What’s up with Shako Mako?
Photos courtesy of Mustafa GhazaiWhen Mustafa Ghazai of Greenfield launched Shako Mako in March, he had not anticipated the quick growth and popularity of his multi-platform storytelling about Wisconsin's Muslim community.Milwaukee Muslims are buzzing...
The Case For An Institutional Approach To Faith In The Era of Religious Internet Influencers
In today’s digital age, we are confronted with a paradox on multiple levels; while online platforms are saturated with religious content, the souls of many believers remain empty. This phenomenon has also become pronounced within Muslim communities, where...
“Our House is Your House” is the motto at Qahwah House in Oak Creek’s Drexel Town Square
Photos by Kamal Moon The Qahwah House team, from left to right, Amira Hamdan, Maya Hamdan, Jenna Hamdan, Tina Conley, Dawlat Abdullah, Afnan Hamdan, Leiann Hamdan and Nariman Hamdan. The alluring taste of authentic Yemeni coffee comes in a warm, inviting...
‘An island of freedom’: Inside the secret beauty salons of Afghanistan
A customer at a secret beauty salon in Kabul receives a manicure [Al Jazeera]Kabul, Afghanistan – In an apartment near a Taliban headquarters, a young woman is discreetly moving about. Breshna* is 24 years old. Today, as on every day for the past year, her...
The Cost of Trying to Make Palestinian Lives Matter in the Newsroom
Protesters gather outside of the New York Times building on December 11, 2023, to protest the newspaper’s Gaza coverage (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)In the heart of Gaza’s ruins, local Palestinian journalists are enduring the unimaginable toll of a...
Milwaukee’s Sudanese shout in the dark
A small but devoted group of members of Milwaukee's Sudanese community created MKE4Sudan (Milwaukee for Sudan) six months ago to raise awareness of the crisis in Sudan. Sudan is 15 months into what the United Nations called this week in a press release...
Sudanese communities take up arms as the army fails to protect civilians
Members of Sudan's armed forces take part in a military parade held on Army Day in Gedaref, 14 August 2024 (AFP)Forces (RSF), which has been clashing with the Sudanese army since hostilities erupted between the former allies in April of last year.As the...
After other members of the ‘Squad’ lost their primaries, Rep. Ilhan Omar manages to hold on
Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks after winning the primary at Nighthawks in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. Kerem Yücel/MPR NewsDemocratic Rep. Ilhan Omar pulled off a win Tuesday night in her primary race against her main rival, former...
Hussain’s example benefits all says Milwaukee’s Shia Muslim Community
Photos by Kamal Moon(Left to right) Sheikh Hasan Rafati of Dar ul-Hikmah, Sheikh Trenton Carl of Sacred Roots, ELCA Pastor Anthony Acompanado and MU Muslim Chaplain Sayyid Sameer Ali led a march of 100 people Saturday commemorating Imam Hussain.As more...
“New Dawn” in Bangladesh? Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus Sworn In as PM After Student Protests
We go to Dhaka for an update as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus is sworn in to lead Bangladesh’s caretaker government just days after the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who resigned and fled the country amid a wave of student-led...
