Ramadan around the world – in pictures
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, featuring celebrations, prayers, pre-dawn breakfasts and post-sundown meals, began at sunrise in the Middle East and a day later in much of Asia. In the Muslim lunar calendar, months begin only when the new moon is...
“This Is a Movement of Hope”: Wisconsin’s Uninstructed Campaign Has Momentum
There were large protests in Milwaukee when President Joe Biden came to visit on March 13, 2024 because of his support for the genocide in Gaza. PHOTO BY BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGESOrganizers with Listen to Wisconsin, the group driving the...
69% of US Muslims always give to charities during Ramadan, fulfilling a religious obligation
Members of the Muslim community gather for the first Taraweeh prayer of Ramadan in New York City in 2024. (Adam Gray/AFP via Getty Images)Nearly 70% of Muslim Americans say they always give zakat, a yearly donation of 2.5% of one’s wealth that Islam...
Ceasefire resolutions gain traction in Wisconsin and nationwide
Supporters of a proposed resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza filled the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors meeting Thursday, wearing keffiyehs and carrying signs. This story is the first of two stories about efforts by Wisconsinites to stop the killing...
World reacts to UNSC resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire
Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council on the day of a vote on a Gaza resolution [Andrew Kelly/Reuters] Many world leaders have welcomed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that...
There is nothing we can do about Israel other than everything
PROTESTERS DIRECTLY OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE GATES DURING THE NATIONAL MARCH ON WASHINGTON: FREE PALESTINE ON NOVEMBER 4, 2023. (PHOTO: LAURA ALBAST)The Israeli and U.S.-funded genocide of Palestinians has catalyzed a moment of global reckoning. This moment...
Dura Services finds observing Muslim priorities the key to success
Photos by Kamal MoonJamal Amro owns and operates Dura Services, 6001 S. 27th St., Greenfield, a respected full-service, tax, accounting and business services company.You might think Dura Services, , 6001 S. 27th St., Greenfield, a Muslim-owned and...
Ceasefire resolutions are building organizing power throughout the U.S.
WMJ Editor's note: On March 21 Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution calling for an immediate and permanent cease-fire in Israel and Gaza, prioritizing the immediate release of hostages and the delivery of humanitarian aid, including...
Opinion: Clean water is a basic human right. Yet many of us don’t have it.
Photo by Wes Tank of TankThinkEditors note: March 22nd is World Water DayWater is my teacher. It is a building block of living beings, a sacred gift and trust, pure and purifying, soothing, healing. It is a community where all droplets stick together,...
Anti-war protest vote campaign launches in Wisconsin
Photos by Kamal Moon Protesters at President Joe Biden’s visit to Milwaukee last week carried a 20-foot banner promoting the “Uninstructed Vote.” An anti-war protest vote campaign to bring a ceasefire in Gaza launches today in Wisconsin. On the first day...
