Post Tagged with: "hijab"

26Jan
2013

In Photos: Islam Awareness Week

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

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11Sep
2011

Growing up Muslim in Post 9/11 America: Standing out in North Dakota

Alaa Koleilat, a 3rd year Neuroscience major at UCLA, was living in North Dakota when the attacks happened. She shares her experience as one of the few Muslims that live in this state.

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19Aug
2010

Disney restaurant hostess sues for permission to wear hijab

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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0819-disney-hijab-20100819,0,5537139.story Looks to be another casualty in the war against Civil Rights. Boudlal informed her supervisor she wanted to wear the hijab and they said they would check with corporate, but she never received a response. Later on, Disney’s costume department went as far as fitting her for a hijab designed to work with her costume, but they never followed through. Boudlal attempted to follow protocol in effort to get permission to wear her hijab, but the system just didn’t respond. And now, [...]

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28Feb
2010

With every difficulty there is relief

In the Qur’an (94:5-6), Allah says: “Surely, with every difficulty there is relief. Surely, with every difficulty there is relief.” The Qur’an contains many beneficial reminders that we can use in our everyday lives. This particular ayah (verse) has benefited me in many ways. Because Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala) repeats Himself, this is a powerful reminder of the relief that will come once these difficulties or tests come to pass. It’s easy at times to lose hope, but Allah (swt) [...]

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