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…
The door unlatches, gracing the influx of more than 200 jigsaws, soon to frame the nearing puzzle. A gentle gust peels through the hermetic air, breathing its ethereality across the chairs, and rattling the languor of a formerly empty Town Hall. A truly elegant milieu licks the corneas of many intentful eyes, as they readily…
Al-Talib: Tell us a little bit about your background and what inspired you to run for General Representative? Sofia: I transferred to UCLA a few years ago from Mount San Antonio College. A little bit about my background. Both my parents immigrated to the United States. My mother was born in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. She immigrated…
Authors: Noor Zanial & Nafees Imtiyaj During this year’s elections week, Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed, the Let’s Act! candidate for Internal Vice President, encountered Islamophobic remarks and threats while campaigning. In an interview with Al-Talib, the candidate discussed problematic questions she was asked during the “Meet the Candidates” event that took place April 25. One in particular…
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed by the author do not necessarily represent the opinions of Al-Talib Newsmagazine as a whole. The author, Saif Ghias, is president of the Pakistani Student Association. I support Manjot Singh for General Representative because Singh understands his power comes from the people. He understands what students want and need and…
The Al-Talib editorial board calls on Avinoam Baral, the Bruins United candidate for Internal Vice President (IVP), to publicly distance himself from the organization Hasbara Fellowships because of its association with the production and dissemination of Islamophobic documentaries across the United States. Unless Baral distances himself from an organization that disseminates Islamophobia, ties to anti-Muslim…
Editor’s note: Al-Talib Newsmagazine occasionally publishes content that may offend some readers. While it is not our intention to offend, it is important to us as a newsmagazine to report on important issues regarding the Muslim community. When we include profanity and other offensive language it is only in the context of the specific piece…
Editor’s note: Al-Talib Newsmagazine occasionally publishes content that may offend some readers. While it is not our intention to offend, it is important to us as a newsmagazine to report on important issues regarding the Muslim community. When we include profanity and other offensive language it is only in the context of the specific piece in…
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…
