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Youth Incarceration: 3 Real Solutions

Current EventsBy Zahra KhanOctober 11, 20121 Comment

Youth incarceration is a national epidemic; the issues associated with it are deeply rooted and systemic. Specifically, Los Angeles County has one of the highest youth incarceration rates in the country.

Recap of the Debates: Romney in the Lead?

Columns, Current EventsBy Nafees ImtiyajOctober 10, 20121 Comment

After months of campaigning, Willard Mitt Romney, Republican candidate would finally face his opponent: incumbent President of the United States and Democratic candidate, Barack Hussein Obama. At 9 PM central time, the two challengers entered the arena at the University of Denver. They shook hands before moderator Jim Lehrer explained the format and rules. The battle had begun…

Why Muslims Should Vote 2012

Columns, Current Events, LifestyleBy Reza HessabiOctober 7, 20123 Comments

Let us, as Muslims, not fool ourselves. The 2008 election of Barack Hussein Obama to the Presidency of the United States was a watershed moment for US foreign policy. A man with a Muslim-esque name was finally going to be making deals with, stopping wars against, and lifting up the many splintered nations of Islam. Or at least, that was the hope.

Obama vs. Romney

Columns, Current Events, ProfilesBy Nafees ImtiyajOctober 2, 20121 Comment

It is once again that time of the year –the leaves are falling, the winds are blowing, and the clouds are slowly gathering. While it may seemingly be a typical fall season, emotions run deeply through the air as the United States of America nears its 57th quadrennial election.

A New Blueprint on Education Reform

Campus, Current EventsBy Zainab MithaniMarch 11, 20121 Comment

Exhausted after a long day of classes and work, third year English major, Victoria Beyrooty takes a bus back to her apartment, passing restaurants and movie theaters that she can no longer afford. Due to the tuition increase over the last few years, students like Beyrooty are forced to take on extra jobs and cut personal expenses in order to pay for school.

VIDEO: Muslim students respond to the Syrian Crisis

Current Events, VideoBy Haidar AnwarFebruary 23, 2012Leave a comment

Al-Talib asks Muslim Americans at UCLA for their opinion on the recent crisis in Syria.

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Help Syria

Current EventsBy Asmar GhaniFebruary 22, 20123 Comments

The Syrian Arab Republic wrestled its independence from France in 1946. Syria, today, is a country of approximately 23 million of our brothers and sisters who seek a similar goal, but this time from a more domestic malignancy.

The Cost of War: Real Numbers, Real Losses

Current EventsBy Asmar GhaniDecember 29, 20113 Comments

The War in Iraq has ended, the War in Afghanistan continues on, and the War on “Terror” will never end because that’s just not possible. Take a look at what this one war in Iraq has cost to both Iraqis and Americans.

The Good and Bad of Islamophobia

Art, Current EventsBy Asmar GhaniDecember 27, 20112 Comments

Islamophobia quite literally (and linguistically) is a fear of Islam and Muslims; albeit, an intense, irrational fear of Islam and Muslims. Some Muslims hold that Islamophobia is a good thing. Why? How could fear of Islam benefit Islam?

In Photos: Protest outside UC Regents Meeting at UCLA

Campus, Current EventsBy altalibNovember 29, 20112 Comments

On Monday, students protested outside the UC Regents meeting held inside the James West Alumni Center at UCLA.

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