Understanding Ashura in Islam
SUMMARY: Ashura is a day of great significance in Islam, on which many Muslims fast to commemorate Allah's rescue of Prophet Musa. In addition it is a day of historical significance for the martyrdom of the champion for justice and truth, Husain ibn Ali....
Rutgers University Condemned for Canceling Palestinian Rights Advocate’s Graduation Speech
Students of Rutgers University set up Gaza solidarity encampment at a New Jersey university on the Rutgers-Newark campus in Newark, United States on May 21, 2024. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images) Faculty members at Rutgers University...
What we lose when artificial intelligence does our shopping
Amazon’s AI shopping assistant, Rufus, on a computer monitor on Dec. 1, 2024, in New York. Company apps, including Rufus, may make it easier to shop, but consumers might balk at giving up too much of the shopping experience. AP Photo/Peter MorganAmericans...
In photos: May Day march in Milwaukee calls for Immigration reform and solidarity
Photos by Yaseen NajeebAdvocates, activists and a large contingent of the Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine marched from Milwaukee's south side to downtown in support of immigrants' rights.On May 1, Voces de la Frontera and event co-sponsors...
Abdul El-Sayed Applauded for Condemning AIPAC at Fighting Oligarchy Rally in Detroit
Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic candidate for US Senate in Michigan, speaks before US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) takes the stage at Mumford High School on May 3, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Sarah Rice/Getty Images) Addressing 1,360 Michigan voters who...
Understanding the shared ideology behind settler colonialism in Native America and Palestine
American Progress, a 1872 painting by John Gast, depicts the settler-colonial dispossession of Native America as a celebration of the idea of Manifest Destiny. (Image: Wikimedia)The United States was founded and exists on stolen Native American land, taken...
Wisconsin Muslims urged to engage in state’s high stakes election cycle
Photo by Hamza Zuberi Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance policy lead Fatima Malik, shown at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Advocacy Day 2025, will be a guest presenter at the Muslim Women's Coalition's May Networking Brunch on Friday, May 29. With Wisconsin...
May Day 2026: What Kind of Nation Will This Be?
People take part in May Day rally and march in New York City to protest the Trump administration, New York, U.S., May 1, 2025. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images) Unlike the rest of the world’s democracies, the United States doesn’t use the...
Supreme Court considers how much states can protect consumers when federal agencies won’t
As of April 2026, the U.S. government has not required a warning label on Roundup weed killer. AP Photo/Haven Daley Chemical giant Monsanto has argued for years that if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approves a pesticide label without requiring a...
Wisconsin high school students learn Arabic and earn college credit
Jana Elsheikh is one of many Wisconsin high school students who take courses on University of Wisconsin campuses for both high school and college credit.When Jana Elsheikh, 17, of Franklin, starts her freshman year of college this fall, she’ll have two...
