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20Feb
2013

MSA West 2013 – The 15th Anniversary

in Community, Features, In the News 2 Comments

A gallery of photographs from the MSA West 2013 conference in UC Santa Barbara

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6Feb
2013

Real Talk: Redefining Success

in Columns, Features 28 Comments

I sat, not believing what I saw or heard. Coming from UCLA, I thought I was the hot shot. That the other students here were just a formality. Yet time and time again, person after person, I was floored. Someone had a much better GPA, someone had more extra-curricular involvement, someone else had greater athletic ability — and some students had a winning combination of all three.

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30Jan
2013

Real Talk: Don’t be the Judge

in Columns, Features, myIslam 9 Comments

In this week’s edition of Real Talk, I will reflect on the pervasive act of judging others, something we struggle with constantly. No one is free of this sin. It is critical that we realize when we judge others, we are doing so in order to curb ourselves. Judging has a significant effect on the victims of the act.

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26Jan
2013

In Photos: Islam Awareness Week

in Features, myIslam 4 Comments

Check out photos from this year’s Islam Awareness Week hosted by the Muslim Student Association at UCLA.

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25Jan
2013

iPhone Apps for the Muslim Student

in Columns, Features, myIslam 20 Comments

Along with the Angry Birds games, there are also a plethora of Islam oriented apps. I’ve highlighted a few iPhone apps that I personally use which help keep me on track as a Muslim college student balancing social life and academics.

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23Jan
2013

Real Talk: Assumptions

in Columns, Features, myIslam 16 Comments

One of our biggest mistakes is assuming the worst of one another. We witness one small, random action and allow our minds to warp it into something entirely different. We develop an entire story line and come to conclusions, all based off of one small data point.

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17Jan
2013

The City of a Thousand Minarets

in A&E, Features, Opinion 12 Comments

Each city possesses a distinctive smell that is completely its own. When I stepped into Cairo for the first time as I exited the airport, the air smelled like warmth and earth. It was a stark contrast to the crisp clean scent of the home I had left behind.

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15Jan
2013

How to Have a Productive School Quarter

in College Life, Columns, Features, Students in Action 3 Comments

People say that in the quarter systems, you are already behind on the first day. For many freshmen and transfer students, fall quarter tends to be one of the most challenging academically. Fortunately, the start of winter quarter coincides with the time in which many people partake in new year’s resolutions. Here are some ways to get started…

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5Jan
2013

The Three R’s to Sustainability

in Columns, Features 18 Comments

Sustainability means to use resources carefully, live within our means and to leave a thriving planet for future generations. The Three R’s are the fundamentals of living sustainably: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Below are some examples of how we can implement the three R’s.

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