Stories of Strength: Women’s History Month featured at the Islamic Resource Center library
March is Women's History Month. The 2026 theme, selected and published by the National Women’s History Alliance is Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first proclamation designating the week of...
Hopes fade for survivors as Morocco quake toll passes 2,800
Rescuers are racing against time to find survivors in the remote areas hit hardest by Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades, with the death toll climbing to more than 2,800 people.Search teams from Spain, the United Kingdom and Qatar have...
Easing back-to-school fears about safety
Photo by Rodnae Media As Wisconsin children return to school this fall, many parents and students have personal safety on their minds. Back-to-school worries today include more than: Will I fit in? Can I succeed academically? Intense media coverage of...
Do not compromise the equal rights of Arab Americans – Release the VWP Memorandum
Photo by Kreyg Scott PhotographySEPTEMBER 8, 2023Israel is seeking entry into the U.S. Visa Waiver program, which allows reciprocal, short-term travel between member states and the U.S. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by the U.S. and...
Helping Children Handle Scary News
When tragic or violent events occur, parents may wonder about how to help their kids understand the graphic images and emotional video footage that they may see. Stephanie Marcy, PhD, psychologist at Children's Hospital Los angeles suggests a few...
Youth’s use of social media can have mental health impacts
Photo by Gerd Altmann“Most teenagers are online daily, and a quarter report almost constant use,” says a 2022 report in the Journal of the American Medical Association—Pediatrics. What impact does social media use have on youth’s mental health,...
Muslim call to prayer can now be broadcast publicly in New York City without a permit
Worshipers in New York’s East Harlem neighborhood take part in the traditional annual prayer commemorating the end of Ramadan, in front of the Masjid Aqsa-Salam mosque, on July 17, 2015. New York Mayor Eric Adams announced new guidelines Tuesday, Aug. 29,...
There is Lasting Value in Connecting with our Elders
Growing up in Canada as a child of immigrants, I and many others like me were expected to speak English as my native language. In my early years, I spoke the Urdu language – my mother tongue. However, since Kindergarten, I started to speak more English...
Book Review: the enduring appeal of series books
Author Siman Nuurali writes about a fun-loving third-grader Sadiq and his lively Somali American family in a series of eight books geared toward independent readers. Series books for children are the “secret sauce” for turning kids into lifelong...
Symmetry: Perfections of Nature & Beauty of Science
Have you ever seen a Honeycomb? Have you ever wondered how bees cleverly build these hexagonal wax cells as stories for their honey? I’m talking here about symmetries in nature, the faces of beauty in our universe. Most of the symmetry patterns all over...
