Israel has barred international press from Gaza so it can carry out genocide, and the media has complied
New York Times headquarters The annihilation of Gaza demands such urgent action from the world to save lives that observers often overlook an Israeli policy that is not directly murderous but plays a role in the destruction. That is the policy of not...
Milwaukee Muslim Student Association presidents unite their universities
Muslim Student Associations presidents Yazeed Abushanab (left) and Zaid Dahir (right).In the heart of Milwaukee, two students, Yazeed Abushanab, a junior at Marquette University, and Zaid Dahir, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, are...
Modi’s US visit prompts condemnation and protest from Muslim leaders
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar at a news conference in 2021. Tlaib and Omar are among those who have said they will boycott Narendra Modi’s address to Congress on Thursday. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesNarendra Modi’s state visit to the US has...
The Origin of the Academic Graduation Gown and the Irony of Islamophobia
For most students ending one of the pinnacle landmarks of their educational journey, the graduation ceremony is one of the most exciting times of a student’s life. However, what we must understand is the origins of the classical “subfusc”, or academic...
Marquette University students reinvent wudu for campus life
Photos courtesy of Marquette TodayMarquette University seniors, Jack Killian (left) and Leen Mortada (right) were awarded 2nd place in the Brewer Ideas Challenge contest for their Wudu You invention.For some college students, moving into the dorms is an...
Israel’s military called the settler attack on this Palestinian town a ‘pogrom.’ Videos show soldiers did little to stop it
Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance/Getty Images An aerial view shows vehicles torched by Israeli settlers in an attack on Huwara on February 26, triggered by the killing of two Israelis in the occupied West Bank town. When hundreds of Israeli settlers...
Through personal ups and downs, they’ve waited years to perform hajj. These are their stories
Iraqi pilgrims navigate the Baghdad airport as they head to Mecca for hajj.(Hadi Mizban / Associated Press) This year’s hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after a daunting three-year period when the COVID-19 pandemic sharply reduced the...
Principal Basimah Abdullah, Clara Mohammed School’s driving force, retires
Clara Mohammed School principal Basimah Abdullah (center) celebrates graduation with the Baquet family children, left to right, new 7th grader LaMarcus; new 6th grader Lamarion and new 1st grader Lamario.The Clara Mohammed School Graduation Ceremony...
First Muslim woman confirmed as federal judge
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty ImagesNusrat Jahan Choudhury testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on judicial nominations in Dirksen Building on April 27, 2022.Nusrat Choudhury was confirmed Thursday as a federal judge...
Adapting to a Summer Schedule
As the final days of the school year approach, a sense of anticipation fills the air for children and parents alike. Hearts brim with excitement at the thought of finally putting away those textbooks in honor of the arrival of summer holidays and the...
