By Daleth Quintanilla |Staff Writer| Terrorism and oppression are just a few misconceptions of Muslims who adorn the hijab; 101 students this week may have experienced these misconceptions firsthand. CSUSB’s Muslim Association challenged students, Muslim or not, to step into the shoes of Muslim women. Anyone who participated in the challenge was welcome to speak at the panel, led by Dr. Dany Doueiri and CSUSB students Ranea Al-Tikriti and Alia Abuelhassan, held on October 29. Panelists voiced their thoughts of the challenge and afterwards, I spoke with Al-Tikriti about misconceptions that others have of those who wear the hijab. Misconception 1: Muslim women are … [Read more...] about Common misconceptions debunked
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Arab stereotypes debunked by CSUSB professor
By Megan Spencer |Staff Writer| The Santos Manuel Student Union’s (SMSU) Women’s Resource Center presented the “Muslim and Arab Women” event demonstrated by professor of Communication, Ahlam Muhtaseb on Tues. Feb. 19 in the SMSU Theater. She discussed the common misconceptions about all Arab and Muslim women being the same. She explained that Muslim is a religion and Arab is a race. Muhtaseb began her presentation by explaining how to differentiate between Arab and Muslim women. “They share mutual or similar culture but they are not the same,” said Muhtaseb. “A big misconception about Arabs is that their religious affiliation is Muslim; that it not always true ... … [Read more...] about Arab stereotypes debunked by CSUSB professor
Libya’s new age: Gaddafi killed in crossfire
By Eric Brown |Managing Editor| The Libyan road to revolution has been marred by bloodied conflict, corruption and distrust but with the capture and death of former dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, the state of civil war seems to have officially reached an end. While official fighting has been over for some weeks now, Gaddafi has remained elusive since the toppling of his regime. Targeted by many international organisations for crimes against humanity, the justice of his death still hangs as a question to the world. Gaddafi capture was not by coalition forces or covert operatives from major players but instead he was brought in alive and unharmed by troops from the National Transitional … [Read more...] about Libya’s new age: Gaddafi killed in crossfire
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