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…- ond class citizenship.” Currently, Mexicans and Arabs are two of the city’s most notable immigrant groups, though both communities have been immi- grating to Detroit for hundreds of years Arab…

… immigration to Michi- gan, which first began in 1898, has steadily increased in recent years, according to Sally Howell, assis- tant professor of history and Arab American Studies at the Univer- sity…

… Greek Orthodox and Maronite Catholic churches, which were all built by Syrian-Lebanese migrants. Howell said while many of the earlier immigrants came seeking economic opportunity, the Arab…

… Palestinian populations to grow in the city, Howell said. A decade later, in the 1960s, the Arab-Israeli War and a war in Lebanon brought many refugees to Detroit. Howell said people emigrated from Arab…

… countries like Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Jor- dan and Syria. Between 2000 and 2010, Arab immigration increased by 35 per- cent, which means the population overall is still majority immi- grant, Howell…

… said. Yet, she said it is important to remember that the Arab community is an integral and integrated part of southeast Michigan, with the first immi- grants having helped build the auto industry…

… and the city itself, while second- and third- gen- eration Arab Americans are dis- persed throughout the economy. Adam Thibodeau, staffer at Congress Communities of South- west Detroit, a…

… (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may…

… Francesca Kielb Regent Kathy White, local judge featured at annual Student Veterans Benefit By TANAZ AHMED Daily Staff Reporter Dressed in their finest, residents from across Washtenaw County gath…

…- ered in the Michigan Union Ballroom for the sixth annual Student Veterans Benefit Dinner on Friday. The gala and silent auction was hosted by the University’s chapter of the Student Veterans of…

… people about dabke — a traditional Arab folk dance performed at many weddings and other occasions. About 40 students attended the event that was co-run by Arabesque, a dance group on campus that…

… detailed account of bias investigations. He noted the importance of remaining transparent while these investigations occur to maintain trust with students. “I think one thing we are doing is…

… identify the perpetrators behind these crimes. He identified the Office of Student Conflict Resolution as an additional entity used to ensure students’ rights and responsibilities are upheld. “We…

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SPORTS ........ B -SECTION Astronomy researchers talk planet discovery TEDx event showcases history and traditions of Arabic dances See…

… work with planets outside the solar system JENNIFER MEER Daily Staff Reporter “So You Think You Can Dabke” event attracts 40 students to Union on Friday evening “So You Think You Can Dance” made…

… in-such as dabke, Arab folk dancing, or we may take them to a farm and let them experience why it’s like to try something new or live that lifestyle for a day.” French also noted the main…

… symposium on medical device innovation Friday. The goal of the event was to guide students from developing an idea for a medical device to receiving funding for their project and ultimately…

… project. Members of the FFMI team also used this opportunity to showcase posters that students submitted as proposals for new devices. Several of the projects have already received funding from FFMI…

… van, he wrote that three vans have been enough to cover student demand. SafeRide is generally requested a thousand times per month and increases during the month of November when the weather…

… Undergraduate Library. State Street Ride functions as another service, transporting students to the South State Street Commuter, and runs from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday. Diane Brown…

… not finalized. Students have also been planning programs similar to SafeWalk, independently organizing walking systems and providing support to others after hours. Emma Kaye, an LSA…

… felt like it became more about safety in general on campus rather than only about sexual assault.” Trump’s win sparked negative reactions from many University students over worries about his…

… campaign rhetoric, with multiple student protests on campus in the weeks following his victory. University President Mark Schlissel appeared at one of the events, applauding University students…

… few weeks after the election. The volunteers, she explained, had 30-minute shifts and worked in teams of two, with both male and female students in the pair. On their first night, she said, the…

… group walked about 25 students home, the majority of them female. “One of the greatest responses we got was from a guy who came and volunteered and what he said encompassed everything we wanted…

… the increasingly difficult prospect of paying student loan debt and finding jobs after graduation. The current economic situation has furthered the steady privatization of education, causingthe economic…

… bur- den of college to be shifted more and more onto the backs of students. Recent statistics show that the net costs of college are rising, the aver- age student's credit card debt has hit record…

… levels and asa result, students are graduating with exorbitant amounts of debt that could take decades to repay. Students at the University are no exception. The University is known for having one of the…

… highest out-of-state tuition rates among public universi- ties in the United States, which was increased by 4.9 percent this year, and the price of student housing in Ann Arbor isn't cheap either. A…

… comfort. Is this the next Arab Spring or more of a Spring Break? I decided to skip most of the movement's planned 5 p.m. convergence on Times Square. Instead, I spent a few hours at Father Demo Square, a…

