The Sandwich Carers: Navigating The Islamic Obligation Of Eldercare
The sandwich generation, or ‘sandwich carers’, refers to adult individuals who provide unpaid care to ageing parents or older relatives while simultaneously raising their dependent children. In the UK, around 2% of the population1 provides “sandwich care,”...
US Supreme Court Defends Free Speech on Palestine
Speaker at Washington, D.C., march on Washington for Gaza on Jan. 13. (Diane Krauthamer, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)Free-speech defenders welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to take up a lawsuit that outlandishly claimed a civil society group provided...
Palestinian and proud: American rapper Anees turns up the volume on Gaza
Palestinian musician Anees Mokhiber aka "Anees" performs in concert in Baltimore, Maryland, USA on January 21, 2024 (TRT World/William Castro).Anees Mokhiber wants the world to experience Palestinian joy.The 31-year-old Washington, DC-based musician, who...
Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. establishes a welcoming community hub in Greenfield serving up traditional beverages
Photo by Safiya Schaub Faraz Shuja and Anas Alharani opened Milwaukee's first Qamaria Yemeni Coffee shop in the heart of their community bringing traditional and classic coffee favorites. By some accounts, Yemen was the original home of the beverage that...
Book Review: The Adventures of Nur Al-Din by Badees Nouiouat
The Adventures of Nur Al-Din by Badees Nouiouat Young Adult Fiction A great book takes the reader on a journey. I encourage you to join Farid on his epic journeys through medieval Spain and the surrounding Mediterranean. In the story, Farid, a strong and...
Have the Houthi Red Sea attacks hurt Israel’s economy?
Houthi forces boarding the cargo ship Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea on Sunday, November 19, 2023 [Houthi Media Center via AP]Tensions in the Red Sea have extended to Yemeni land after the United States and the United Kingdom led bombings against multiple...
Art showcase to raise awareness about and funds for Gaza
Milwaukee multidisiplinary artist Liala Amin had the idea to put on an art showcase to raise awareness about Gaza.Artist Amal Azzam, co-founder of Fanana Banana art collective in Milwaukee, received an Instagram message in early December from her friend...
Hundreds of Thousands March for Gaza as World Demands Cease-Fire
Tens of thousands of people gather to join the Global Day of Action calling for a ceasefire and an end to the war on Gaza on the 13th of January 2024, Central London, United Kingdom. The march and rally coincided with marches all over the World. (Photo by...
Martin Luther King, Jr was radical: We must reclaim that legacy
Dr Martin Luther King, Jr stands with fellow demonstrators as they are arrested for parading without a permit in Selma, Alabama in 1965 [Getty Images]I’ll never forget my first organising training course in 2016. We walked through scenarios about arrests,...
Libyan American community leaders go on personal mission to Derna
Back row: Ali Hatab (left) of Milwaukee and Kamal Sherkasi (right) of Sacramento, California, spent much of December in Derna, Libya, delivering backpacks, school supplies and coats to children impacted by the destructive September flood.Photo courtesy of...
