Israeli ban on 37 aid organizations expected to have devastating impacts across Palestine
Palestinians aid-seekers carrying Rahma Worldwide aid boxes from an aid distribution site run by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, southern Gaza. May 27, 2025. The boxes were distributed at the GHF site without the knowledge or...
Recent Releases to Read Before the New Year
Approaching a new year often invites reflection, and books are the perfect companion for that type of introspection. From a collection of stories by Banu Mushtaq to profound essays about identity from N.S. Nuseibeh, there are plenty of new releases that...
Groundbreaking ‘NYT’ Op-Ed lays bare the Democrats’ internal battle over Israel
President Barack Obama meets with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, right, in the Oval Office, Aug. 7, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)In yet another sign of the...
IRC Interfaith Book Club tackles misconceptions of Palestine’s history
Illustrative photo by Cherrie HansonLeading scholar Rashid Khalidi's "The Hundred Years' War on Palestine" is available to borrow or buy at the Islamic Resource Center, 5235 S. 27th St., Greenfield.The Islamic Resource Center offers a unique opportunity to...
A Remarkable Life Unbowed: Jamil “Rap Brown” Amin
Tributes And A Legacy of Defiance Imam Jamil in his youth, known then as H. Rap Brown The death in a high-security prison of veteran civil rights activist and community imam Jamil “Rap Brown” Amin has brought forth a tide of grief and tributes...
Ms. Rachel Under Fire for Speaking About Palestinian Children in Gaza
Ms. Rachel, a beloved children’s educator followed by millions worldwide, is now at the center of a heated political storm after a U.S.-based pro-Israel organization placed her on its list of nominees for “”, not for any anti-Jewish rhetoric, but for...
ISM Imam Ameer Hamza passes the torch to a new generation
Imam Ameer Hamza led the 2023 Eid prayer service in Milwaukee. Imam Hamza left Milwaukee last month to become resident imam at the Maryam Islamic Center in Sugarland, Texas, near Houston. With their possessions at Statesman Apartments in Franklin all...
The Path to Washington State’s Historic Eid Bill
Gov. Bob Ferguson signs the Bill in the presence of community members and State Rep. Osman Salahuddin. Photo Cred: Legislative Support Services. On April 8, Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed a bill officially recognizing Eid al-Fitr and Eid...
It is Israel, not Gaza, that needs stabilisation
US Army personnel, Israeli military personnel and other international officials monitor screens displaying maps and imagery of the Gaza Strip during a media tour inside the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) on November 20, 2025 in Kiryat Gat,...
What are you thankful for? Our readers’ reflections on gratitude
The week before Thanksgiving, we posed a question to our readers, “What are you thankful for?” requesting their thoughts about the day of giving thanks.We ask this with full awareness that it is difficult to talk about gratitude when so many people in our...
