The lawyers behind Israel’s covert programme to criminalise BDS worldwide
It is October 2020. Michelle Williams, then-partner at the prestigious British law firm Clifford Chance, has just scheduled an online call with representatives of the Israeli government for a confidential project. Williams won’t be talking to Tel Aviv’s...
Palestinian artists launch global platform for resistance and creativity
THE REFUGEE CAMP #8 BY ALAA ALBABASome people might suppose that 2024 was a bad year for Ahmed Hmeedat to launch the Palestinian Artists Consortium. The new venture is a “virtual venue” to see art and meet artists in Palestine and, if one chooses, to buy...
Progressives on AIPAC’S defeat of Bowman: “Now we know how much it costs to buy an election”
George Latimer speaks to supporters after his Democratic primary win against incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman, in White Plains, N.Y., on June 25, 2024. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesREP. JAMAAL BOWMAN’S Tuesday upset defeat by Westchester County Executive...
HOME’s World Refugee Day 2024 celebrates Milwaukee’s rich refugee community
Photos by Kamal Moon Saw Nay Tha Win organized the Karen drum group that performed at Lynden's World Refugee Day. Youth leaders from Milwaukee’s refugee community took center stage Thursday at Milwaukee’s World Refugee Day kick-off at City Hall. The United...
Unprecedented Global Heatwaves Highlight the Growing Impact of Climate Change
Meteorologists attribute the current surge in temperatures across numerous parts of the world to global warming. While a few regions are experiencing cooler conditions, the majority are enduring significantly warmer weather than usual. North America,...
1,300 people died in heat-stricken Hajj pilgrimage
A man affected by the scorching heat is helped by another Muslim pilgrim and a police officer during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina on June 16. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images The Hajj is a journey of sacrifice that able Muslims are required to take once in...
Control your wandering mind and focus—tips from neuroscience
Photo courtesy of Abbas Ali, M.D.Abbas Ali, M.D., of Mequon, a board-certified physician with three specialties, critical care, pulmonary medicine and sleep medicine, researches neuroscience to share tips with fellow doctors and community members on focus,...
“Where Olive Trees Weep”: Dr. Gabor Maté & Ashira Darwish on New Film Exploring Trauma in Palestine
A new documentary, Where Olive Trees Weep, explores Palestinian loss, trauma and the fight for justice over decades of life under Israeli occupation. We speak with two people featured in the film: Ashira Darwish, a Palestinian journalist and therapist, and...
Nine Million People Have Fled. Up to 150,000 Are Dead. No One Is Talking About It.
Photo courtesy of Khartoum Kitchen In Sudan, a long-building crisis has turned a political dispute between two military generals into a humanitarian catastrophe of unimaginable scale. More than 9 million people have had to flee their homes in what the...
At the Milwaukee Islamic Dawah Center, Eid is a time to celebrate
Photos by Sandra Whitehead Friends and relatives hug and greet each other after the Eid al-Adha prayer Sunday at the Milwaukee Islamic Dawah Center. Worshippers dressed in their holiday best filled practically every inch of the Milwaukee Islamic Dawah...
