October 2020 Print Edition

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NEWS HERO OF THE MONTH

THE MUSLIM WOMEN’S COALITION

BUILDS BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING By Erin Bloodgood The Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition (MMWC) sits on the South Side of Milwaukee, run by a group of influential Muslim women who have worked to educate people about Muslim culture for the past 25 years. The idea for the organization started to take shape when the group would meet regularly to discuss the prejudice and disparaging comments they were experiencing at work. Upset about the remarks made about their hijabs and customs, the women decided that teaching others about their culture was the solution.

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