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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

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Students celebrate Eid to commemorate the end of Ramadan with prayer, food and community events

May 3, 2022

Students gathered on the Lakefill Monday at dawn for Fajr, a prayer performed before sunrise, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr — the holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. “As soon as you pray the sunrise...

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Evanston community members reflect on local Ramadan celebrations

May 3, 2022

After the prayers for Eid al-Fitr concluded Monday morning, people poured through the doors of Dar-us-Sunnah Masjid and Community Center in Evanston. Families and friends slipped on their shoes and received...

Defining Safe: Building a home away from home: The on-campus Ramadan experience

Defining Safe: Building a home away from home: The on-campus Ramadan experience

April 27, 2022

    MUSIC: Ramadan Gaana Ramadan, the holy month for Muslims all over the world, can be hard to celebrate away from home for college students. Northwestern’s Muslim-cultural Students...

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Newly founded Pakistani Students Association hopes to offer ‘a bit of home’ for students of Pakistani descent

April 20, 2022

A group of Northwestern students discussed the possibility of a Pakistani-focused student organization over dinner at Tapas Barcelona early Winter Quarter. That possibility became a reality in March when...

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Community members celebrate Ramadan in Muslim-cultural Students Association event

April 5, 2022

Excited chatter and laughter filled the Parkes ballroom walls as over 300 people –– Muslims and non-Muslims alike –– gathered Monday night to break their fasts together and share a meal.  The...

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