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The Daily Northwestern

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


A crowd of around 200 Evanston residents and faith community members met at Fountain Square on Sunday afternoon. The event was organized to show solidarity with those in the city feeling marginalized after the recent presidential election.

Evanston leaders, faith community hold post-election unity rally

November 20, 2016

Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said at a rally on Sunday that she hopes Evanston will seek to alter its code to ensure federal authorities cannot ask the city to hold people they are looking to deport. Tisdahl...

University President Morton Schapiro speaks at Fall Faith Fest on Monday. Schapiro said Northwestern’s religious and spiritual community is more vibrant than communities at many other secular universities, which he views as a point of strength.

Campus faith communities gather to discuss sacred spaces, allyship

November 15, 2016

Following this year’s presidential election, it is more important now than ever to find strength in community, University President Morton Schapiro said Monday at Fall Faith Fest. The annual event,...

Tahera Ahmad, associate chaplain and director of interfaith engagement, speaks at the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs’ annual Freedom and Justice Seder in April. Ahmad was named one of the Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council’s first members on Monday.

NU associate chaplain Tahera Ahmad named one of Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council’s first members

November 15, 2016

Northwestern’s associate chaplain and director of interfaith engagement Tahera Ahmad was named one of the first members of the newly-formed Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council on Monday. The council, created...

With Trump presidency looming, Muslim students feel unsafe, unwelcome

November 9, 2016

As the news set in that Donald Trump would win the presidential election, Muslim students said they feared the president-elect’s rhetoric will make living in the United States treacherous for people...

Tahera Ahmad, associate chaplain and director of interfaith engagement, speaks at the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs’ annual Freedom and Justice Seder on Monday evening. With over 300 people present at the event, the focus of this year’s Seder was Islamophobia and standing up for Muslims within the Chicago community.

Jewish Council on Urban Affairs’ annual Passover Seder focuses on Islamophobia, solidarity with Muslims

April 12, 2016

The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs hosted its annual Freedom and Justice Seder on Monday night, focusing on Islamophobia and the importance of standing alongside Muslims during a time filled with hatred...

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