Sarah Rahimi is an Afghan-American student at UCLA, where she studies International Development and Arabic & Islamic Studies. When she's not in the classroom, she can be found in the Al-Talib office, where she works as the Managing Editor. When she's not writing or editing, she enjoys coffee shop conversations about community engagement, current issues, and social justice.
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…
On Nov. 18, the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and the UCLA School of Law International and Human Rights Law Program hosted Professor Jytte Klausen in a talk titled “Jihadism in the West and the Predicament of Domestic Counter-Terrorism.” With about 60 attendees, the event took place at the UCLA Law School, where Klausen…
The Dean of Students’ Office hosted a Faculty Dinner on Oct. 17 discussing the Muslim experience on campus and exploring the facets and sources of Islamophobia. The Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Janina Montero, supported the event that had about two dozen attendees. The Muslim Student Association, the Alliance for Intergroup Dialogue and the Assistant…