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...
Eco-Islam: How Green Muslims Put Faith In Sustainability
Ecologist, environmental educator, and the founder and director of Wisconsin Green Muslims, Huda Alkaff, has advocated for environmental justice in Wisconsin and nationwide for more than two decades. Islam offers powerful guidance for enviromental...
Harvard Rejects Trump Administration’s Demands, Defends Academic Freedom Amid Threats of Funding Cuts
The university refused to comply with set of demands from Trump administration that threatened the school’s $9 billion in federal funding.Harvard University has refused to comply with a sweeping set of demands from the Trump administration that threatened...
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...
Film Review: ‘October 8’ skews antisemitism to attack Palestine activism in support of broader right-wing agenda
The official movie poster for October 8 (Via social media)OCTOBER 8Directed by Wendy Sachs100 min. Briarcliff Entertainment 2025Since Trump took office, at least 300 student visas have been revoked and students, including permanent residents, have been...
Palm Sunday begins in Gaza with Israeli missiles on Christian hospital and church
Gaza's Christians celebrate mass on Palm Sunday amid Israel's war on the enclave [Getty]Gaza's Christian community are celebrating Palm Sunday amid Israel's intensification of strikes on the Palestinian enclave, including a deliberate strike on Gaza's only...
Milwaukee activists encourage community to be informed on constitutional protections
There are several trainings around the Milwaukee area on immigrant and voting rights, driver’s licenses, and more—plus citizenship classes, legal aid and DACA resources. President Trump has authorized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to carry...
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...
From Crisis to Hope: Faith, Climate Change, and the Birth of a New Age
President Trump signed (on April 8, 2025) a series of executive orders aimed at supporting the coal industry—a heavily polluting energy source that has been in decline—allowing some older coal-fired power plants scheduled for retirement to continue...
Tuning to the voice of Palestine, a MKE musician’s call for solidarity
Photos courtesy of YMN After Oct 7, 2023, when Israel began its genocidal siege on Gaza, Othman went to rallies and marches nearly every week. Before he knew it, he was giving speeches and leading chants. Artistry, identity, and activism are all...