…- "The History of the Arab-Israeli erated sentiments that passage of this resolution would further divide the student body. While CSG executive officers are not permitted to vote on mat- ters of the…

… said the country's future relies not only on institutions like the Uni- versity, but also on those more focused on meeting the needs of non-traditional, mid-career adult students. With the Univer- sity…

… of Phoenix's online program, a college education is available to a larger number of students and professionals. "As you know, I am passion- ate about higher education and believe deeply in the…

… group of the meeting and opened by was not consulted by CSG about praising students of SAFE who which professor would be pre- have been protesting for the past senting to the assembly. She week. SAFE…

… members responded added that several students vis- with sign language applause, ited with Lieberman and asked since audible cheerswere banned him not to speak because they by assembly rules. disagree with…

… Michigan State In response to a question from University, and four University of LSA sophomore Jacob Ruby, an Michigan law students. LSA representative, Lieberman Law student Scott Bloomberg said he believes…

… included students both views regarding this issue, no for and against the resolution at such consensus currently exists. hand. Several students in support History Prof. Victor Lieber- of divestment shared…

… assembly, they did address the room before mem- bers of the assembly began their debates. Proppe advised representa- tives to consider the strong divi- sion of student opinion regarding the. resolution when…

…, a Public Policy junior, said as a student leader, he less- ened his involvement with pro- Israel groups once he became a representative. He reiterated that he remains pro-Israel, but. does not want…

… antici- pation of the meeting, E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life, sent a campus-wide e-mail early Tuesday evening remind- ing students of the University's policy regarding freedom of…

… due to internal frac- tures in 1969. Brick said Occupy Wall Street and its local offshoots, the Arab Spring and the student pro- tests in Quebec, among others, are similar to the protests car- ried out…

… Monday, July 2,2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Port Huron Statement mary were University students - principally Ann Arbor resident AlnHsber, who reconstituted celebrates 50 years SDS in…

… 1960, and Tom Hayden, then-editor in thief of The Michi- gan Daily and the manifesto's Student protest whole society root and branch, main author. from top to bottom, into a genu- When SDS members…

… 11, 1962 to draft and an end, galvanized tens of the Statement, it had been a small By ANDREW SCHULLMAN thousands of students to protest group with a few hundred mem- Daily Staff Reporter nationwide…

… the "When SDS came to write its disapprove motions. young students' generation, the manifesto, it had all those ele- But if the exercise was tedi- historian Kirkpatrick Sale wrote ments in its backpack…

…," Brick said. um to some members, who filed in his book "SDS: The rise and "It's that long socialist heritage, out before long, it was also the development of the Students for a the new critics, the…

… intellectu- embodiment of the principles out- Democratic Society." als and the civil rights and peace lined in the Students for a Demo- "The Port Huron Statement movements - all of that together cratic Society…

…, century American society, and What emerged from the con- called to action the most active so successfully captured and vention on June 15, 1962 was a generation of student protestors shaped the spirit of…

… professed hope through the par- "They viewed it as an agenda for the few hundred students around - ticipatory democracy of grassroots action, and participatory democ- SDS, not only a political expres…

… Hayden ard Brick. "They wanted their own succeeding years, but even more a drove to Washington after the organizations and the movements summary of beliefs of the student conference hoping they could that…

… and the College of Engineering unveiled their newest entre- preneurship venture, the Desai Family Accelerator, on Aug. 19. The program aims to do more than incubate student start- ups, like many current…

… Univer- sity programs do. Instead, it will seek to advance projects during their early stages. The financial resources and mentorship pro- vided by the program are avail- able to students, faculty and…

… on neighbors to help rebuild Gaza and disarm Hamas Fragile truce holds after two months of intense conflict JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and several Arab countries should work together to rebuild the Gaza…

… as Hamas has vowed it will never give up its weapons. Nor was it clear how responsive Arab countries, some of whom like Saudi Arabia have no for- mal ties with Israel, would be to such a conference…

…, Abbas Alhassan, Sally Kafelghazal, Arwa Gayar, Reema Kaakarli, Miretti Habib speak on a panel at Arab and Latinx Wolverine Day Friday. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www…

… winter terms by students at the University OF Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. Subscriptions for September…

… MomentUM appeals Central Student Judiciary Decision, delays certification of election results ANDREW HIYAMA Daily News Editor Incoming Central Student Government representatives may not be able to…

… MVision’s allegations against Engineering junior Michael Nwansi, the elected MomentUM Engineering representative. MVision reportedly observed and photographed Nwansi influencing a student…

