Professor Discusses Islamic Perspective on Climate Change
Kendra Campbell/Contributing Writer With more and more community leaders adding climate change to their list of priorities to address, Liyakat Takim, a professor at McMaster…
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Muslim students want to promote ‘peace’ with awareness
By: Victor Jorges/Assistant News Director In an effort to better educate the student body on Islam and dispel misconceptions about the religion, the University’s…
Students discuss pursuit of their faith in University environment
Ceylin Arias/Staff Writer Stephanie Medrano, a junior criminal justice major with a minor in history and a practicer of Catholicism said attending FIU was a…
Islamophobia is fueled by the media
Caroline Sanchez/ Staff Writer Amidst the recent anti-Muslim attacks at Finsbury Park in London, England and the double standards perpetuated in our own country, there…
Muslim Student Association to educate about hijab
For Sara Haroon, the hijab is more than a piece of clothing.
“It represents me,” the president of the MMC Muslim Student Association, said referring to her head scarf. “When I go out, it’s an obvious representation that I’m Muslim and am proud of my faith.”
Editorial Board: We stand with the LGBTQ and Muslim communities
The lives of the 50 victims must be remembered without breeding hatred for a group of people. The actions of one man must not be the champion for ignorance and racism.
Student Thoughts: Media perpetuates misconceptions about Islam
While most reactions sympathized with the victims, the recent attacks fueled an islamophobic atmosphere, which demonized Muslims and held them responsible for the attacks.
Teen arrested for self-made clock reveals Islamophobia
Given the western world’s recent clashes with extreme factions of Islam, as a result of lazy journalism, one of the dominant perceptions seen in the media is of Islam as a religion replete with violence, revenge and mistreatment of all outside the religion.
Defending Private Discrimination, Corrective Power of Capitalism
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who wore a hijab to an Abercrombie & Fitch interview, and was consequently denied the job . . . As fashionable as it is to leave the gov. to find fault with everything, it is an indirect supplement that supports dishonesty.
Muslim center fights to clear misconceptions of Islam
In February, the University’s Center for Muslim World Studies was unveiled to explore the mystification and diversification of Islam worldwide.