Photography by Ayman Ahmad [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen I asked non-Muslim students at UCLA what they know about Islam, some mentioned prayer and making pilgrimage, but two answers were most common: “Islam requires women to wear hijab” or “It had tons of rules and rituals”. When one looks up “Islam” in the dictionary, this is the definition he/she…
Divestment has been a hot topic recently, especially since an anti-divestment resolution failed in USAC back in October. The idea of divestment has been floating around for a while and seems to be perceived as a project created by the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). While of course this is one of SJP’s current…
On the evening of Jan. 22, students of diverse backgrounds and affiliations gathered in De Neve Auditorium to voice concerns and engage in a community forum with representatives from the On Campus Housing Council (OCHC), Undergraduate Students Associate Council (USAC), and the various Student Media outlets. The organizers hoped this community forum would be the…
This past long weekend of Dr. King’s birthday, over a thousand Muslim students from colleges and universities up and down the west coast gathered on the serene campus of UC Davis for the 16th annual MSA West Conference. MSA West acts as an umbrella organization for Muslim Student Associations in the region, providing access to…