The UWM Center for 21st Century Studies and the Muslim Milwaukee Project are hosting the launch of a new book on the Muslim communities in Milwaukee by UWM professors Anna Mansson McGinty, Caroline Seymour-Jorn and Kristin Sziarto. The book, “Muslims in Milwaukee: Placemaking, Belonging, and Activism,” explores the everyday lives, identities and activism of Muslims in a midsized Midwestern city.
Drawing on over a decade of ethnographic fieldwork, surveys and extensive interviews with community members, students, artists, activists and leaders, the authors examine how local political, economic and historical structures shape Muslim American experiences and civic participation.
A panel on May 20 from 7-8:30 p.m. will feature members of Milwaukee’s Muslim community — Waheed Ahmed, Othman Atta, Amal Azzam, Janan Najeeb and Brother Will Perry — moderated by Fahed Masalkhi. The panel discussion will be at the Islamic Resource Center, 5235 S. 27th St., in Greenfield.
