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...
8th annual Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival returns with PBS, photography exhibit and traditional music
Milwaukee Film and the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition (MMWC) present the eighth annual Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival (MMFF), one of the country’s only Muslim film festivals, on October 19-22, at the historic Oriental Theatre (2230 N. Farwell Ave). “We...
Lines of destiny: the immaculate beauty of the Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet is a fascinating script with a rich history and a unique structure that has captivated scholars, artists, and linguists for centuries. Long has Arabic enchanted people with the ebb and flow of its peerless scripts adorning books, walls,...
Notable Contemporary Latino Muslims You Should Know
When we think of Islamic cultural legacies, we often reflect on Islam’s Golden Age during the 8th to 13th centuries, Islamic Spain, the Mali Empire, and later the accomplishments of the great Ottoman sultans. Marvels like the Spanish Alhambra in Granada,...
MMWC Mental Health Conference explores the cure for U.S. epidemic of loneliness
We can work on our mental health but until we address the macro problem of social isolation, people will still be lonely, Duaa Haggag, M.A., L.P.C., to mental health professionals attending the MMWC Behavioral & Mental Health Conference.“Loneliness is...
Neurology & Qur’an Speak About Smartest Bird on Earth
The hoopoe bird is considered the smartest bird on earth. Neurology research shows that the hoopoe bird has a highly developed brain. Birds are not generally perceived to be smart animals; in fact, it’s demeaning to call someone “bird-brained”. But one...
Eliminating Bias: Honoring the Unique Needs of Every Student
Educators encounter students daily from a diverse range of ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, academic abilities, learning styles, and socioeconomic situations. From the very first day of school, teachers often make initial observations of their students...
Photo essay: Neighborly hospitality for Doors Open Milwaukee at the Islamic Resource Center
During a tour on the first day of Doors Open, Cherrie Hanson (second from the left) MMWC special projects manager, walks visitors through the hallway of the Islamic Resource Center.The Islamic Resource Center (IRC) joined 133 other locations in Milwaukee...
Palestinian Americans are now tourists in their own land
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, visits the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Abbas’s visit — his first trip to the camp since 2005 — comes a week after a deadly Israeli offensive on Jenin that left widespread...
Finally, the largest Muslim population in the nation has an Arab American mayor. And he has big plans.
Dearborn, Mich., is home to the largest Muslim population per capita in the nation. Yet it didn’t elect its first Muslim mayor until 2022 with the victory of Abdullah Hammoud, a 33-year-old who has big plans for his hometown.Hammoud, a former member of the...
