From Mission to Daily Practice
Birds and animals, like us, experience similar biological processes. There is hardly a difference between a human being and other animals.They are born, we are bornThey eat and drink, so do weThey grow up, we grow upThey become sick, so do weThey have...
Popular Shaykh Shadee Elmasry commemorates Prophet’s birthday in Milwaukee
Shaykh Shadee Elmasry, Ph.D., is a popular Muslim American scholar with a large online following. Imam Hafiz Shafique turned to young adults at Masjid Al Qur’an in Milwaukee to suggest a speaker at their annual celebration of the Prophet’s birthday. The...
Etymology and Empire: How Did the Middle East Get Its Name?
Photo Credits: AWSeebaran Who decides what we call regions of the world? Who looked at a map and thought: this is the Near East, that is the Middle East, and far off, the Far East? These names are not natural, nor are they neutral. They are products of a...
Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites
The firm guarding sites where aid is distributed in Gaza has been using members of a US biker gang with a history of hostility to Islam to run its armed security, a BBC investigation has found.BBC News has confirmed the identities of 10 members of the...
Photo Essay: Reflecting on a Celebration of Culture, Resistance and Liberation in Oak Creek
Photos by Yaseen NajeebOak Creek, Wisconsin was one of six cities on the USPCN-sponsored benefit tour. On Sept 7, Wishah and Baladi Dabke dance troupes performed at the Oak Creek Performing Arts & Education Center.The US Palestinian Community Network...
How DSA Built Zohran Mamdani’s Electoral Machine
Illustration by Molly Crabapple I started believing when Zohran gave his speech at the Church of the Village,” Kareem Elrefai told me. On June 24, the night it became clear that Zohran Mamdani would win the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City,...
‘Set us free’: Ben & Jerry’s enlists support of fans to separate from parent company
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield want to reacquire the ice cream brand they founded in 1978, with the caveat they would retain autonomy over their social mission (AFP)Ben & Jerry’s has started a public campaign to try to separate from its parent company...
Finding balance: Lessons in holistic well-being
Psychologist and Islamic scholar Imam Ahmad Deeb, Ph.D., included a weekend in Milwaukee on a six-week U.S. speaking tour. He lives in Damascus, Syria. “I’m going to tell you a story,” visiting speaker Imam Ahmad Deeb told a group of more than 60 people...
ISNA 62nd Convention Attracts Record Attendance in Rosemont
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) hosted its 62nd Annual Convention on August 29, 2025, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, bringing together thousands of participants from across the country.The convention opened...
‘I’m so dehumanized’: Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt
Credit: Designed by Kyubin Kim Prism partnered with Visualizing Palestine to illustrate this monthslong investigation. Through this collaboration, Visualizing Palestine’s graphics illustrate the findings of our reporting and make visible how coverage of...
