Acclaimed British actor Riz Ahmed and his production company, Left Handed Films, will partner with Pillars Fund on a new fellowship for aspiring Muslim writers and directors. Ahmed said Muslim communities in the U.S. and U.K. “are amongst the most economically disadvantaged.” He said there’s no other program like the Pillars Artist Fellowship,...
Two dozen congressional Democrats are asking U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from cases involving the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Their call comes after revelations that Thomas’ wife communicated with members of the Trump administration about overturning the 2020 election. The U.S. House committee probing the attack cou...
Right-wing Israeli Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir Thursday stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem under tight police protection. A Palestinian agency said Ben-Gvir breached the site after Israeli police agreed to allow him to tour the complex ahead of the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The Islamic Endowments D...
Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month, begins the evening of Friday, April 1, in the U.S. During the month, Muslims observe daily fasting from dawn to sunset, abstaining from food, drink and sex. “Ramadan Mubarak” is the greeting Muslims use to welcome Ramadan. It is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. In addition to fasting, […]...
In Chicago, Loyola University’s Muslim chaplain is working with its dining halls to implement meal accommodations for Muslim students during Ramadan starting April 2. Many Muslim students observe daily fasting from dawn to sunset during the month and perform extended nightly prayers. Loyola’s Muslim Chaplain Omer Mozaffar called Ramadan the an...
Tornadoes that ravaged Kentucky in December killed many Bowling Green community members and destroyed numerous homes and businesses. After the storms, Imam Muamer Sljivic of the Bosnian Islamic Center of Bowling Green, received many calls from city residents seeking assistance. The Bosnian Islamic Center and the Islamic Center of Bowling Green...
An Ohio Muslim student’s activism has led to the passage of a state law allowing athletes in hijab to compete in sports. Noor Alexandria Abukaram decided to fight to change the rules after being disqualified in 2019 during a cross country state meet for wearing a hijab. The 18-year-old athlete’s campaign #LetNoorRun garnered national attentio...
The University of Michigan is adding a professorship in South Asian Art and launching a collaboration with the South Asia Institute in Chicago. The new position in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts’ Department of History of Art is made possible by a gift from Drs. Shireen and Afzal Ahmad. The $2.75 million […]
On Wednesday, the White House said Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misinformed by his military leadership on Ukraine. The assessment came after a report citing U.S. intelligence officials’ belief that Putin is being misled by advisers about how Russian forces are performing in Ukraine. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Western n...
Former US President Donald Trump is once again calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to help find dirt on his political opponents. Trump told the right-wing Real America’s Voice that Putin should release any information he has on Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden. Trump sought information on Hunter Biden’s international business d...
