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…, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Read more at michigandaily.com “Dear Susan Muaddi Darraj, My name is Reem Hassan, and I am a first-year undergraduate student at the…

… University of Michigan- Ann Arbor. I identify as a Muslim Palestinian American woman, and I am currently studying on a pre- law track with hopes of majoring in public policy and minoring in Arab and Muslim…

… our first reading. I explicitly remember feeling as though you had taken my thoughts on the intersection of my Arab identity on my feminist experience straight out of my head and put it on paper. I…

… felt heard. Your short piece had the ability to influence my work for the rest of that semester and inspired me to take my understanding to new and deeper levels and enroll in our Arab American…

… excerpt taken from one of the first “Feminist Love Letters” I wrote last semester while taking an Arab American Feminists course with Professor Charlotte Karem Albrecht — an absolute icon in the…

… Darraj, who authored “It’s Not an Oxymoron: The Search for an Arab Feminism.” **** Although I have always considered my feminist awakening as something deeply personal, I have come to learn that…

… many other Arab American women empower themselves in a similar experience. It is an experience where we constantly question the grounds upon which we are allowed to call ourselves feminists, where…

… have the right to articulate. In all truth, “Middle Eastern” (in quotations because the phrase is a colonial invention that I am not exactly fond of) or Arab women are not exactly regarded as the…

… a vast difference between the backgrounds of the students who were enrolled in the course and how that influenced the ways in which they absorbed and comprehended the course material. I…

… found myself engaged in productive conversation with students of color more than I did with the white students in the course. During the weekly discussion sections where we would share individual…

… Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang ERIN WHITE Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily…

…@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ELIZABETH LAWRENCE Editor in Chief EMILY CONSIDINE AND MILES STEPHENSON Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the…

… administration’s framework to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. With the deal finally published in detail, a wide spectrum of responses arose into the discourse. Overall, there appeared to be approval from…

… no’s.” The use of the term “Arab-Israeli conflict” to refer to the tension that has lasted — in one way or another — for over a century, is purposeful. Arab states and their leaders have always…

… consequential 1967 Six-Day War into motion and the 2002 Saudi-led Arab Peace Initiative that conditioned the establishment of formal ties between Israel and Arab states on the premise that Israel withdraw…

… to the 1949 armistice lines, or as they have often been called, the “1967 Lines.” It is clear that the position taken by Arab leaders has proved influential in determining much of the discourse…

… surrounding the conflict, if not the facts on the ground themselves. With such context in mind, the response of many important Arab figures to the release of the Trump plan is quite notable. On Jan. 28…

…, when the details of the plan were put out in full, dignitaries from many Arab countries either came to Washington to show support for the deal or released statements encouraging the diplomatic…

… efforts and urging acceptance of the plan as a basis for ongoing talks. Such countries include Bahrain, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Morocco. Their support for the plan as a start…

… to future negotiations, and even support for the plan itself, is telling because it reveals the beginnings of a shift in the attitude of the Arab world towards the plight of Palestinian…

… Michigan students are comparing the positions of front-runners former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. on issues relating to higher education. Affordability of four…

…-year colleges and universities has been an important topic throughout the primary. Both candidates’ platforms include measures to increase affordability and reduce student loan debt, focusing heavily…

… on the expansion of Pell grants, a federal subsidy provided to students from low-income families. According to Biden’s published positions on higher education, Biden thinks college should…

… specifically towards low-income and middle-class students. Biden’s platform also says he wants to further loan forgiveness for people working in public service and continue programs such as the Public…

… Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives debt to students entering public- service related careers. His platform also discusses promoting an income-based student loan repayment plan and…

… protecting GI benefits for veterans and their families. LSA freshman Andrew Schaeffler, co-founder of Students for Biden at U-M, believes Biden’s policies on increasing Pell Grants would directly…

… impact University students by increasing access to education. GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 75 ©2020 The Michigan Daily N…

… JULIA FORREST Daily Staff Reporters Students compare 2020 candidates, policy positions on higher education ‘U’ political organizations discuss funding for public schools, community colleges…

… unable to vote.” EMMA RUBERG & FRANCESCA DUONG Daily Staff Reporters DESIGN BY HIBAH MIRZAl Bernie makes strong efforts to reach out among Muslim, Arab American communities EMMA RUBERG Daily Staff…

… extensive effort to reach out to the Muslim community, garnering large support. Arab American and Muslim groups on various social media platforms use #Muslims4Bernie and #InshallahBernie to show…

…. Approximately 40 students gathered Thursday evening in the Samuel T. Dana Building to participate in a conversation surrounding the modern state of surveillance in Muslim, Arab, Southeast Asian and North…

…Last winter, LSA student Alexandra Ellard had to miss 10 days of class. Due to extreme weather, many Metro Detroit area public schools and facilities were closed. This meant Ellard couldn…

…Jeans, Skype or Google Chat. But others, she said, threatened to fail her. “There are no protective policies for undergraduate students that protect them from attendance discrepancies when it…

… still gave me a D plus,” Ellard said. “You find yourself very often having to choose whether to be a good parent, or be a good student, and that I find to be a very huge problem.” According to Ellard…

