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Recently, an Aer Lingus flight leaving Dublin for Berlin forced a passenger to disembark, and reminded me why I am so proud to be Irish. While I am used to writing stories about Muslims being abused by TSA or removed from flights simply because they look or sound Muslim, this time I get to write…

Italian Muslims held Friday prayers near the Colosseum in Rome, Italy to protest the shut downs of several mosques in the country. This comes from a line of discrimination in Italy, starting with not recognizing Islam as an official religion. According to Al Jazeera, there are more than 800,000 Muslims in Italy, which make up about…

A ghoonghat is a veil worn by several women, both Hindu and Muslim, in northern India as part of their culture. The ghoonghat is worn to cover both the face and head of women. Think: burqa — except full-faced in order to conceal an individual’s identity from an older male. Similar to how the hijab…

Written by Ramlah Malhi. — Faith means complete trust or confidence in someone; or a strong belief. By the mere definition, faith can only come from within the heart — whether it be faith in others, faith in oneself, or faith in God. Faith cannot be imposed on someone, since it requires the heart’s devotion…

Marvel has evidently taken the criticism and recent conversations relating to its lack of diversity and representation to heart. As an example, a new character has recently emerged — Lunella Lafayette, an African American girl, who is now the smartest hero in the Marvel comics. With the ongoing conversations regarding diversity, it is important for people…

Today’s our day, girls.  As you read this today, take a deep, diaphragmatic, breath. Watch your stomach fill up with air. Be full of life. Right before you exhale, let out a smile. A smirk. A giggle. Today’s our day, girls. We have been targeted and opposed before we were even born. It doesn’t come as a surprise to…

In the last few weeks, the focus on social media seems to have been Noor Tagouri’s playboy interview,  Kim Kardashian’s robbery, and Donald Trump’s lewd and sexually aggressive comments about women, but one thing hasn’t changed… Aleppo continues to weep. During the last week alone, more than 96 innocent children were killed. The Syrian Civil War, which…

The Zaytouna-Oliva, the Women’s Boat For Gaza is the first all-female flotilla, and consists of 13 women activists from various countries, including Norway, Sweden, Australia, Egypt, Tunisia, Malaysia, Israel, the United States and Canada. The flotilla aims to stop the illegal Israeli blockade in Gaza, as well as raise awareness on the role of Palestinian…

Just three weeks into his seventh year at Beckfoot Upper Heaton, 11-year-old Asad Khan died just moments after being found unresponsive at his home in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England last Wednesday, Sept. 28. Several family members stated that Khan told them he had been tormented by bullies upon entering the school year. “He came across as a very confident…

In the latest scandal to emerge out of the “War on Terror,” the Pentagon paid more than $650 million dollars to a British public relations firm to fabricate Al Qaeda videos. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism revealed Sunday that the Pentagon contracted the controversial British Bell Pottinger PR firm to create short propaganda films and segments…

On October 2, Colombians voted against a peace agreement that was meant to end the longtime fighting between the government and one of the country’s prominent Marxist rebel groups, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC). Those who opposed the peace deal won by a very small margin; while 49.8 percent voted in favor of…

University applications are a daunting feat. You spend hours upon hours perfecting the profile that may ultimately determine whether you gain entrance into the program or school of your dreams. You’ve done everything you were supposed to do, enduring more caffeine-fueled all-nighters than you care to count. You worked hard, spent countless weekends with your…

United Nations Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, convened in Gaza on Sept. 21, for an international seminar about Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the humanitarian context of the Gaza Strip. With the support of the government of Japan, UN Women intends to tackle the specific abuses that women in…

“I am my own guardian” reads the above captions. Borrowed from a Saudi artist who goes by the name Ms. Saffaa, this slogan has become the highlight of the latest campaign by Saudi women. In this past year, Saudi women have shown to be the majority of students in university, are rising to senior positions…

On Friday night at 9:40 P.M., a woman wearing a headscarf was shot dead. The assailant hasn’t been identified yet. The woman was hit with five bullets, two bullets were fired in close range. An assault rifle was used, and six bullet shells were found at the scene. The victim was found in a car and has…