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Muslim Student Association’s Eid Banquet takes place during police response to pro-Palestine protests

Washington University’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) hosted its annual Eid dinner in Hillman Hall’s Clark-Fox Forum to celebrate the year’s end, which took place from 6-9 p.m. on April 27. The event took place in view of the pro-Palestine protest and encampment and the ensuing arrests on the East End of campus. 

and | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Editor and News Editor

‘Home away from home’: Campus religious organizations connect through virtual programming

When sophomore Scott Massey learned that students wouldn’t be returning to Washington University this semester, his immediate thought was to connect with his campus religious community. One of the main reform service leaders at Hillel, Massey quickly texted Rabbi Jordan Gerson to express interest in creating a form of worship experience over the internet.

| Senior Scene Editor

Muslim Student Association hosts Islamic Awareness Week

The Washington University Muslim Student Association (MSA) programmed Islam Awareness Week (IAW), a series of events intended to bring attention to different perspectives of Muslim experiences, this week.

| Senior News Editor

Op-ed: Bullets and silence: The weapons of white supremacy

How much longer must we wait for a word of solidarity and reassurance? How much longer must we wait before we are sure the University cares about the safety of its students? How much longer before you take a stance on Islamophobia?

Morad Suliman | Class of 2022

MSA brings Islam Awareness Week to campus

Washington University’s Muslim Students Association (MSA) just wrapped up its programming for Islam Awareness Week on campus.

| Senior Editor

An intimate chat with Ibtihaj Muhammad in Graham Chapel

Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad stopped by Washington University on Tuesday to discuss on identity, racism and her journey to the Olympics.

Hanusia Higgins | Senior Scene Editor

Muslim Students Association fills Brookings Quad with candlelight vigil for slain Chapel Hill students

On Thursday night, around 200 students gathered in Brookings Quadrangle for a candlelight vigil hosted by Muslim Students Association (MSA) for the three Muslim students murdered in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Tuesday.

| Staff Reporter

Students, administration respond to divisive Halloween posting

One by one, Muslim students and their peers passed the microphone to discuss past experiences with racism and Islamophobia. For many of them, these memories resurfaced when a Halloween photo of students costumed in military garb in what some argued was a depiction of Osama bin Laden, others as a stereotypical Muslim at gunpoint, surfaced on Facebook last Wednesday.

| Contributing Reporter

My Jihad

As I’m sure many of you have heard, Pamela Geller has struck again. Her organization, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, recently put up controversial ads in New York City subways declaring, “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad.

Ola Abiose | Class of 2014

Students embrace #MyJihad campaign

New York City subway-riders were shocked to read blogger Pamela Geller ‘s advertisement as they made their daily commutes. The ad read, “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat jihad.

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