Post Tagged with: "Middle east"

23Feb
2012

In Videos: Muslim Americans Respond to the Syrian Crisis

in Features, In the News, Opinion Comments Off
In Videos: Muslim Americans Respond to the Syrian Crisis

Al-Talib asks Muslim Americans at UCLA for their opinion on the recent crisis in Syria.

Continue Reading →
18Sep
2011

Racing through Ramadan: Casablanca, Morocco Part 3

in Features, myIslam 2 Comments
Racing through Ramadan: Casablanca, Morocco Part 3

If only I was equipped with a telescope so I could determine the first night of Ramadan myself, because time was passing by and it was the first of August, but no Moroccans seemed to be buzzing about with the spirit of the holy month.

Continue Reading →
13Sep
2011

Growing up Muslim in Post 9/11 America: Proud to be an Arab American

in Closer Look, Features, myIslam Comments Off
Growing up Muslim in Post 9/11 America: Proud to be an Arab American

Al-Talib interviews Kutibh Chihabi, a fourth year Neuroscience major at UCLA, on his experience growing up as a Muslim and Arab American.

Continue Reading →
6Sep
2011

Racing through Ramadan: Casablanca, Morocco Part 2

in Columns, Community, Features 1 Comment
Racing through Ramadan: Casablanca, Morocco Part 2

The taxi driver looked at me in a panicked state and exclaimed, “Quran! Quran!” Frantically attempting to communicate with me in Arabic, he hoped that we would at least understand each other through a commonality of faith. I nodded in agreement and felt a sense of relief.

Continue Reading →
1Sep
2011

Racing through Ramadan: Casablanca, Morocco Part 1

in Features, myIslam 1 Comment
Racing through Ramadan: Casablanca, Morocco Part 1

Somehow the stars seemed to be aligned just right, because my fortune could not have been better. I embarked on my dream to live in Muslim countries during the month of Ramadan this year.

Continue Reading →
12Mar
2011

Arab Dictators: Billions and Billions of Dollars, and still counting…

in Columns, Opinion 2 Comments

As Arab dictators in the Middle East are falling one by one like dominoes, it is just mind boggling to see the billions they had tucked away for all these decades. Hosni Mubarak resigned with $70 billion in US and European banks, not including his bank accounts in other countries or real estate.  Former Tunisian President Ben Ali had had approximately $40 billion in just one of many accounts. As I watched the amount of cash and high end jewelry [...]

Continue Reading →
6Mar
2011

Thousands of Saudi Troops Mobilize to Contain Growing Revolts

in In the News 3 Comments

Unrest comes to Saudi Arabia as the nation’s Shi’a minority and a growing number of discontent plan to hold protests this Friday.What makes this situation even more volatile is the possible consequences protests could have on oil production and oil prices worldwide, which will greatly impact the amount of support protesters will get from world leaders, especially if it turns violent. Read more about it: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudis-mobilise-thousands-of-troops-to-quell-growing-revolt-2232928.html

Continue Reading →
6Mar
2011

Limited Horizons: What the Movements We Support Reveal About Us as a Community

in Closer Look, Columns, Opinion 6 Comments
Limited Horizons: What the Movements We Support Reveal About Us as a Community

200 demonstrators gather outside of the Los Angeles Federal Building, dozens of flags floating in the air, each piece of cloth boldly declaring support for movements in Iran and Libya. As protests go, the one held on February 20th was small compared to one’s held in previous weeks for Egypt and Tunisia, yet it’s sometimes the smallest of events, the moments people tend to overlook, that can impact a community in ground-breaking ways. That is, if its people have enough [...]

Continue Reading →
28Feb
2011

The Waves of Revolution

in Columns, Opinion 4 Comments

February 11, 2011. Crowds in Tahrir Square erupt in celebration. “Egypt is free, Egypt is free,” they exclaim. In Tunisia, it takes one man to douse himself in gasoline to strike the powerful match of revolution. In Egypt, it takes the will power of millions and the brutal dictatorship of one man to ripple in the great floods of freedom. Civil disobedience. People power. Peaceful protest. What was once a risky undertaking has now become a strategy for reform. As [...]

Continue Reading →
25Feb
2011

Bringing the Revolution Home: Conquering Our Oppressors

in Columns, Opinion 14 Comments

Egypt’s recent success in conquering its oppressors has ignited a wave of realizations that determination mixed with unity and a dash of patience results in one sweet slice of change. Libya, Yemen, Algeria, Bahrain among others have used the mother of the world as an inspiration and an example, and have taken the first steps towards change. So, like a majority of Lakers fans and wearers of over-sized sunglasses, I say jump on the bandwagon people. Although we are not [...]

Continue Reading →
← Older Entries