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…
The Student Wellness Commission (SWC) of USAC put on a campaign, 7000 in Solidarity, this week to promote awareness of rape culture. By informing students of the common and frequent occurrences of sexual assault on campus as well as the culture that surrounds it, the SWC hopes to create a safer environment at UCLA for each…
Nearly every day for four years, I walked the halls of Kerckhoff to the Al-Talib office to meet my brothers and sisters. Before class, after class, and sometimes when I should have been in class, the pattern repeated. Countless days and nights were spent in conversation, discussion, debate, frustration, laughter, study and prayer. I can’t…
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…
On Nov. 7, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) held a “The Time is NOW: A Moral Case for Divestment” panel that brought out the week’s biggest audience. The event began with a clip by Tim Ngubeni, the founder of the divestment campaign on South Africa at UCLA in the 1970s. It is no secret…
Growing up in Los Angeles, I had only met a few Muslims but I never imagined that I would be living with one. As a freshman in college, I was very excited to dorm and meet new people, but it was a little frightening not knowing my roommates and most importantly, not knowing if we…
On Oct. 25, the UCLA chapter of Young Americans for Liberty held a bake sale on Bruin Walk that was a satirical and critical stance on the policy of affirmative action in admission decisions. The premise of the bake sale was to equate prices for Diddy Riese cookies to the apparent benefit that affirmative action…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t 2:59 AM on Oct. 23, USAC voted 5-7-0 against “A Resolution In Support of Positive Steps Towards an Israeli-Palestinian Peace,” authored by USAC’s Internal Vice President Avi Oved. The other sponsors to the resolution were General Representative Sunny Singh and Academic Affairs Commissioner Darren Ramalho. The resolution was put on the table only two…
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…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]ired of smelling like Taco Bell bean & cheese burritos? Does the drive thru line at In-N-Out make you feel like you’re on the 405? Don’t worry Zabihah-tarians, Al-Talib’s got you. Here’s a short list of zabihah halal restaurants in and near Westwood to fill your protein cravings. Don’t forget – everyone’s definition of what…