Members of the Muslim Student Association at Long Beach State come together to support each another through religion and community.
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Fleeing for freedom from the Taliban in Afghanistan
Citizens in Afghanistan and Pakistan are living under the Islamization of a new government led by the Taliban and a CSULB student recalled her own family’s struggles to flee the country.
Muslim Students Association sees increase in student membership
Jasmine Harr, a student who recently converted to Islam, is one example of the growing number of students who are joining the Muslim Students Association across the nation.
Muslim Student Association president is comfortable in her hijab
Correction: The previous version of this story cited Syed as a freshman. She is actually a senior at CSULB. In a world where women and Muslims are both marginalized in the media, one Cal State Long Beach student has found an opportunity amongst chaos. Sitting on a black bench outside on[Read More…]
Eid comes back to the Beach
When Fatima Abdelhafeez was a young girl, she looked forward to the annual “Eid at the Beach” celebration that Cal State Long Beach hosts for Muslim people at school and in the Long Beach area. Now, as an alumna of CSULB, Abdelhafeez continued to give back to the Long Beach[Read More…]