Vacation in Palestine
A Venture Into the Unknown
BMP’s Saying “No” Workshop
Being at UCLA, we are surrounded by endless opportunities for involvement. Some of us feel the urge to be involved in more extracurriculars than we can handle. However, others avoid getting involved because they are afraid of it being too much on top of school. The Beautiful Mind Project’s Deena Samie decided to hold a…
What it Takes to Make College Day Entertainment Entertaining
by Maliha Lakhani and Wali Kamal Everything was set up. The mic was ready to go for the MCs to start the show. We were practicing our final run for the skits, namely, the “Halaqa” skit, and we all gathered in a circle to “begin” the halaqa. Suddenly, a loud siren went on and the…
The Presidential War on Press
The Presidential War on Press Freedom of Press is often held as the cornerstone of democracy. It is one of the unspoken principles that any threat to its freedom is enough to send people in frenzy and is perceived as a threat of individual freedom. One of the prime examples of press dismantlement was…
Why You Should Attend ANN
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…
Vigil for Srinivas Kuchibotla
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…
Wading The Water
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,…
Rethinking Islamophobia, Reframing Resistance
On Friday, January 13th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the names of various organizations to which it had awarded a sum total of $10 million in grants for their participation in DHS’s Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) program. Featuring a combination of law enforcement agencies and NGOs, the list also includes organizations such as…
Not Iranian? Don’t Talk About Iran and the Hajj
Saudi Arabia and Iran, as many people know, do not like each other. Saudi Arabia claims to be the voice of all Muslims by the nature of holding Mecca and Medina, while Iran disagrees vehemently because no one voted for Saudi Arabia to be the voice of Muslims. The two regularly clash in the region…