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MSA brings donations to Midnight Run in NYC

Evelin Mercedes • November 11, 2018

Stony Brook University’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) joined the Midnight Run organization in New York City for a night of distribution of goods including clothes, hygiene kits and food on Thursday, Nov. 8.

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Stony Brook 2015: A year in photos

The Statesman • December 31, 2015

2015 was filled with diverse cultural events, student activism, and athletic upsets for Stony Brook. Here are our editors' picks of some of the year's most influential moments

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Letter to the Editor: Administration a bigger disappointment than Horowitz

Letter to the Editor • May 5, 2015

On Wednesday, April 22, 2015, I walked out of the notorious David Horowitz event on the brink of pulling out my hair in frustration.

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Covering for a Cause

The Statesman • March 27, 2015

After spending a day in a traditional head covering for Islam Awareness Week, Muslim and non-Muslim women look back on a day wearing a hijab.

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My first vigil

Faiza Chowdhury • February 19, 2015

Last Tuesday, the news of the deaths of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23; his wife, Yusor Abu-Salha, 21; and her sister, Razan Abu-Salha, 19 shocked their North Carolina community.

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Stony Brook community comes together for Chapel Hill shooting vigil

The Statesman • February 18, 2015

The three smiling faces projected on a screen during the vigil on Tuesday for the UNC at Chapel Hill shooting did not belong to just the victims of a heinous crime.

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MSA relieved as NYPD surveillance program comes to an end

Kelly Zegers • May 1, 2014

Three students from SBU’s Muslim Student Association offered their reactions to the ending of the NYPD’s spying on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the subject.

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Halal food programs leave students hungry for more

Chris Woods • November 5, 2013

Changes to the Faculty Student Association’s halal offerings this semester have left some students struggling to find adequate food on campus. Following the recontracting of the Jasmine food court this fall, the court no longer has the proper facilities to prepare halal meals. Instead, it relies on sealed, prepackaged “Halal NY” sandwiches from the Union Commons.

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Muslim Student Association preps for Islam Awareness Week

Kristin Behr • March 28, 2013

With Islamic Awareness Week in less than a month, members of the Muslim Students’ Association are preparing for their most comprehensive newsletter yet. “The Minaret,” compiled by members of the...

MSA Fast-a-thon inspires students across campus

Hanaa’ Tameez • October 15, 2012

No food and no water from sunrise to sunset. That was how hundreds of Stony Brook University students spent Monday, Oct. 8, as a part of the 10th annual 'Fast-a-thon.' The students experienced one...

Poetry reading taps donations for UNICEF

Emily McTavish • April 9, 2012

As a part of Islamic Awareness Week, the Poetry Slam on Tuesday, March 27, featured activist performers from Suffolk County, New York City and England in the Student Activities Center auditorium. Stony Brook’s United Nations Children’s Fund collaborated with the Muslim Students’ Association in order to raise awareness and money for UNICEF’s Tap Project.

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Myth Busters: Muslim Women

Sara Sonnack • April 26, 2011

AbdelRahman Murphy joined with the Muslim Students Association at Stony Brook University to dispel some myths about women in the Islamic faith. Murphy, a Muslim brother from Texas, started...