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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


Roughly 35 students gathered in front of Deering Library on Sunday for the vigil.

SJP honors lives lost in Israel-Hamas War at vigil

October 7, 2024

Almost one year to the day after the ongoing Israel-Hamas War began, roughly 35 students gathered Sunday evening in front of Deering Library to honor the lives lost in Palestine, Lebanon and Syria. Organized...

Jayal: Modi has been erasing India’s history — and now he’s gearing up to do it for another five years

Jayal: Modi has been erasing India’s history — and now he’s gearing up to do it for another five years

April 16, 2024

Over the weekend, I attended the Eid banquet hosted by Northwestern’s Muslim-cultural Students Association. An Eid meal occurs during the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which celebrates the end of the month...

Christian scholar Garry Wills and Muslim chaplain Tahera Ahmad discuss the Qur’an during a Thursday event at Evanston Township High School. Both agreed many have misunderstood the Islamic faith and there should be a greater understanding of other religions.

Scholars discuss Quran, misconceptions of Islamic faith

October 13, 2017

Christian scholar Garry Wills said he felt ashamed when his colleague asked him why, after all the time Wills had spent studying religion, he had never read the Quran. On Thursday at Evanston Township...

Students light candles before a vigil at The Rock on Wednesday. The vigil, hosted by the Muslim-cultural Students Association, was held in honor of three Muslim students who were fatally shot in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Tuesday.

McSA holds vigil to commemorate slain Muslim students

February 11, 2015

More than 80 members of the Northwestern community gathered at The Rock on Wednesday night to commemorate the lives of the three Muslim students who were fatally shot Tuesday in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The...

Dr. Hamid Mavani speaks at a panel exploring the effects of religion within power structures. The Muslim-cultural Students Association held the talk Thursday evening in Harris Hall.

Panel discusses relationship between religion, authority

May 16, 2014

The Muslim-cultural Students Association hosted its spring speaker event Thursday night, with several talks on the role of religion, specifically Islam, in bodies of authority. About 70 people attended...

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