…, whether a student parent is offered accommodations depends almost entirely on the professor. Some of her professors have been helpful, even allowing her to bring her son to class when child care…

… Education of Women on issues surrounding student parents, said professors may not understand the situation student parents are in. “Some faculty see it as their choice to be parents, and I don’t think…

… in its current state. Rackham student Sophie Hasuo, who does research in the Center for Japanese Studies, said the lecture challenged her understanding of Japanese national belonging. “It…

… Schlissel’s Faculty Public Engagement initiative, which he announced in 2017. Rackham student Kimberly Ransom, who has done work with public engagement, noted the importance of work that involves…

… effective action from the Muslim and Arab communities on campus. “The most important thing is that we’re mobilizing Muslim youth in a way that’s informative and educational and deeply looking at the…

…, discusses the role of religioun and politics in Japan in Weiser Hall Thursday afternoon. VARSHA VEDAPUDI Daily Staff Reporter Rackham student Julio Ferreira is finishing his second year in the…

… made up of the Black Student Union, United Asian American Organizations, La Casa, Arab Student Association, Native American Student Association, the Student Community of Progressive…

… as offering other sustainable funding models particularly for Arab Student Association. The statement also asks that student leaders from SoC LF member organizations be able to recommend…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, February 10, 2021 — 3 Activist, scholar LaTosha Brown hosts Black History Month kickoff event Speaker encourages students to “reimagine how we…

… Student Affairs, the event marked the start of a month dedicated to honoring, informing and recognizing the important role that Black people play in American history. Brown not only spoke on…

… Walker, vice president of LSA student government, asked Brown about the influence that Black college students have on the future of democracy. Brown responded by posing a question of her own…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, March 10, 2020 — 3 BIDEN From Page 1 He also said Biden’s plan for loan forgiveness would affect many students, especially those hoping to…

… colleges, universities and trade schools, as well as to cancel all student loan debt, expand the Pell grant program and triple funding for work-study programs. Porter Hughes, LSA freshman and co…

…-founder of Students for Bernie 2020 at the University, views Sanders’ plans as a way to increase the amount of middle- and working-class people who are pursuing higher education. He said he thinks it…

….” According to the University’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, 65 percent of current students identify as Caucasian. 15 percent identify as Asian American while a combined 12 percent identify as…

… on students with lower socioeconomic statuses. “I have a lot of friends who are only able to go to Michigan on financial aid,” Gordon said. “When it comes to paying rent in Ann Arbor and being…

… Student Aid processes and says the process is now easier to navigate, has better customer service and is more accessible to students. During his time as President, Trump has discussed making funding…

… said it was challenging to find sources of financial aid through the University when she returned to school as a student parent. “It was damn near impossible to get financial aid without…

… comes to supporting a family. Especially because child care is so expensive in Ann Arbor, Marra said many student parents may choose to live elsewhere and commute, adding stress to their…

… difficult to schedule because she’s taking care of a young child with her own needs and an early bedtime. “Sometimes it can be hard for other students to understand the extent of the responsibilities…

… accommodate student parents, Ellard said it’s important to confront deep- seated misconceptions about what a successful Wolverine looks like. “I think it’s way more political than anything, I don…

… be a certain type of person that goes here.’ They preach their diversity, but I feel like their diversity has a boundary.” Building a community for undergraduate student parents In light of…

… the lack of sufficient support described to The Daily by undergraduate student parents at the University of Michigan, students with children are advocating for their needs on campus…

… restricted Chinese immigration to the US. In Fall 2019, racial justice groups at the University — including the United Asian American Organizations, La Casa and the Arab Student Association…

… creating something new with the present. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2021 semester by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available…

… Media Editors: Kirti Aplash, Natalie Knight, Ria Dubey, Ryan Postman, Evan DeLorenzo, Atticus Raasch, Bella Morreale Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109…

… by the current Phoenix class obtained by The Daily March 1. The society, which formerly went by the name Adara, has been in existence since 1979. Senior Phoenix members usually “tap” students…

… protestors from the Students of Color Coalition occupied the seventh floor of the Union, the organization’s former meeting place, for more than a month. According to The Daily’s reporting at the time…

…. “Adara/Phoenix has helped the leadership path of many underserved and underrepresented constituencies at the University of Michigan,” Hecker wrote. “The current classes of students on…

… students, leaders, and community.” Daily Staff Reporter Brooke Van Horne can be reached at brookevh@ umich.edu. RYAN LITTLE/Daily The secret society Pheonix has reportedly voted to discontinue the…

… was Johanna Hogg’s (“Unrelated”) autobiographical feature, “The Souvenir.” It follows a young film student as she gets involved with a heroin-addicted older man. Nothing about the film’s plot…

… people authentically being themselves. And I think, for me, my approach in calling the show ‘Ramy’ was to highlight from the beginning that this is just one Arab-Muslim story.” In developing “Ramy…

… this is exceptional company to be in, I had to wonder, in addition to centering on an Arab-American man, how else does “Ramy” distinguish itself as a narrative from the seemingly never-ending stream…