Jafra Saif on dance and growing up in Syria
Tango dancer, log cabin builder, Syrian immigrant: Jafra Saif is anything but typical.
Sarah ConwayMarch 3, 2017
Mahdia Lynn on creating a feminist and LGBTQ-affirming mosque
Masjid al-Rabia mosque held its first service less than a month after the election of President Trump and has found itself the target of both anti-Muslim and anti-LGBT groups.
Nissa RheeMarch 2, 2017
Finding a home in the Rohingya Culture Center
Nasir Bin Zakaria was just 14 years old when he was abducted by the Myanmar military. It was the last time he saw his parents.
Sarah ConwayFebruary 28, 2017
Malak Afaneh on Islamic feminism and American patriotism
Seventeen-year-old Malak Afaneh was learning about Rosie the Riveter in a class at her high school in Chicago when an idea struck her: What if Rosie was Muslim?
Nissa RheeFebruary 28, 2017
Nine-year-old Rosnah on being a Rohingya refugee
Born in Malaysia, Rosnah came to the United States when she was three years old.
RosnahFebruary 24, 2017
Hadia Zarzour on living two lives in Chicago and Syria
Hadia Zarzour is a licensed clinical professional counselor and co-founder of the Syrian Community Network, a nonprofit determined to aid and assist resettled Syrian refugees as they build new lives in the United States.
Sarah ConwayFebruary 21, 2017
Muslim Community Center of Chicago opens its doors to neighbors
The Muslim Community Center of Chicago was established in 1969 and is one of the oldest and largest Muslim organizations in the Chicago area.
Alex V. HernandezFebruary 21, 2017
Suzanne Akhras Sahloul on the Muslim Ban’s impact on the Syrian community
Suzanne Akhras Sahloul is the founder and executive director of the Syrian Community Network, which helps Syrian refugees make a new home in the Chicago area.
Sarah ConwayFebruary 20, 2017
Jamie Friedland on the Movement to Help Those Caught in the Muslim Ban
Jamie Friedland answered a call for legal help at O’Hare International Airport January 28, the day after the immigration ban began.
Nissa RheeFebruary 15, 2017
Abu Nabil on home and the taste of shish barak
When Abu Nabil* tastes shish barak (ششبرك), he remembers his mother.
Sarah ConwayFebruary 14, 2017
