Denying the genocides of the past enables those who carry out the genocides of today
An Armenian cemetery in Üsküdar, on the Asian side of Istanbul. Like Jewish cemeteries across Central and Eastern Europe, many Armenian cemeteries in Turkey have been left neglected or destroyed. (Photo: John Klopotowski)Two Junes ago, I spent my birthday...
Muhammed Muheisen: ‘Bearing Witness’ in the Netherlands
The Hague, The NetherlandsJuly 2024 The extraordinary photo exhibition ‘Bearing Witness’ is currently on display in The Hague. Bearing Witness is a collection of unique pictures taken by world-renowned photojournalists and changemakers: Muhammed Muheisen,...
Real Estate Broker Ahmed Abubaker’s insights for Milwaukee homebuyers
Photo by Bissan AbubakerAhmed Abubaker, broker owner of AA Baker Realtors, observes that Milwaukee’s housing market is threatened by a significant increase of interest rates and supply not meeting demand.Navigating real estate in Wisconsin is more...
Photos: Gaza, abortion and migrant rights protests outside RNC in US
Protesters march near the Fiserv Forum during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention. [Alex Brandon/AP Photo] Hundreds of demonstrators have converged on downtown Milwaukee to protest at the Republican National Convention (RNC), saying...
Mosques Encouraged to Go Green
Masjid Al Qur’an Imam Hafiz Muhammad ShafiqGod has appointed humanity as trustees of Earth. Unfortunately, humanity’s increasing footprint is causing unprecedented resource depletion and environmental degradation. Our fossil fuel consumption is rising,...
WMCA endorses Rep. Ryan Clancy and his bottom-up politics
Photo by Barbara Miner Ryan Clancy (center) protested in 2018 in front of U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan's Racine Office to call for a "clean" Dream Act, an act to protect undocumented children who grew up in the U.S., brought by undocumented...
These Muslim Women Scale Africa’s Highest Mountain to Raise Funds for Orphanage
A group of women from Blackburn successfully climbed Mount Toubkal, North Africa’s highest peak at 4,167 meters, to raise funds for local orphanages.Organized by Z’s Defence Academy and led by Zaynab “Zee” Jogi, the all-female team endured a strenuous...
Middle East and African economies have most to gain if world goes green, study finds
People cool off in the water near the port of Basra during a heatwave in Iraq, one of the countries that could face an economic hit due to climate change. AFPVictory in the fight against climate change would give the Middle East and Africa the biggest...
Journey of a lifetime: Ahmed Chattha shares his call to Hajj
Photos courtesy of Ahmed ChatthaAhmed Chattha's view at the ascent of Mount Arafat, considered the most important part of the Hajj pilgrimage.Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, that able Muslims are required to take once in their life, took...
Adidas Bridges Faith and Fitness with New Thobe Line
Adidas has launched a groundbreaking new line of thobes, the traditional Islamic ankle-length robe, in collaboration with French-Malian photographer Emile Samory-Fofana. This unexpected partnership seeks to explore the intricate relationship between...
