From the MuslimMatters Bookshelf: Hajj and Eid Reads
Hajj season has rolled around, and it’s always a bit more of a challenge to get our kids excited for Hajj and Eid al-Adha the way we do for Ramadan and Eid… so what better way to get them started than with pulling out a collection of Hajj and Eid al-Adha...
The Shift: Hillel’s empty words
Hillel building at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. In recent years, we have seen Palestine activists protest Hillel groups on campus. Pro-Israel organizations and pundits often insist that protesting the largest Jewish student organization somehow...
From Crisis to Hope: Faith, Climate Change, and the Birth of a New Age
President Trump signed (on April 8, 2025) a series of executive orders aimed at supporting the coal industry—a heavily polluting energy source that has been in decline—allowing some older coal-fired power plants scheduled for retirement to continue...
Tuning to the voice of Palestine, a MKE musician’s call for solidarity
Photos courtesy of YMN After Oct 7, 2023, when Israel began its genocidal siege on Gaza, Othman went to rallies and marches nearly every week. Before he knew it, he was giving speeches and leading chants. Artistry, identity, and activism are all...
Angry protesters from New York to Alaska assail Trump and Musk in ‘Hands Off!’ rallies
Pro-Palestinian protesters carrying a depiction of President Donald Trump gather at a rally before marching toward the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Crowds...
India’s parliament passes bill that would change Muslim land endowments
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s parliament passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments while Muslim groups and opposition parties protested the move.The bill...
Enter a whimsical wonderland at Franklin’s Kidcadia Play Café
Photos by Cherrie Hanson The royal treatment for a birthday girl, her family and friends at Kidcadia Play Cafe! Imaginations run wild and free at Kidcadia Play Cafe, a sprawling new play facility located at 6544 S. Lovers Lane Road in Franklin. Here,...
Wisconsin Supreme Court election results: What happened and why it matters
Democrat-backed liberal judge Susan Crawford won a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, after a closely watched race that became a proxy battle between President Donald Trump’s administration and the opposition.The contest also became a litmus...
Muslim Organizations Make an Impact Through Community-Driven Education
In Islam, social justice is not a political ideology, but a way of life that is infused throughout the community. As God says, “O you who believe, be upright for God, and be bearers of witness with justice!” (Quran, 5:8). Rooted in the traditions of...
Al-Quds Youth Leadership Academy, shaping a generation of leaders and visionaries
Photos courtesy of AYLA On Feb 22, members of the newly formed Al-Quds Youth Leadership Academy gave their first Capstone speech before a panel of judges. Front row, left to right, Ehab Felfoul, Ghaith AlJaradat, Adam Hasan, Zaryaab Sharwani, Hashim...
