muslims Archives – The Statesman

The Trump administration’s travel ban chooses Africans as their next target

Maya Brown2020 Black History Month Opinions Special IssuesFebruary 23, 2020February 25, 2020

[Trump’s] ill-conceived notions about these countries is reflected in racist policies like the travel ban. The way he refers to them also demonstrates the little amount of respect he has for countries that may not be as developed as America.

Sept. 11 had a bigger impact than you think

Mike AdamsOpinionsSeptember 11, 2018March 19, 2020

We need to recognize the common denominator of pain that day, wrought from the innocent in nearly every corner of the Earth, if we are ever to truly heal.

Don’t be fooled—Ben Carson knows how to operate on an audience

Skyler GilbertFeatured OpinionsSeptember 28, 2015October 16, 2015

Carson knows what the facts are, but instead wishes to exploit the stupidity and bigotry in our nation by making outlandish, hateful comments to increase his poll numbers.

MSA relieved as NYPD surveillance program comes to an end

Kelly ZegersNews Top StoryMay 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.

Poetry reading taps donations for UNICEF

Emily McTavishNewsApril 9, 2012September 26, 2013

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.

NYPD targeted Muslim students

Nelson OliveiraNewsMarch 5, 2012November 20, 2013

Mariam Shareef, a Muslim student at Stony Brook University, was born and raised in the United States and has only been to one other country — Switzerland.