Tuesday’s election: Muslim candidates run for Franklin and Madison alders
Abdirahman Siad (left) and Nabil Salous (right) run for Madison and Franklin city councils, respectively. In Tuesday’s election, Muslims are on the ballot for Wisconsin city council seats—Nabil Salous in Franklin and Abdirahman Siad in Madison. Two...
Myths, Methods, and Tips on Raising Multi-Lingual Children
My son is 4 years old.We live in Barcelona. He’s surrounded by Spanish and Catalan languages. My family, however, lives in Bosnia-Herzegovina, more than 1200 miles away. And yet, he speaks Bosnian as fluently as I do.How did I manage to teach him to speak...
Fadi Kattan’s new Toronto restaurant offers a welcome to Palestine
A sampling of dishes at Louf (Photo: Jack Dodson/©Louf restaurant) The Palestinians of Toronto and their friends have enthusiastically welcomed Louf, the newest venture of globe-trotting, Palestinian celebrity chef Fadi Kattan. Situated in a cute house on...
Attorney’s customized fellowship offers legal aid and resources for Muslim families
Photo by Cherrie Hanson Driven by the desire to help people, Caitlin Aladham, attorney with Legal Action of Wisconsin, provides legal representation for the Muslim community, and resources for navigating the U.S. legal system. Attorney Caitlin Aladham...
There is no evidence Hamas killed members of the Bibas family. Israel is using their death to manufacture consent for genocide.
A rally organized by the NY Hostages and Missing Families Forum, in front of the NY residence of António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, pleading for his help in releasing the Bibas family, on December 8, 2023. (Photo:...
REVIEW: Can humor be a form of resistance?
For decades, the Palestinian identity has been reduced to a grim narrative—one of displacement, destruction and dehumanization. In mainstream media, Palestine is often synonymous with tragedy, its people are depicted as either victims or villains, rarely...
Milwaukee’s First Melt n Dip: Two years of Sweet Success
Photos by Cherrie HansonFamily roadtrips to Chicago's Melt n Dip location inspired Heba and Jafar Awadallah to open a Milwaukee location. They also cater private parties and operate a Melt n Dip food truck.There is no more ideal place to satisfy your sweet...
How to Create a Green and Eco-Friendly Mosque
Green buildings are designed and built with a more thoughtful, inclusive, holistic, and systems-based approach that takes long-term environmental and human impacts into consideration and offer a solution. They have been shown to reduce energy use by up to...
Black Muslims Redefining Media While Changing Narratives In Pop Culture
For decades, Black Muslims have been largely underrepresented—or misrepresented—in mainstream media and pop culture. Despite their deep historical presence in the United States, they have often been portrayed through negative stereotypes, if at all. ...
New Salam School math team shines in regional tournament
Salam School Math Team won 5th Place Feb. 1 in the MATHCOUNTS tournament at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Left to right: Safwaan Aqueel, Sabir Eisa, AbduRazakh Rahimullah, Bilal Khan, Tharduke Zubair, Okassh Amin, Saleh Fudeh, Malek Abduljalil,...
