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Religion not a reason to discriminate

Chandler Gory June 15, 2016

Who needs a time machine when you can read the news or scroll through some Facebook comments and find yourself smack dab in the 1950s? Ah the sweet smell of racism, homophobia, transphobia, islamophobia,...

"I'm actually just American:" Islam in the Bible Belt

“I'm actually just American:” Islam in the Bible Belt

Sam West, Serena Bailey April 11, 2016

By Sam West and Serena Bailey | CW StaffToward the end of her high school career, Aaliyah Furqan signed up to take the ACT, like millions of other students preparing to start college. But her experience...

Mind, body and Hijab

Mind, body and Hijab

Sehar Ezez March 7, 2016

By Sehar Ezez | Staff ColumnistThe discussion around body acceptance is one that takes many forms – eating disorders, self-image and notably, modesty. Much of the debate on modesty seems to be whether...

Islamophobia, the new Red Scare

Sehar Ezez September 22, 2015

Doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientists, teachers, policemen, soldiers. These are just some of the roles American Muslims play in our society. Sometimes they blend in so easily you wouldn't know they...

Intersectionality in the feminist movement

Sehar Ezez September 8, 2015

Last week, my peers Cassidy Ellis and Lindsay Macher, along with Ruth Bishop, put forth two opposing views to explain the obstacles each side perceives as issues with inclusiveness within the feminist...

Muslim women find place at University of Alabama

Muslim women find place at University of Alabama

Hannah Widener March 25, 2015

Walking past Old Row her freshman year, Sahar Ezez, a junior majoring in philosophy and history, began to feel uneasy. It was 9 p.m., and as she was making her way towards her car, she noticed 20 or 30...

Farooq connects Muslims, non-Muslims

Farooq connects Muslims, non-Muslims

Ben Jackson March 11, 2015

Muhammad Farooq, a a graduate student in electrical engineering from Peshawar, Pakistan, is the current president of the Muslim Student Association. Farooq said the organization recently returned to campus...

Keeping the Faith: Students find ways to practice religion in college

Keeping the Faith: Students find ways to practice religion in college

Laura Testino February 19, 2015

Eric Mayo spent his first Sunday as a college student exploring his new surroundings, and eventually found his way just west of Bryant-Denny Stadium and Rama Jama’s, on the corner of Paul W. Bryant Drive...

American Sniper misses the target, furthers Islamophobia in America

Kyle Simpson January 20, 2015

A common sentiment I’ve heard in the past week is “Chris Kyle was a hero.” It’s true; Kyle, the subject of the Oscar-nominated biopic “American Sniper,” was a hero, along with all of the men...

Islamic faith not to blame for tragedies in Paris

Nathan James January 15, 2015

It’s hard to know how to respond to Joe Puchner’s recent column on political correctness. On the one hand, I understand the need for reservation when speaking about such sensitive topics as religion....

Political correctness leaves big blind spot

Joe Puchner January 12, 2015

Last week, in response to the recent terrorist attacks in Paris aimed at a satirical newspaper company that published a cartoon criticizing Islam, many individuals chimed in to condemn these acts of terrorism...

Scientific facts and religion can be harmonious

Rich Robinson October 27, 2014

In the Oct. 26 edition of The New York Times, opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof called for America to “fix the escalator” of our broken education system. Citing data from a recent Organization for...