… law student, the demerits would cost Nwansi the seat he won, though the runner-up is also a member of MomentUM. Koziara said the one demerit issued to MomentUM would not affect any other…

… representatives. MomentUM is now appealing the decision to the Central Student Judiciary on the grounds that the UEC issued its decision outside the 36-hour time frame following a hearing. Koziara…

…. Law student Tom Allen, who is serving as counsel to MVision, said because the case has been appealed to the CSJ, MVision no longer had the option to drop the case themselves. “Although we…

… executives, meaning he can’t meaningfully reach out to student organizations. “Unfortunately, the student buy-in and willingness to meet, considering upcoming finals, is different from just the…

… candidate who won versus Central Student Government formally reaching out to student organizations, and I’d prefer to use CSG executive resources in terms of the listserv information and the contact…

…, hundreds of University of Michigan students and fans flooded the inter- section of South University Avenue and Church Street to celebrate. LSA junior Mikayla Easley was at Garage Bar watching the game…

…. “They only have aspirations to be stay-at-home moms.” While Makki acknowledges many students take Arabic with intentions of using the skill for political purposes, she believes there should be a…

…. Though no specific plan for the protection of students with refugee status has been released by the administration, as requested by a petition signed by more than 1,400 students, faculty and…

… staff, the International Center issued a statement with recommendations for students who may be impacted. Echoing sentiments from a statement made by University President Mark Schlissel…

… together and work together.” First-year MBA student Rachel DeLeon helped organize the event and told the Daily that the purpose of #OneRoss was to support fellow students affected by the…

… executive order. “We have classmates that are going to be affected by this,” Deleon said. “We want to represent love and support for (them).” In an email sent to the Ross student body, Won included…

… a personal statement from Business graduate student Banafsheh Bagheri, an Iranian- Canadian whose travel has been severely restricted. “If I left the country, I may have to say goodbye to…

… means that I won’t be able to see my family, that they won’t be able to visit me.” In the evening, the Ross Student Government Association organized an open panel to address concerns and…

… questions from the community. Approximately 100 people attended the panel which included immigration lawyers as well as University of Michigan officials and faculty. The panel advised students…

… an executive order and what this particular order means for University students. The panel discussed how the order essentially revokes existing visas and may have residual effects…

… vigilance regardless of where students are from. The panel advised travelers to have an immigration attorney on call and told students to carry all forms of documentation that they could — even a…

… capacity. Regardless, this is the kind of action that the University should be taking in order to enhance Muslim student voices. I interviewed Prof. Evelyn Alsultany, director of Arab and Muslim…

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… EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS M onday, Jan. 25, students crowded the seats in the Pendleton Room to listen to students share their experiences with Islamophobia. The event was organized by a committee of…

… Muslim students as well as the LSA- sponsored event “Sharing Stories, Building Allyhood: Student Voices Against Islamophobia.” This event seemed to finally be a step in the right direction — with…

… great attendance in terms of demographics and size — because a safe space was created that allowed students affected by Islamophobia to share their stories without fear. One student was even able to…

… lay claim to the story she had submitted anonymously to the group, thanking people for creating a space where she felt welcomed. After the first part of the event, in which students shared their…

… stories, people broke up into groups to discuss what it means to act as an ally for Muslim students. This would have been more effective if there was more time for discussion and if there was more room…

… American Studies, afterward, and she pointed out the effect of LSA organizing such an event, as opposed to a student group organizing one. She started by speaking to me about the University…

…,’ ” Alsultany said. “I think a good sign right now is that this event was actually organized by the LSA undergraduate division, which says something. In the past it’s usually that students organize something…

… will be carried through in future programs. With the help of LSA, the event was advertised better than any solely student- organized event, and done in collaboration with a group of students so that…

… interests of his students. He then began teaching the course he is perhaps best known for at the University, "History 244: The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict." With lectures involv- ing more than 400…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com OBAMA From Page 1A sad because we were right here," Naidu said. "We were so excited when we got into the building." It was unclear exactly how many students…

… who camped out overnight and received a voucher in line in the early hours of the morning was able to geta ticket, as well as some students who showed up later in the morning after vouchers were done…

… University Professor of History, one of the University's top honors for profes- sors in the field, and teaches one of the University's largest courses each semester, which focuses on the history of the Arab…

… Liebermanhas inspired many students to look at the his- tory of different peoples and cul- tures," added Business senior Jake Levey, another member of the committee, in a statement. "All of them are enamored by…

…." In class, Lieberman speaks quickly, filling the entirety of the time allotted with fact after historical fact. His lectures are authoritative and students dili- gently recordevery word. It is this…

