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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Final exam week begins the same day as Ramadan, on March 11.

As exam week nears, Muslim students observing Ramadan call for more equitable accommodations

February 29, 2024

This year, Winter Quarter exams overlap with Ramadan, the most sacred month in Muslim culture. Final exam week begins March 11 — the day after the first night of Ramadan. Many Muslim students on campus...

LTE: Context is crucial when considering “From the River to the Sea”

LTE: Context is crucial when considering “From the River to the Sea”

November 17, 2022

I wholeheartedly support Lily Cohen’s celebration of her Jewish identity in her op-ed published last week and would love to take her up on the offer of a Shabbat dinner. Her experience as a Jewish student...

The cover for Curtis’s book “Muslims of the Heartland” with landmarks from major US cities and notable locations in the book.

Edward Curtis presents book ‘Muslims of the Heartland’

October 27, 2021

Edward Curtis, a Syrian-Lebanese professor of religious studies at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, introduced his book in a Wednesday event hosted by Shepard Residential College. Curtis'...

Perry: The News Needs Jesus

July 13, 2021

Although Northwestern isn’t a religious institution, religion is a key dynamic and power structure within our community, and it’s worth dedicating newsroom resources to educating our reporters on it.  Gaps...

Sayyid and Hesse say they have been friends and colleagues for over 20 years, working on and discussing these types of issues.

Professors discuss institutional and gendered Islamophobia

November 18, 2020

Salman Sayyid, professor of Social Theory and Decolonial Thought at the University of Leeds spoke with African American Studies Prof. Barnor Hesse in a Tuesday webinar hosted by the Buffett Institute for...

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