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...
Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, deepening Israel’s isolation
Norway, Ireland and Spain said they are recognizing a Palestinian state in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel immediately ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland. It came after...
Why do college students protest? They know truth about Israel’s genocide in Gaza
Photo by Kamal Moon Students guards kept 24 hour watch on the UW-Milwaukee encampment for the safety of their fellow students staying there. The following editorial by Janan Najeeb, Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition founder and executive director, was...
New Poll Shows Biden Risking 20% of Voters in Key Battleground States
Protesters outside of a campaign event for President Joe Biden in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on April 16, 2024. Photo by Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty imagesA new poll of voters in five key battleground states has found President Joe Biden’s handling of the...
Atonement for My Zionist Upbringing
Protesters from the Tsav 9, or known as Order 9, march towards the border crossing checkpoint with the goal of blocking aid shipments from getting into the Gaza, in Kerem Shalom, Israel, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Photo: Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times via...
Promoting civic engagement is the passion of new WMCA executive director Fauzia Qureshi
New executive director of WMCA, Fauzia Qureshi will focus on the urgency for civic engagement in the Muslim community. The Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA) welcomed Fauzia Qureshi as their new executive director on April 1, replacing the interim...
We are reporting on a genocide through emojis—what does this mean for journalism?
If you get any of your news from social media, you have probably seen journalists refer to the ongoing genocide in Gaza through a series of skull emojis and watermelons.Sadly, this is now a common approach on social media for journalists and content...
Aid groups warn of mounting challenges to Gaza operations
A view of destroyed clinic belonging to the United Nations Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) after Israeli attack on Gaza City, Gaza on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images)Humanitarian workers already face a slew of...
UWM Popular University for Palestine Coalition agreement reached – official statement
Photo by Kamal MoonStudents spent 15 days at the “Falasteen Lawn” encampment before the University of Milwaukee - Wisconsin administration came to an agreement regarding the demands of the newly formed UWM Popular University for Palestine...
Google: Stop retaliating against workers speaking out for Palestine—Reinstate the Fired 50
In an aggressive and desperate act of retaliation, Google has fired 50 workers, including non-participating bystanders, as a response to April 16th's historic, coast-to-coast sit-ins that took place inside Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian's office in...








