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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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McSA celebrates end of Ramadan with Eid al-Fitr banquet

April 14, 2025

About two weeks after Eid al-Fitr, more than 150 members of the Northwestern community gathered in Norris University Center to celebrate the holiday with friends and family. Eid al-Fitr is a three-day...

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...

NU men's soccer team player and Weinberg junior Ibrahim Obeid. Muslim student athletes balance training and schoolwork during Ramadan fasts.

Fasting for Ramadan doesn’t slow down Northwestern athletes

April 4, 2024

As a practicing Muslim on the men’s soccer team, Weinberg junior Ibrahim Obeid juggles his training schedule, schoolwork and Ramadan fasts — between 29 to 30 days without food or drinks from dawn to...

A Muslim student wearing a kufi, a traditional Islamic cap, stands in front of hundreds of attendees.

McSA fosters community, celebrate cultures with Ramadan iftars

March 31, 2024

At 7:12 p.m. Wednesday, about 160 Muslim students gathered in Parkes Hall to break their fast with a chewy, sweet date.  Every year, the Muslim-cultural Students Association holds iftars during Ramadan,...

Final exam week begins the same day as Ramadan, on March 11.

As exam week nears, Muslim students observing Ramadan call for more equitable accommodations

February 29, 2024

This year, Winter Quarter exams overlap with Ramadan, the most sacred month in Muslim culture. Final exam week begins March 11 — the day after the first night of Ramadan. Many Muslim students on campus...

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