maimoma Ahmad, Mehwish Adrian, Sabahat Sharwani, Rabia Latif, Romeena Koreishy, Sadia Aman, Rifat Khan, Gazala Sajjad, Sadia Ansari and Masrat Allaqaband, all of...
The Islamic Arts Festival
The festival attracts both Muslims and those belonging to other faithsThe Islamic Arts Festival, a unique and unparalleled celebration, stands as the largest and oldest of its kind in the U.S. Drawing in visitors and artists from all corners of the...
In Philadelphia, a Muslim hub, presidential election feels to many like no choice at all
People attend the Philly Halal Food Festival on Sept. 21, 2024, in Phoenixville, Pa. (Photo by Rhonda Roumani)PHILADELPHIA (RNS) — Reuben Harley, more commonly known as Big Rube, owner of Chef Big Rube’s Kitchen in northwest Philadelphia, was tending to...
Khan Aseya restaurant welcomes neighborhood into ‘Mom’s Kitchen’ for Burmese cuisine
Photo by Cherrie Hanson The name "Mom's Kitchen" honors the family's matriarch and the welcoming energy of a family owned restaurant. Aseya Rashid (center) with her friend Nacimah Be (left) and grandson, Mohamed Khizir. Established in the heart of...
The Choice this Election is between Corporate and Oligarchic Power
The choice in the elections is between corporate and oligarchic power. Corporate power needs stability and a technocratic government. Oligarchic power thrives on chaos and, as Steve Bannon says, the “deconstruction of the administrative state.” Neither are...
It was only their machines: on Yahya Sinwar’s last stand
Yahya Sinwar at a rally in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, May 30, 2021. (Photo: Ashraf Amra/APA Images)When the Israeli soldiers believed they had found Yahya Sinwar’s body lying before them, they rushed to release the photos. Here, at last, was...
Green champion Huda Alkaff to speak at Muslim Women’s Coalition’s Networking Brunch
Photos courtesy of Wisconsin Green MuslimsWisconsin Green Muslims founder Huda Alkaff will speak about the connections between faith and environmental stewardship at the Muslim Women's Coalition's Oct. 25 networking brunch at the Islamic Resource Center in...
Honoring Excellence: The 2024 Nobel Prize Laureates and Their Transformative Contributions to Humanity
The Nobel Prize, established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, continues to be one of the most prestigious accolades in the world, recognizing outstanding achievements across six categories: Peace, Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine,...
