The Ithacan

In other words, is there any value in reliving these issues, something that inevitably comes with speaking out?

“For most of my students, their faith is the most important thing about them,” James Touchton, protestant chaplain and current Interfaith Council advisor, said.

This week on “In My Own Words,” Glenn Epps sits down with Ithacan columnist Mahad Olad to discuss what it’s like to leave Islam, colorism and more.

With only a small number of practicing Muslim students on campus, sharing an imam would be a cost-effective solution.

Haueter said that while the Hillel sector of the college campus cannot meet with certain organizations, Hillel encourages productive, open dialogue.

Even in the secular West, where the freedom to change religions is recognized, ex-Muslims continue to fear for their lives.

In July 2016, politics professor Asma Barlas taught a seminar on Islam at St. Petersburg State University in Russia.

We must be clear that the contempt for Islam in political discourse is just that, political.

With recent ISIS activity taking the forefront of the media coverage, the fear of terrorists is on high alert. People see a man in a turban in the airport and automatically rush to the worst-case scenario. I would like to take the opportunity to say this: Islam does not equal ISIS.

Muslim students continue battling misconceptions and staying true to Islam both on campus and in their lives.

The point that I want to make is this: no matter what your spiritual beliefs are, there will be people who put you into certain groupings. This is a result of the extremists in religion who have created an image that is unfairly placed on all who have the same or similar beliefs. Our country prides itself on welcoming diversity, yet religion causes so much conflict and so many hard feelings.

Should ABC Family have known better than to offer us a peek at the premise of its Alice in Arabia pilot before the show even went into production?