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Muslims face global injustice

Muslims face global injustice

By John Turner • December 11, 2019
Generally, the only time Muslim people are covered in the media is when they are linked to an act of terror.
Policing Athiesm

Policing Athiesm

By Mahad Olad • October 3, 2019
I'm urging fellow outspoken atheists to understand that their crude approach toward religion inadvertently nurtures the sort of fundamentalism they are supposedly against.
Asma Barlas, professor in the Department of Politics, writes about the contradiction American women face when having conversations about freedom and victimhood when it comes to sexual abuse.

Commentary: U.S. women’s freedom contradicts victimhood

By Asma Barlas • March 20, 2019
Such views aren’t surprising given that the U.S. has legalized the principle of sexual equality and that women here enjoy many rights women elsewhere do not.
Hierald Edgardo Osorto has been hired as the first director of religious and spiritual life at the college. He will be overseeing all activities of Muller Chapel.

Q&A: New religious leader discusses plans to strengthen community

By Ashley Stalnecker, Staff Writer • September 19, 2018
In an effort to better support on-campus religious programs, Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado created a new position to oversee all the religious programs within Muller Chapel. Hierald Edga
Asma Barlas, professor in the Department of Politics, writes about the contradiction American women face when having conversations about freedom and victimhood when it comes to sexual abuse.

Q&A: Professor presents research on gender interpretation in the Quran

By Maggie McAden, Staff Writer • April 24, 2018
Asma Barlas, professor in the Department of Politics, presented a paper, "When Gender is a Problem in Qur'anic Exegesis," at a workshop on gender and Tafsir studies at the New York University Abu Dhab
Sophomore Farwa Shakeel writes that women must become more actively involved in politics at all levels.

Student campaigns to bring a Muslim religious leader on campus

By Madison Fernandez, Staff Writer • November 1, 2017
There are approximately 10 to 15 students who practice regularly at the college, sophomore Farwa Shakeel said.
Shehnaz Haqqani, a diversity scholar fellow in the Women and Gender Studies program at Ithaca College, co-founded the online community FITNA: Feminist Islamic Troublemakers of North America.

Q&A: Diversity scholar fellow discusses Islamic feminism

By Brontë Cook, Contributing Writer • October 15, 2017
"The idea is to expose my students to think beyond secular feminism," Shehnaz Haqqani, a diversity scholar fellow in the Women and Gender Studies program, said.
Why I left Islam

Why I left Islam

By Mahad Olad • April 13, 2017
Even in the secular West, where the freedom to change religions is recognized, ex-Muslims continue to fear for their lives.
Chinese law sparks Muslim uprisings

Chinese law sparks Muslim uprisings

By Isabella Grullón Paz • April 5, 2017
Ironically, it is the years of this abuse, oppression and marginalization that has led the Uyghurs to become aggressive toward the Chinese government.
A crowd gathers for a rally Jan. 28 on The Commons to protest President Donald Trump's recent Muslim ban, which restricts travelers and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.

Commentary: Rochon cowers in response to Muslim ban

By Zack Ford • February 7, 2017
When people feel targeted, powerless, and vulnerable, the last thing they need is to also be made to feel invisible.
Jason Freitag, associate professor of history, gives his perspective on what contributes to recent Islamophobia in the United States.

Commentary: Political tension is a source of Islamophobia

By Jason Freitag • February 17, 2016
We must be clear that the contempt for Islam in political discourse is just that, political.
Global News Timeline: April 2015

Global News Timeline: April 2015

By Miles Surrey, Senior Writer • April 22, 2015
The Ithacan recaps the biggest global news events from the month of April.
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