Why You Should Attend ANN ANN. By now you may have either heard of ANN or seen something pop up on social media about it. But what exactly is ANN? ANN is the annual Alumni Networking Night hosted by the MSA’s Academic Mentorship and Professional Development program (AMPD). This year AMPD will host its…
Hijab Day volunteer Hajar Azzam (right) with a Hijab Day participant (left) on Bruin Walk (Photo credit: Marya Ayloush) The Orientation It is a Thursday morning, and Bruin Walk is filled with students wearing colorful headscarves and pins reading “SOLIDARITY with my SISTERS in HIJAB.” This marks the start of Hijab Day, an annual event…
On Tuesday at 6 pm, a group of students from the South-Indian community organized and lit candles outside of Kerckhoff to observe and mourn the death of Srinivas Kuchibotla, a 32 year old Indian engineer from Kansas, who was shot while hanging out with his friend. Although the vigil turnout was small, it was nonetheless…
The recent Executive Order by President Trump banning non-immigrants and immigrants from seven Muslim majority nations has ensued predictable chaos and uncertainty within the Muslim community and the rest of the world. This situation is rightfully upsetting and frightening, more so because of the lack of clarity regarding how the Order plays out legally. Therefore,…
This was our first year attending MSA West and while every one had a different reason for attending whether it was to gain a “spiritual high” or to “find the one”, our purpose was to learn how to have a better connection with our creator and learn anything that MSA West had to offer. We…
Last week, three black Sudanese Americans were killed “execution-style” in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Their names were Mohamedtaha Omar (23), Adam Mekki (20), and Muhannad Tairab (17). All of them were members of a diaspora community from East Africa. Regardless of their shared affiliations, Omar and Tairab were Muslim, while Mekki was Christian. According to Fort…
On Friday, February 12, 2016, Al-Talib Newsmagazine held a panel discussion that addressed ways different groups both within and beyond the Muslim community can unite to combat Islamophobia and discrimination. The guest panelists present included Qasim Rashid and Amatus Sami, both of whom represent minority groups within the Muslim community. Below are 11 key points…
Mahabba and Al-Talib Newsmagazine held the fourth installment of “Convertsations” this past Thursday on February 25, 2016. Convertsations is a panel in which fellow brother and sister converts share the experiences and tribulations in their life that led them to take the shahada (Islamic proclamation of faith) and their life beyond that. For this quarter’s…
UCLA’s Muslim Student Association annually hosts Islam Appreciation Week on the university campus. It is a week “dedicated to understanding and celebrating the openness, inclusiveness, diversity and beauty of Islam.” Islam Appreciation Week consists of several events over the course of one week. These events cater to Muslims and non-Muslims interested in learning about Islam…
Fourteen people were killed and 22 were injured during the shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino on December 2nd. The two shooters, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, identified as Muslims, which fueled a lot of anti-Muslim hate. Since the shooting, hate crimes against Muslims across America have been rising. Republican presidential…