VIDEO: Muslim students respond to the Syrian Crisis
Al-Talib asks Muslim Americans at UCLA for their opinion on the recent crisis in Syria.
Irvine 11 Plead Not Guilty
Members of the Irvine 11 plead not guilty to two misdemeanor charges at their arraignment on Friday.
Rival Syrian Supporters Clash in Front of the Federal Building
Supporters for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and anti-government supporters clashed today in front of the Federal Building in Los Angeles. According to witnesses most of the engagements were verbal in nature where both parties were getting in each other’s faces and yelling phrases meant to demean and demoralize the other party. However these clashes were…
Pictures from Los Angeles Protest in Support of Movements in Libya and Bahrain
More than one hundred people gathered today in front of the Federal Building in Los Angeles to show solidarity with movements in the Middle East and North Africa, in particular Libya and Bahrain. Speakers at the protest also emphasized the fact that the movement in Bahrain is a matter of an oppressed people seeking freedom and reform, not…
Limited Horizons: What the Movements We Support Reveal About Us as a Community
200 demonstrators gather outside of the Los Angeles Federal Building, dozens of flags floating in the air, each piece of cloth boldly declaring support for movements in Iran and Libya. As protests go, the one held on February 20th was small compared to one’s held in previous weeks for Egypt and Tunisia, yet it’s sometimes…
Interview with an Egyptian-American at UCLA
Editor’s note: Al-Talib interviewed an Egyptian-American senior at UCLA about the current situation in Egypt. The person interviewed requested to remain anonymous. Al-Talib: Describe the social, political situation that led to the protests. why are people out there? Answer: Egyptians are in the streets because they feel that their basic rights as humans have been…
A Request for help from the Brothers and Sisters at UC Irvine
-In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful- Assalamu alaykum (peace be upon you), You may have heard of the recent event at UC Irvine with Michael Oren, the ambassador of Israel to the US. While he was invited by a student organization to speak on US-Israeli relations, the UCI Law School and the…