Sy Stokes & Remi Kanazi Bridge the Black and Palestinian Struggle Through Spoken Word

Spoken word artists Remi Kanazi and Sy Stokes and UCLA students shared the stage for Students For Justice in Palestine’s spoken word event “Oppressed but not Silenced.” On November 4th, a crowd of approximately fifty students gathered in Haines Hall to listen to the diverse performances navigate between themes of privilege, normalization and oppression. Sy…

Gems from Tajdeed Retreat

The theme of Tajdeed Retreat this year was “Clarity in Consciousness: Achieving Taqwa By Knowing Your Lord”. Throughout the weekend of October 9th to the 11th, 2015, students from across the state came together to listen to thought-provoking talks and learn from beloved teachers Imam Yama Niazi, Ustadha Lobna Mulla, and Imam Jihad Saafir, discuss…

Our Culture is Not Your Costume

On Wednesday night, October 28, the Mother Org Coalition at UCLA, composed of the Afrikan Student Union, American Indian Student Association, Asian Pacific Coalition, MEChA de UCLA, Muslim Student Association, Pacific Islands’ Student Association, Queer Alliance, Samahang Pilipino and Vietnamese Student Union, held an event to discuss the meaning of cultural appropriation and its role…

Statement of Support: Organizations Release Statement in Support of Afrikan Student Union

Statement of Support 10/22/15 We, the American Indian Student Association, Asian Pacific Coalition, MEChA de UCLA, Muslim Student Association, Pacific Islands’ Student Association, Queer Alliance, Samahang Pilipino, and Vietnamese Student Union at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), are part of the Mother Organization coalition, a coalition of student organizations at UCLA created in response to the low numbers…

Taqwa with Talents

“Allahu Akbar.” God is Greater. Understanding that this world is much greater than us, and that God is much Greater than ourselves, opens the heart, mind, and soul of the believer. It brings the realization that what you do with your life is solely to please Allah (SWT) and has nothing to do with providing…