Monthly Archives: June 2011

Winter 2011 Issue Content Now Available Online

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Editor’s Desk

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Tolerance. From a very young age, we have been taught to take great pride in our apparently universal practice of this ideal. It has become our shining beacon of hope for societal progress. Our claims for modernity, morality and maturity … Continue reading

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Islam Through the Lens

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YASMINE MAHIDA, ANUM ARSHAD and SAFA AHMED O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of … Continue reading

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SOCIAL ISSUES: The Funny Thing About Being Funny

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MADIHA SHAHABUDDIN Perhaps it’s the iron-gray hair above his ears—it assures us he’s wise for his years. Or maybe it’s that straight-laced suit and tie he dons during every show—it that tells us he can be trusted. It might just … Continue reading

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SOCIAL ISSUES: Floating Over Troubled Waters

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SANA FAROOQUEE Society has periodically withdrawn away from or towards morals, values, and ultimately humanity. Progressively, as we become a more technologically advanced and perfectionist society, are we forgetting our roles as human beings? Plastic surgery, tabloid subscriptions, and cosmetic … Continue reading

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FEATURE: Creative Submissions

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Death: By SABREEN SHALABI The strongest five letters that each one of us has to face Mother, father, husband, wife, brother, sister, friend. Target unnamed, time unknown Strong, weak, rich, poor, sick A process where discrimination is purely nonexistent To … Continue reading

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FEATURE: Ask A Muslim

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ALI MANSOURI “So give glory to Allah, when you reach evening and when you rise in the morning; for to Him belongs all praise in the heavens and on earth; and also in the late afternoon and when the day … Continue reading

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STUDENT ISSUES: Good Evening UCI

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SARAH BARAKAT An audience cheers. Drums and saxophones are paired with the sun setting behind the Newport pier. If you look closely, you’ll catch a glimpse of one of the best local crab joints in town. It’s the catchy start … Continue reading

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STUDENT ISSUES: Q/A With Tiffany Herard

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NASIR MALIM Tiffany Willoughby Herrard is a Professor in the African American Studies Department at UC Irvine’s school of Humanities. She received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University, and her Ph.D. from UC Santa Barbara in Political Science. Her current … Continue reading

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STUDENT ISSUES: The DREAM Act

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HAMZA SIDDIQUI and MADIHA SHAHABUDDIN They had no say in their immigration, but the illegal status of nearly 1.3 million undocumented children in the United States will be a hindrance for their entire lives. They cannot qualify for financial aid … Continue reading

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STUDENT HEALTH: The Etiquette of Sleep

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SANA IQBAL As human beings we strive to maximize our production. We desire to excel. We are defined by our accomplishments. We set schedules, make lists, and prioritize our responsibilities to expand our efforts in attaining success. But how many … Continue reading

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STUDENT HEALTH: Miracles of the Quran

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SABREEN SHALABI I cannot recall how many times people have come up to me and questioned me about the miracles of the Qur’an or even of the Prophet Muhammad, salla Allahu `alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings be upon him) … Continue reading

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