Understanding Ashura in Islam
SUMMARY: Ashura is a day of great significance in Islam, on which many Muslims fast to commemorate Allah's rescue of Prophet Musa. In addition it is a day of historical significance for the martyrdom of the champion for justice and truth, Husain ibn Ali....
Negative views of Israel, Netanyahu continue to rise among Americans – especially young people
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a press conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 29, 2025. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Americans have increasingly negative...
UNICEF Says Children ‘Being Pulled From Under Rubble’ in Lebanon After Israeli Bombardment
Rescue workers continued to search for missing people in the Beirut neighborhood of Tallet al-Khayat on April 8, 2026. (Photo by Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) A United Nations agency said late Thursday that Israel’s massive...
Muslim Women’s Coalition’s inaugural conference connects faith and leadership
Registration for Wisconsin's first ever Muslim Women's Leadership Conference is open until April 16. The Muslim Women’s Coalition’s inaugural leadership conference, the first leadership conference in Wisconsin tailored for Muslim women, will be held...
War on Iran: These are the heritage sites devastated by US and Israeli attacks
Debris at the historical monument Golestan Palace after it was damaged in strikes, Tehran, Iran, on 3 March (Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters)Iran’s history is layered with conquest, cultural renewal and craftsmanship - all of which can...
Chokehold: The Trump administration’s stealth plan to unleash poisonous air
The EPA stopped valuing the lives it could save, setting up a deregulatory disaster that will be hazardous to your health. For the past year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has bowed time and time again to the demands of fossil fuel lobbyists,...
Press conference becomes huge rally for ISM president taken by ICE
Photos by Cherrie HansonHundreds of people came in support of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee president Salah Sarsour, who was taken out of state Monday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Cars filled the almost 500 spaces of the Islamic...
‘Human tragedy’: Leqaa Kordia on how ICE jail echoes life in occupied Palestine
Leqaa Kordia.Photograph: Amir Hamja/The GuardianA Palestinian woman who was released last month after spending a year in a Texas immigration detention center told the Guardian in an exclusive interview that she sees “a lot of similarities” between the...
Wisconsin Muslims urged to vote on April 7
Five Muslim candidates are on ballots in Wisconsin’s April 7 nonpartisan elections; all won endorsements from the Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance. WMCA is an organization that works to empower the Wisconsin Muslim community in political and civic...
Prime Printing in Hales Corners marks 25-year milestone
Photos by Cherrie Hanson Prime Printing's success comes from learning, adapting and building a legacy in the community. Owners (left to right) Liaqat Ali, Mohammad Imran and Sabeen Imran (not shown)are celebrating 25 years of business. Learning, growing,...
