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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


Muslims across the world are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan from sundown on April 23 through May 23. This year, Northwestern is providing resources to students, as they adapt their practices amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Students celebrate Ramadan during pandemic

May 3, 2020

From sundown on April 23 through May 23, Muslims across the world are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. This year, however, their observation looks different. Throughout the 30-day holiday, communities...

Boonaa Mohammed speaks to an audience at the McCormick Foundation Center on Thursday. He performs a spoken word poem titled “Signs” and sings along to a background vocal track of his song “99 Beautiful Names.”

Northwestern McSA presents poet and storyteller Boonaa Mohammed as fall entertainment speaker

November 15, 2019

Spoken word poet and performer Boonaa Mohammed told the story of how he navigates his life as a black Muslim man in a world where racism in a Muslim context is traditionally ignored during the Northwestern...

Halima Aden speaks at the Alice Millar Chapel. Aden, who grew up in a Kakuma refugee camp, was the first model to wear a hijab on an international runway.

Northwestern Muslim Cultural Students Association presents first hijab-wearing supermodel as spring speaker

May 21, 2019

Muslim activist and Somali-American supermodel Halima Aden recounted the story of how she went from living in a Kenyan refugee camp to walking international runways to becoming the first-ever fashion model...

Abdul El-Sayed speaks to students at Harris Hall. El-Sayed said his faith taught him to seek justice.

Former Michigan gubernatorial candidate says his faith taught him to be good

February 8, 2019

No matter how unpopular they may be, former Michigan gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed said he doesn’t back down from his beliefs –– and challenged students to be kind even when they face opposition....

Dr. Rania Awaad gives a talk Friday at Hardin Hall. Awaad is a clinical psychiatrist at Stanford University, and during the event addressed issues of mental health in the Muslim community.

Rania Awaad used to dismiss psychology as nonsense — now she’s a clinical psychiatrist

November 18, 2018

While in college, now-psychiatrist Dr. Rania Awaad didn’t take a single psychology course. At the time, she thought of psychology as a “Western construct.” “What good Muslim takes psychology?”...

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