Local peace activist focuses on healing and prevention
Shawn Muhammad, director of Asha’s Ujima Men’s Program shows his "Male Advocate of the Year” award presented to him at the Office of Community Wellness and Safety’s Love Without Violence Conference. Milwaukee anti-violence advocate and peace activist...
MMWC Networking Brunch to explore the Muslim Pilgrimage—the Hajj
Photo by Associated Press Muslim pilgrims pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The largest Hajj in history took place during the last week of June, an...
MUHARRAM: The Month of Renewing our Commitment to Faith and Truth
July 18, 2023As salaamu alaykum,This week, the new moon of Muharram will announce the beginning of the new Hijri year, 1445. SoCal Muslims commemorate the beginning of the Islamic New Year by renewing their commitment to unity, refuting misconceptions and...
FIFA Celebrates First Hijabi Player, Referee at Women’s World Cup
As the 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand, FIFA has celebrated Moroccan football player Nouhaila Benzina for becoming the first hijabi Muslim footballer and Heba Saadieh as the first hijabi referee at the international...
Summer brings solicitors masquerading as Muslim refugees to Wisconsin
Islamic Society of Milwaukee is one target of Romanian solicitors asking for money from the Muslim community.“When the weather turns to summer, there is a constant barrage of people in and around the masjid (mosque) asking people to give them money,” said...
From Reader to Author: How Reading Can Change Lives
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." – Frederick Douglass I chose to begin this article with that impactful quote, as it really captures the power of reading. What a blessing it is to know how to read. Reading opens the door to the knowledge...
Palestinians Are Invincible- Unconquerable, and Undefeatable!
Undefeatable is an attribute of a person, group or a nation that be said to be “incapable of being defeated or of accepting defeat, UNCONQUERABLE, INVINCIBLE.” In these days when attributes and accolades are thrown around on TV, social media and for the...
Palestinian child trauma expert will visit Islamic Resource Center on July 15th
Photos courtesy of Alrowwad SocietyAbdelfattah Abusrour, PhD., teaches "beautiful resistance" for Palestinian children as they struggle with lifelong trauma.Dr. Abusrour, founder and general director of Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society will visit the...
Encourage Children to Read about Different Perspectives and Current Events
In our globally connected world, children and adolescents need to gain knowledge about our world with a compassionate and critical view geared toward making it a better place for people to live. One of the ways in which our youth can gain that knowledge is...
Young Muslim Elected as Watford First Green Mayor
Environmental sustainability is very important in Islam. Thus, preserving environment base is honoring the relationship between oneself, Allah, and Allah’s creation.Allah says in the Qur’an:“It is He who has appointed you vicegerent on the Earth …”...
