Raja Bazaar: A Pakistani, Indian, Arab grocery filled with life lessons
Photos courtesy of Haq NawazHaq Nawaz, 45, opened his Brookfield grocery store Raja Bazaar in 2018. After building this successful business, he is now negotiating to buy a store and a restaurant in Milwaukee.Raja Bazaar, with its zabiha, halal meat shop,...
“Hostages?” How the U.S. media is distorting the news from Palestine
The mainstream U.S. media is using the word “hostages” to describe the Israelis who Hamas militants have captured and taken into Gaza. Analyzing this usage is a good way to introduce how the mainstream is distorting this latest crisis. First, some of the...
27th Steak and Potato serves halal ‘American style’
Photo courtesy of Mohammad Imran27th Steak & Potato owners Osama Abushanab (left) and Mohammad Imran (right) serving halal food at their new restaurant at 3158 S. 27th St. There is no “Islamic cuisine.” Muslims have brought the foods of their many...
A bright light on New York’s Bengali past
When Alaudin Ullah was growing up in East Harlem in the 1970s and 1980s, he loved hip-hop, graffiti art, and the New York Yankees, like many kids did at the time. Still, there was one readily evident difference between Ullah and his peers.Ullah’s parents...
Draw Me Egypt – Doaa El-Adl, A Stroke of Freedom
Doaa el-Adl is an Egyptian cartoonist currently working for the Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper, known for her satirical cartoons with strong political, social or religious themes. She has been cited as Egypt's most famous female cartoonist. Draw me Egypt -...
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...
