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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


Tahera Ahmad. Ahmad, Northwestern’s director of interfaith engagement and associate chaplain, said Islam is often falsely characterized as being monolithic.

In God we trust?: Despite national politicization, Islam remains inspiration for activism

February 25, 2019

This article is the third in a series on religious involvement on Northwestern’s campus. In the midst of studies showing declining levels of religiosity among college students, the series will spotlight...

Sainati: Coping with religious exclusivism

January 16, 2018

A few weeks ago, I had dinner with a staff member from a prominent campus Christian organization. After an amicable first few minutes, I was told after a few questions that because I was Jewish, I couldn’t...

Brian Edwards, director of Northwestern’s MENA program, addresses the audience of about 95 at the Evanston Public Library on Monday. MENA faculty members Edwards, Wendy Pearlman, Henri Lauziere and Jessica Winegar discussed four misconceptions about the Middle East.

MENA faculty discuss four myths about the Middle East

April 14, 2015

Northwestern professors Monday discussed misconceptions about the Middle East and the reasoning behind the myths. Held at the Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., the event was the third lecture...

Imam Shiekh Yasir Qadhi speaks during the Muslim-cultural Students Association keynote event that finalized the group’s annual Discover Islam Week. Qadhi spoke about the importance of freedom of speech and experiences of Muslims living in the Western culture.

Imam discusses freedom of speech at Discover Islam Week keynote event

February 13, 2015

Imam and religious scholar Sheikh Yasir Qadhi spoke about free speech and Islam on Thursday night at an event hosted by the Muslim-cultural Students Association. About 100 people attended Qadhi's...

Zeytinoglu: Satire is different from hate speech

Zeytinoglu: Satire is different from hate speech

January 13, 2015

When I, and probably many other teenagers, started establishing my political and social values, the work of authors, journalists, poets and cartoonists raised in the 60s — a time of protest — played...

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