The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has some interesting plans in store for us, and it is pressing that we understand these plans and what serious effects they have on our community. Just a few weeks ago, the White House convened a three day summit on “Countering Violent Extremism”(CVE). CVE is the creation of specific…
This is to all the strong women inhabiting my memory: to mothers who whispered lullabies to their daughters about how they should grow up to be storytellers and tell about lost histories who closed their eyes and held tiny soft hands outstretched and drew geometric lines, solved equations with permanent ink and dreamt about routes…
By Ayesha Khan & Sarah Rahimi On Feb. 12, the Muslim Student Association at UCLA hosted a vigil to commemorate the lives of Yusor Abu-Salha, her husband Deah Barakat and her sister Razan Abu-Salha. These three Muslim students were shot execution-style by their white male anti-theist neighbor in their home in a hate crime.…
An armada of thoughts clash against the mind, march in a cadre, colorfully interweave, and ultimately find confluence, architecting the very physics of a single, untamed noise, awaiting to spill against the silhouette of the subconscious. There it knocks on the heart in a faint, muffled concerto, hoping to be heard. A stroke of the…
February 16, 21 years after the independence of Bosnia in the bloody genocide where Chetnik Serbs slaughtered women, men, and children for the sake of the “Greater Serbia,” the first Bosnian was registered as a Bosnian. The number of tweets about this: not enough to make it trending or show up. Number of Facebook posts…
By Chakib Mouzaoui & Sanna Alas In the shadow of the murders of Yusor and Razan Abu-Salha and Deah Barakat, discrepancies in media representation of violence have become more glaring than ever. This tragedy has confirmed for us what many in the Muslim community already knew– that the lives of certain people are more valued, that there…
Deah Shaddy Barakat. Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha. Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha. For the past week, those three names have been ingrained in our minds. Almost every aspect of their lives has been shown to us through social media. By now, most of us feel like we knew Deah, Yusor, and Razan like they were our close friends.…
It’s that time of the year again! January is both an exciting and significant month, not only as it opens up the new year, but also as it will bring forth the highly anticipated MSA West Conference. It is with much excitement that the MSA at UCLA will be hosting the 17th Annual Conference this…
On Nov. 20, the UC Student Workers Union at UCLA organized a protest that started at 3 pm in front of Royce Hall and ended at 8 pm at the #BeatSC Bonfire, which effectively cancelled the lighting of the bonfire, a spectacle thousands of students awaited. The protest focused on various issues such as climate…
Correction: The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. UCLA Iranian Student Group neither supports nor opposes the divestment resolution On Feb. 26, USAC voted 5-7-0 against “A Resolution to Divest from Companies that Violate Palestinian Human Rights” brought forth by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). The bill, sponsored…