Wisconsin Muslim Journal 2025: A year in review
New citizens naturalized and celebrated at Lynden Sculpture GardenDuring 2025, umbrella themes centered on identity and citizenship, belonging and agency. Wisconsin Muslim Journal (WMJ) sourced expertise and insight to document stories nodding to the...
The First Latino-Led Mosque in the Midwest
Illinois is home to over 2 million Latinos, predominantly of Mexican heritage. Of that 2 million, about 820,000 live in Chicago making Latinos the second largest ethnic group in the city as of 2020. With that comes a flourishing Latino Muslim community....
From the Margins to the Mainstream: How the Gaza genocide transformed U.S. public opinion
Upwards of 400,000 Pro-Palestine protestors take the streets in a national march in Washington DC to show support for Palestinians and call for a ceasefire and end the genocide in Gaza, January 13, 2024. (Photo: Eman Mohammed)Two years since the start of...
October Networking Brunch preview: Interactive workshop with Japanese cultural ambassador
Sae Iino came to the International Institute of Wisconsin in August, and will be sharing Japanese-themed programs with local communities for the next two years. Muslim Women’s Coalition’s October Networking Brunch features Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI)...
Jewish figures across the globe call on UN and world leaders to sanction Israel
Wallace Shawn, Ilana Glazer and Jonathan Glazer. Composite: Getty Images Prominent Jewish figures around the world are calling on the United Nations and world leaders to impose sanctions on Israel over what they describe as “unconscionable” actions...
How the Gaza genocide is redefining world cinema
Bisan Owda rose to prominence for her videos on social media detailing life in Gaza since the beginning of Israel's war on the Palestinian enclave (Screengrab/AJ+)he UN recently published a report unequivocally documenting the fact that Israel is...
Telepsychiatric Physician Assistant brings tailored mental health care to Wisconsin community
Telepsychiatric Physician Assistant, Jamal Daher's mission is to help people reclaim their lives and find joy in living.Jamal Daher has been a successful mental health practitioner for several years, but he recently made two big moves—one professional and...
Mandela’s grandson: Israeli forces ‘singled out and humiliated’ South Africans on Gaza Flotilla
South Africa’s experience of apartheid and Palestine’s struggle against Israeli settler colonialism share deep links, helping drive a strong pro-Palestine movement in the African nation [photo credit: Joseph Chirume] Chief Mandla Mandela, grandson of...
Millions of US protesters hold anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ rallies
People rally at the 14th and U street corridor before marching to the national Mall during the "No Kings" protest in Washington, DC. [Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo] Huge crowds took to the streets in all 50 states of the United States to hold “No Kings”...
Louise Cainkar, Ph.D. — Leading scholar of the Arab/Muslim American experience
Louise Cainkar, Ph.D., poses with her 2009 book, "Homeland Insecurity: The Arab American and Muslim American Experience After 9/11." It's publication helped establish her as the nation's leading scholar of Arab and Muslim Americans.Community and political...
