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Rana Alsoufi eats after sundown while fasting for Ramadan on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the University of Kentucky dining hall champions kitchen in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

‘Don’t sell yourself short.’ Reflecting during Ramadan

Rana Alsoufi, Reporter April 14, 2023

It has been just about three weeks since the start of Ramadan, the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar, and there is much that I have learned about myself in that time. For most Muslims,...

Muslim Day at the Capitol, Wednesday, January 22. A handful of men with signs protested the event.

Muslim day: A push against stigma, xenophobia and bullying at Kentucky’s capitol

Akhira Umar January 28, 2020

A week ago on Wednesday, January 22, Frankfort hosted the first Muslim Day at the Capitol. Muslims from all over Kentucky, young and old, made their way to the Capitol not only to celebrate Islam but to...

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What Ramadan means to a little Muslimina in a big Christian world

Akhira Umar May 6, 2019

Ramadan Mubarak to all my Muslim brothers and sisters!It’s that time of year again. Yes, it’s now summer break. The sun is shining, the weather is warm, and stressful classes are out of session for...

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Ilhan Omar is a victim of deeply rooted Islamophobia

Mohammad Ahmad April 22, 2019

“Some people did something.”Those few words set off the massive American powder keg of rage and fury toward Ilhan Omar’s description of the Sept. 11 attacks at a CAIR conference. Critics have described...

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What it means to be Muslim: a response to the New Zealand mosque shooting

Saadia Akhtar March 18, 2019

Anger. Sadness. Frustration.On Friday, a white supremacist opened fire at two mosques, killing 50 and injuring over 20 others. So far, the youngest of the victims was only three years old. I cannot begin...

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A Palestinian-American Muslim’s perspective of living in Kentucky

Mohammad Ahmad January 23, 2019

With MLK Day having passed and all these racial, social tensions going around following the Covington Catholic incident in Washington, D.C., I thought it might be interesting to share my perspective as...

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Celebrating the first hijabi in Congress

November 26, 2018

This incoming batch of congressmen and congresswomen are more diverse than ever, mainly due to Democratic victories. There will be more than 100 women, about 26 percent of Congress will be non-white, there...

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Obama called out Trump, and we needed to hear his message

September 10, 2018

Last Friday, former U.S. President Barack Obama broke his silence about President Donald Trump and the Republican Party at a University of Illinois speech and his message was one we all need to heed.Until...

Travel Ban

Caught between two homes

Kat Manouchehri February 2, 2017

On Jan. 27, Trump signed an executive order that halted the issuance of visas, barred refugees, and detained immigrants and citizens traveling from Syria, Iraq, Libya, Iran, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen.Universities...

America’s minority report needs work

February 2, 2017

In his famous Gettysburg Address President Lincoln proclaimed, “Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” Was he speaking of the American government?...

How will we be viewed in the lens of history?

Editorial Board February 2, 2017

What does the inscription at the bottom of the Statue of Liberty say?“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these,...

Professor loses job after wearing hijab

Tenured professor loses job after wearing a hijab in solidarity

Madison Rexroat November 8, 2016

As with most Facebook conflicts these days, it all started with a comment by Donald Trump. After hearing Trump’s 2015 comments about banning Muslims from America, Larycia Hawkins, the first black woman...

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