Culturally Muslim in a Christian Society
Coming from a different religion can make things harder than you think.
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USC Dining lacks dietary diversity
Meal options on campus are extremely limited for Muslim students.
Bill Maher’s call for liberals to stand by principles has value
Last Friday night on his HBO program, Real Time, Bill Maher bickered with Ben Affleck in a heated argument about the nature of Islam. Once the two — along with Sam Harris, the author of Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion — succeeded in turning the debate into a yelling match, the whole […]
Media fails to bring credible sources to discussion on Islam
Islam has been the subject of recent debate, and even Hollywood heavyweights have started to partake in the discussion. Last Friday, Gone Girl star Ben Affleck appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher alongside author Sam Harris, The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and politician and MSNBC political analyst Michael Steele, during which Affleck […]
Middle Eastern students face differences
Sahar Khorramnezhad is always dressed to a T. With dark hair, a strut that turns heads and a smile that brings light to any room, most know Khorramnezhad as a student highly involved in a variety of activities on the University Park Campus, ranging from her pre-law fraternity to Undergraduate Student Government. But she hasn’t […]
Experts say Muslim Americans politicized
Sherman Jackson, a professor of religion, says politicians polarize ignorant voters who fear terrorists.
Holland expected to ban the burqa
Holland is to be the third European country to ban the burqa. Following France and Belgium, Holland plans to introduce fines for women wearing burqas in public, on streets, while using public transportation, in schools and in hospitals. Proponents of such legislation argue that cloth, such as the burqa, that completely or almost entirely cover the […]
Celebrating Eid ul-Fitr
Celebrating the end of a month of fasting, Muslims around the world are recognizing the religious holiday Eid ul-Fitr on the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal. After abstaining from food and drink from sunrise to sunset for 30 days in the preceding month of Ramadan, today more than 1.4 billion Muslims are […]