In Photos: Eid al-Fitr service reflects Milwaukee’s expanding Muslim community united in prayer
Photos by Yaseen NajeebOn March 20 the Islamic Society of Milwaukee (ISM) hosted the Eid al-Fitr prayer service at the Wisconsin Baird Center at 400 E. Wisconsin Ave., drawing thousands for what has become one of the largest annual religious...
Iran’s big question about US election: Will Trump or Harris seek diplomacy?
A woman walks past an anti-American mural on the wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, August 19, 2023 [FILE: Vahid Salemi/AP Photo]Tehran, Iran – When the United States elects its president, the impact of its choice is felt around the...
‘We are done being your playground’: Journalist Joumana Haddad reports from embattled Lebanon
After decades of crises, Haddad sees her fellow Lebanese reaching their limit, saying, "How many times can you rebuild your home and your life and your dreams?" Click on image to watch Amanpour's interview with Haddad from Amanpour & Company...
Genocide is not a Jewish value! says Jewish Voice for Peace – Milwaukee
Photos by Kamal Moon“Free the hostages,” a woman told protesters in front of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation Tuesday. “We agreed with her,” said Bryan Atinsky (center left) of Milwaukee. “We were saying a permanent ceasefire is the way to get them...
Thousands of authors and publishers are calling for a boycott of complicit Israeli publishing institutions
Activists call for boycotting Israel. (Photo via BDSMovement.net)In less than 48 hours more than 5,000 authors, book workers, and publishers—including many of the most prominent names in the publishing world—signed on to our collective campaign to commit...
Empowering Muslim Women: Refugee Support and Domestic Violence Awareness through Food Catering
Photo courtesy: Texas Muslim Women's Foundation The Texas Muslim Women's Foundation (TMWF) recently hosted a food-tasting event, showcasing their program. "Food for Good," which supports refugee and domestic violence survivor women through catering. The...
Milwaukee poet conveys Palestinian grief, joy and resistance
Photo courtesy of Milwaukee 4 Palestine A lifelong poet, Sawsan Rizeq uses poetry to speak out about the genocide of Palestinians. Creative expression is fundamental to solidarity movements everywhere. Visual artists, musicians, filmmakers and poets often...
What the rising popularity of Yemeni coffee shops says about third places
The most popular spot on a late Friday night in a pocket of Manhattan’s West Village isn’t a trendy bar or a Michelin-starred restaurant but a Yemeni coffee house chain strictly serving coffee, tea and pastries.A step into Qahwah House on Carmine Street...
How American media incited genocide
New York Times newspapers are being printed at the New York Times College Point Printing Plant in Queens, New York City on May 30, 2024 [File: Reuters/Stephani Spindel]Despite the US government’s incessant claims that it is working to secure a ceasefire,...
Wisconsin’s first Muslim women’s badminton club grows community of sisters
Photos by Mouna Photography ISM-West's Women's Badminton Club: (First row, left to right), Maimoma Ahmad, Mehwish Adrian, Sabahat Sharwani, Rabia Latif, Romeena Koreishy, Sadia Aman, Rifat Khan, Gazala Sajjad, Sadia Ansari and Masrat Allaqaband, all of...
