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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


Students gathered to honor lives lost in Gaza this week in a vigil hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine.

Students for Justice in Palestine hosts vigil to honor lives lost in Gaza this week

October 13, 2023

More than 100 students gathered in front of Deering Library, which was lit in green, white and red Thursday night, raising candles, reading poems and making speeches to honor the lives lost in Gaza this...

A night-time photograph of a large boulder painted in red with the words “75” and “Nakba” written on it in white. There are lit candles on the ledge in front, which is also painted red and has the Palestinian flag painted on it.

SJP vigil commemorates 75th anniversary of the Nakba, centers empowerment and resistance

May 16, 2023

Content warning: This article contains mentions of death. More than 700,000 Palestinians faced displacement around 1948, during that year’s Arab-Israeli war following the end of the British mandate...

A student in a blue sweatshirt serves themselves an orange cake with a pair of tongs.

Arab American Heritage Celebration brings flavor and fun to Allison dining hall

April 27, 2023

Communication sophomore Rama Darayyad, who is Palestinian, walked into Allison dining hall for dinner Thursday and was unexpectedly reminded of home.  Northwestern Dining hosted an Arab American Heritage...

Illustration of a white notebook with Arabic lettering in front of a teal background.

Northwestern’s Arabic professors implement new teaching approach to integrate speaking and writing skills

May 11, 2022

Communication freshman Rama Darayyad, a communications sciences and disorders student, hopes her major will help her travel abroad and provide hearing aids to kids in places like Lebanon and Jordan.  Darayyad...

A blue and orange background with scattered stars and a large moon in the center.

Evanston community members reflect on local Ramadan celebrations

May 2, 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...

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