Book Review: Sarah Schulman tackles the urgency, and pitfalls, of solidarity
THE FANTASY AND NECESSITY OF SOLIDARITYby Sarah Schulman320 pp. Penguin Random House $30 Author Sarah Schulman’s latest book, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity, brings together eclectic historical movements, moments, and cultural workers and texts,...
Nation’s highest science honor goes to University of Michigan neuroscientist
University of Michigan professor Huda Akil, center right, at the White House ceremony awarding her and other scientists the National Medal of Science. From left to right, she is with National Academy of Medicine President Dr. Victor Dzau, University of...
Wisconsinites join D.C. protest against U.S. support for Israel’s war on Gaza
A huge protest in Washington, D.C., Saturday called for an immediate halt to Israeli bombing in Gaza.“We uplifted the demands of the Gazan people and the Gazan resistance,” said an exhilarated and exhausted Haitham Salawdeh of Wauwatosa Sunday. He and his...
‘We’re a War Machine as a Nation’: The Truth About American Politics
Israel’s ongoing massacre in Gaza has stirred worldwide calls for a ceasefire to stop the genocide unfolding. The United States has been no exception, which countless demonstrators taking to the streets in recent weeks. That hasn’t stopped the US...
Blinken’s Humiliation
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has ended his four-day excursion to the Middle East where he was publicly rebuffed by Israel, schooled by Egypt and Jordan and protested in Turkey. Blinken will arrive back in the United States where hundreds of...
MMWC Muslim Mental Health Conference: Integrating Islam in addiction treatment
Ahmed Hassan, M.D. was one of the presenters at the two day Behavioral & Mental Health Conference focusing on addiction treatment and how conventional mental health services often fail to provide culturally sensitive care. How many Muslims in America...
Muslim Students Facing Harassment Due to Anti-Palestinian Bias in Schools
Muslim students in public schools in the United States often face discrimination because of their faith. A report by CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) found that nearly half of Muslim students, 47.1%, reported being bullied for being Muslim....
Without Hamas, Gaza Would Still Not Be Free
Palestinians inspect the ruins of Aklouk Tower destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Oct. 8. (Naaman Omar, Palestinian News & Information Agency, or Wafa, for APAimages, CC BY-SA 3.0)It shocks me that in my threads I keep coming across...
Franklin family loses more than 50 relatives in single Israeli bombing in Gaza
Three Franklin residents from the Sakalla family have always thought of their Aunt Nadiaas their second mom. Rola Sakalla-Saleh last visited with her in Alexandria, Egypt, years ago. Three Franklin families closely follow a chat on social media that...
The ‘Genocide Moment’
Palestinians in the ruins after an Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza strip on Oct. 8. (Mahmoud Fareed, Palestinian News & Information Agency or Wafa, in contract with APAimages, CC BY-SA 3.0)Israel’s systematic and wanton...
