Salah is free!
Photos by Yaseen Najeeb Hundreds celebrated the return of Islamic Society of Milwaukee president Salah Sarsour Thursday from an Indiana jail, where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement held him for 80 days. “I am back, Alhamdulillah (all praise be to...
‘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,...
Despite the mainstreaming of bigotry, Muslims run in midterm elections
DEARBORN, MICHIGAN - OCTOBER 29: Voters cast their ballots during Michigan's early voting period on October 29, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan. Early voter turnout has been heavy in Michigan, a key battleground state with 14 electoral votes, with over 250,000...
American Charities are Footing the Bill for Israeli Settlements
In August 2025, Israel approved plans for the construction of 3,400 new settler homes in East Jerusalem, Palestine. The current, right-wing Israeli government under criminally indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends this plan—in keeping with the...
In Photos: Eid al-Fitr service reflects Milwaukee’s expanding Muslim community united in prayer
Photos by Yaseen NajeebOn March 20 the Islamic Society of Milwaukee (ISM) hosted the Eid al-Fitr prayer service at the Wisconsin Baird Center at 400 E. Wisconsin Ave., drawing thousands for what has become one of the largest annual religious...
French students announce legal action over universities’ ties with Israel
Hundreds of demonstrators gather in central Paris to protest the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and ongoing Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank, as participants wave Palestinian flags and hold banners calling for international action and solidarity...
American Friends Service Committee/Visualizing Palestine exhibit comes to Wisconsin
Photos Courtesy of Visualizing Palestine Visualizing Palestine executive director Aline Batarseh (center) and American Friends Service Committee’s national director of its U.S. Palestine Activism Program Jennifer Bing (right) celebrate the opening of their...
Report finds over 100 food chemicals companies declared safe without notifying FDA
A new report has identified over 100 food chemicals that companies have declared are safe for consumption without notifying the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), leveraging what critics say is a legal loophole that prevents federal regulators from making...
