Between attending classes and work and studying and an internship, finding the time to make food for iftar can be very difficult for Noor Teebi, a third year at UCLA who is spending her first Ramadan on her own. Being away from home for the first time, many other Muslim students face the same unexpected…
The Incarcerated Youth Tutorial Program (IYTP) at UCLA has been struggling with the new rules that prohibit volunteers under 21 years to attend a Juvenile Facility site in order to tutor inmates. On April 15, 2011, IYTP admin met with leaders of the Los Angeles County Probation Department. In this meeting, Los Angeles Probation Department granted IYTP several new privileges.
Judging by protests attended by various politicians at the Orange County ICNA fundraiser and the recent incident in Washington DC, the effects of the rally to restore sanity have surely worn off. And they exhibit a strong message to American Muslims: we sure have our work cut out for us.
Original Post can be found here To the General and Campus Communities: As you are all well aware, I am the one who spoke at the David Horowitz event this past Monday May 10, 2010. Allow me to begin by stating that I do NOT condone murder, I do NOT condone genocide, and I do…
Over the past weekend I was fortunate enough to participate in an event that was both inspirational and educational. The event I am referring to was MSA West, hosted at the University of California Davis. After getting through the near 7 even hour drive there my expectations were high. Because after traveling in a car…
By Nader Nasr In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful The 11th Annual MSA West Conference was recently held at UC Riverside. For me personally, it was my first annual MSA West Conference, and to be perfectly honest, I was not as excited before the event as I should”ve been. When I had…