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Ashura – Lest We Forget

Ashura – Lest We Forget

An aerial view shows people gathering at the shrines of Imam Abbas ibn Ali (front) and Imam Husain (background) in the city of Karbala, 88 kilometers south of the capital Baghdad, Iraq (photo: AFP).The tenth day of the first month of the Islamic lunar...

Franklin Public Library hosts Eid Celebration

Franklin Public Library hosts Eid Celebration

Photos by Sandra WhiteheadTina Bleibel of Greenfield and her sons (left to right) Idris, 5; Zayn, 7; and twins Khaled and Mohamad, 3, show off Eid lanterns the boys made at Franklin Public Library’s Eid celebration.Children skipped into the Franklin Public...

The Shift: Hillel’s empty words

The Shift: Hillel’s empty words

Hillel building at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. In recent years, we have seen Palestine activists protest Hillel groups on campus. Pro-Israel organizations and pundits often insist that protesting the largest Jewish student organization somehow...