Salah is free!
Photos by Yaseen Najeeb Hundreds celebrated the return of Islamic Society of Milwaukee president Salah Sarsour Thursday from an Indiana jail, where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement held him for 80 days. “I am back, Alhamdulillah (all praise be to...
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...
The mainstream media is ignoring Israel’s role in the killing of journalist Amal Khalil
Amal Khalil (Image: Democracy Now)Amal Khalil was a brave Lebanese reporter who for the past two decades has reported from the often dangerous southern part of her country for the Al-Akhbar daily newspaper. On April 22, while doing her job, she died in...
British Photographer Sets Out on a 90-Day Journey to Portray Muslim Life Across the US
A British Muslim photographer is embarking on a 90-day road trip across the United States to document what he calls “Muslim America.”Artist photographer Mahtab Hussain began the project in 2021, marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11. His work has already...
Aleena Ahmed reflects on year as Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate
Aleena Ahmad (left), Milwaukee's second Youth Poet Laureate, and her mother, Sayema Khatun (right) attended Woodland Pattern's 32 Annual Poetry Marathon & Benefit in January at Saint Kate - the Arts Hotel in Milwaukee. The two-day, 24-hour marathon...
We Finally Heard “Habibi” — And It Meant We Belong
Ramy Youssef’s appearance on “Sesame Street” didn’t look like a major cultural moment at first. It was simple. He greeted Elmo with “Salamu Alaykum,” explained that it means peace, and shared the word “habibi,” meaning “special friend.” It was warm, easy,...
Locked Up by Israel at 15, Palestine Activist Is Now Jailed by ICE
Federal immigration agents transported Salah Sarsour hundreds of miles away from his family to a county jail in Indiana that contracts with ICE, where Sarsour remains incarcerated today as attorneys petition for his release. Free Salah Sarsour /...
Milwaukee Muslims launch Permaculture Book Club
Photo by Cherrie Hanson Masjid Al Quran hosts an Earth Day celebration Sunday, April 26, on its farm, with tree and flower planting, a water photo contest and lecture by ecologist Huda Alkaff of Wisconsin Green Muslims. A growing group of environmentally...
