Kaaba Gets New Kiswa as New Islamic Year 1447 Begins
During a religious ceremony at the Grand Mosque, workers changed the Kiswa (the black silk cloth that covers the Sacred Kaaba in Makkah) to mark the beginning of the new Islamic year 1447 Hijri. The 2025 Kaaba’s Kiswa weights around 1415 kilograms...
Mo Farah ‘heartbroken’ to see escalating impact of climate change on children in Somalia
Save the Children Ambassador Sir Mo Farah travelled to his birthplace, Somaliland with Save the Children to see first-hand, the devastating toll of climate change and malnutrition on children and families on 29 May, 2024 [Mustafa Saeed / Save the...
State Rep. Ryan Clancy takes courageous stance for Palestinians
Rep. Ryan Clancy (D-Milwaukee) frequently speaks out against the Israeli military bombing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. He championed ceasefire resolutions in the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors and in the Wisconsin Assembly.Rep. Ryan Clancy...
When Is the New Hijri Year 1446?
With global Muslims now in full anticipation, the Islamic New Year is expected to start on Sunday, July 7, according to astronomical calculations. “The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on July 5, 2024 (Friday) at 22:57 UT,” moonsighting.com reported....
For Palestinian cooks in the U.S., highlighting the importance of olives is a matter of cultural survival
TURMUS AYYA, OCCUPIED WEST BANK -- DECEMBER 1, 2023: Amal Abu Awad, 59, harvests olives by hand, on their family groves next to their home in Turmus Ayya, Occupied West Bank, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October, olive...
New artwork at Milwaukee’s Baird Center reflects family, identity and loss
Palestinian Janan Najeeb, activist and tireless advocate for justice in Palestine, stands in front of David Najib Kasir's paintings now a permanent installation in the Baird Center.Milwaukee’s Baird Center opened its new expansion in May, which features a...
Ida’s Legacy: How BIPOC journalists and publishers became the authority on truth and democracy
Designed by Lara WittSpringtime in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1892 should have been a time of rebirth and reconnection. The city was making history and welcoming more commerce with the grand opening of the Frisco Bridge. At the time, it was the longest bridge...
What’s next for the Uncommitted campaign?
SCREENSHOT FROM AN AL JAZEERA ENGLISH STORY ON A PROTEST AGAINST JOE BIDEN’S VISIT TO MICHIGAN ON FEBRUARY 2, 2024Primary season is coming to a close as we move closer to the presidential election.In recent months, thousands of voters have flocked to the...
MMWC board president Fatoumata Ceesay, M.D., jumps in
Photo by Kamal Moon Fatoumata Ceesay, M.D. (third from the right) poses with fellow MMWC board members at the 2023 gala. From left to right: Aishah Aslam, D.O.; Hana Alqam, Ph.D.; Sahar Kayata, M.D.; Janan Atta Najeeb; Soniya Yunus, J.D.; Hanadi BuAli,...
Palestinian artists launch global platform for resistance and creativity
THE REFUGEE CAMP #8 BY ALAA ALBABASome people might suppose that 2024 was a bad year for Ahmed Hmeedat to launch the Palestinian Artists Consortium. The new venture is a “virtual venue” to see art and meet artists in Palestine and, if one chooses, to buy...
