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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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CHOWDHRY: Practicing Islam Outside the Sectarian Dichotomy

CHOWDHRY: Practicing Islam Outside the Sectarian Dichotomy

By Zane Chowdhry November 1, 2019

In the confines of my home in the suburbs of the Pacific Northwest, some of my earliest memories included learning the basics of Islam. I remember my mother singing me to sleep with zikr, my grandmother...

VIEWPOINT: Combat Islamophobic Rhetoric

By Mena Mohamed March 22, 2019

Last week, two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, were attacked during Friday prayers. Masjid Al Noor and Dar Al Hijrah collectively lost 50 community members, alerting many outside of the Muslim community...

EDITORIAL: Defiance in the Face of Danger

By Editorial Board February 3, 2017

President Donald Trump’s executive order last week repudiated the core values of interfaith understanding, compassion and coexistence that ought to guide the university — and the country. The ban...

BROTHERS: Why Muslim Americans Cannot Buy Into Identity Politics

By Laila Brothers July 12, 2016

One month ago, the worst mass shooting in the United States took the lives of 49 innocent people. I still recall my initial reaction — I hoped the shooter was not somehow connected to Islam, which is...

Keith Ellison Discusses the Future of Politics

By Gaia Mattiace February 17, 2015

Keith Ellison, the Democratic representative of Minnesota’s Fifth District, chief deputy whip to the house democratic whip, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the first Muslim in Congress...

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Around 100 students joined to mourn the deaths of three Muslim students in a shooting at UNC Chapel Hill.

Students Host Vigil to Mourn UNC Chapel Hill Shooting

By Toby Hung February 12, 2015

Approximately one hundred students gathered at Red Square on Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil organized by the Muslim Students Association in commemoration of the deaths of three Muslim students...

Jeff Buckley Is Not a Terrorist

By Duy Mai January 21, 2015

On Jan. 7th, 2015, three Islamic extremists stormed the Charlie Hebdo magazine headquarters in Paris and carried out a planned massacre that took the lives of 12 people. Five more were slain in the ensuing...

Students Continue Protests After Metro Installs Anti-Muslim Ads

By Carly Cianci October 12, 2012

After a U.S. District Judge Mary Collyer ruled that anti-jihad advertisements be immediately installed in D.C. Metro stations last Friday, Georgetown students have launched a protest against the decision. The...

GU Explores Islamic Identity

By Braden McDonald March 25, 2011

For Mariana Hernandez (COL '14), attending Wednesday's Muslim Students Association's Ask It! (Anonymously) event helped dispel the confusion she had about Islam. "I have a good friend who's Muslim....

Catholic Identity Fosters Interfaith Dialogue

By Neil Quinn October 2, 2010

Imam Yahya Hendi, Georgetown's Muslim chaplain, speaks quietly and with care, so that his words carry a certain poignant intensity. But when he speaks about the Georgetown community's reaction to the attacks...

Can the U.S. Accept Islam?

By Copy Chief October 1, 2010

During my Junior year of high school, I took time off from school for a few weeks to work on a congressional campaign in New York. It was an exciting time to be involved in the political process: After...

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