We’re always finding ourselves concerned about school, money, careers, safety, happiness, finding the “one”, etc. With true reliance and tawakkul (trust) in Allah, all these concerns are diminished. “And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to him, He will grant them a way out, and will provide for them in ways unimagined. And whoever…
On Thursday November 12, the Afrikan Student Union (ASU) at UCLA organized a walkout and rally to express solidarity with students at Missouri University whose President resigned in the face of protest and strikes for not sufficiently responding to anti-Black terror on Mizzou’s campus. Students walked out of their classes at 12:45pm, and the rally…
By: Cindy Toledo and Ayman Ahmed On Thursday, November 12th, as UCLA students stood in solidarity with the Afrikan students of The University of Missouri, UCLA students themselves were faced with discriminatory posters and images aimed at Muslim students and student groups on campus. These signs specifically targeted Students for Justice for Palestine (SJP)…
The 19th Annual Arab Film Festival (AFF) opened on 16th October, 2015 in the San Francisco Bay Area and is coming to Los Angeles on the 13th of November. Founded in 1996, AFF has consistently showcased a wide range of films from filmmakers of the Muslim world every year. It is the largest independent film…
Spoken word artists Remi Kanazi and Sy Stokes and UCLA students shared the stage for Students For Justice in Palestine’s spoken word event “Oppressed but not Silenced.” On November 4th, a crowd of approximately fifty students gathered in Haines Hall to listen to the diverse performances navigate between themes of privilege, normalization and oppression. Sy…
The theme of Tajdeed Retreat this year was “Clarity in Consciousness: Achieving Taqwa By Knowing Your Lord”. Throughout the weekend of October 9th to the 11th, 2015, students from across the state came together to listen to thought-provoking talks and learn from beloved teachers Imam Yama Niazi, Ustadha Lobna Mulla, and Imam Jihad Saafir, discuss…
On Wednesday night, October 28, the Mother Org Coalition at UCLA, composed of the Afrikan Student Union, American Indian Student Association, Asian Pacific Coalition, MEChA de UCLA, Muslim Student Association, Pacific Islands’ Student Association, Queer Alliance, Samahang Pilipino and Vietnamese Student Union, held an event to discuss the meaning of cultural appropriation and its role…