… perceived unbiased presentation of historical facts that students admire the most, said LSA sophomore Ali Meisel, who took Lieberman's course last year. Meisel said she was able to form her own opinion of…

… ticket- ing process, said she thought the process went very well. "The students were awesome," Pile said. "I think they were excit- ed, they were energized about being there, and I think overall very…

… the profes- sor isn't without controversy. On March 25, he presented a histori- cal context of the Israeli-Palestin- ian conflict at a Central Student Government meeting during a debate regarding a…

… resolution that supports the University's divest- ment from certain companies that allegedly support human rights abuses in the region. Many supporters of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, a…

… to live that life yourself,” French said. The event began with an explanation of dabke’s origin and importance in Arab culture, and then participants had an opportunity to learn a…

…. Youness reflected on the history of dabke, and explained how it began long ago with everyday workers and today has spread to the larger Arab community. “Dabke started out a really long time ago…

… with the organization because it brought her friendship. “I joined because I really like dancing and I really like Arabic music, so it was a good mix of the two, and now I’m in it because all of…

… my best friends are in it,” Youness said. LSA sophomore Hala Abbas came to the event with the hope of getting more involved with the Arab community on campus. She also talked about how TEDx…

… shared these sentiments and explained it’s hard for some students to try something new, and hoped TEDx Adventures could help them do just that. “There aren’t a lot of opportunities to really…

… is farther from its star than Jupiter is from our sun. It is different from Jupiter but in the same class of planets of gas giant planets. Meyer worked with several students and postdoctoral…

… working with a graduate student and postdoctoral fellows to interpret data from the Magellan Observatory. They are looking for gas giant planets like Jupiter around one of the nearest stars to the…

… get to be a part of the next generation.” Felicity B. Hills, a Ph.D. student studying physics at the University, has a background in cosmology; she switched from working in a cosmology lab to…

…,” Hills said. Meyer said students in astronomy and those who take interest in the subject can take a lot away from his and similar discoveries. He said astronomy is a very valuable tool for…

… of students gain some insight into quantitative reasoning and look at the natural world differently and more quantitatively once they’ve studied science like astronomy in that context.” $5…

… schools, but just not engineering-wise.” Li said he feels bad for students who can vote, most of whom are voting in their first presidential election. “It’s not a desirable choice,” He said…

…’s going to lead and have that supreme power.” Li added that he senses political tension among students on campus, particularly when he sees people having polarized political arguments. “They all…

… community. “It is all connected, it is all related, it is all integrated,” Khan said. LSA sophomore Mary Najjar, who attended the event for her Arab-American studies class, and said she thought many…

…, saying it was important for students to know what their elected officials are working on. “We’re very passionate about making sure we are a resource for students, so the best way to do that is…

… solicit feedback by any way possible,” he said. The organization’s goal, Shunnar said, was to have students fill the board of suggestions with their opinions on recent CSG initiatives and…

… something students really want,” Shunnar said. LSA freshman Brittany Jullie, who signed the banner, said she was glad to see the initiative. “I think it’s a really good idea that people can raise…

… suggestions with what they want to see happen,” she said. Shunnar noted that the board also made it clear students weren’t completely familiar with assembly initiatives, because many students…

… email than to talk to students,” Shunnar said. “We’re getting a lot of kids.” She said she hopes to host another event similar to Diag Day, perhaps in another location, in the future. “I think we…

… may have one on North Campus, so just to change the scenery, obviously just getting a lot of student impact is important,” she said. DIAG From Page 1A Eagle Scout, he said he was curious about…

… approximately 30 students in attendance for Hill’s presentation, said he was there to satisfy a requirement for a class in the Department of American Culture. “We’ve been talking a lot about…

… almost any school in the state. Ten LSA Student Government voted on a resolution Wednesday evening to change the current textbook used in Arabic classes at the University of Michigan. The…

… LSA SG, Page 3A LSA reps. approve textbook resolution STUDENT GOVERNMENT Proposal to change Arabic dept. materials passes unanimously MOLLY NORRIS For the Daily AMELIA CACCHIONE…

… the MichiGames arcade — has been installed and is now used to showcase student- made video games. Despite its appearance, the MichiGames arcade differs from traditional gaming units…

… annual competition where teams have 48 hours to create a complete video game. MichiGames arcade was first developed by Austin Yarger, an Engineering graduate student and EECS 494 instructor…

…. In December of 2007, the Pinellas County School Board of Pinellas County, Fla., discontinued its integration policy. Violence and a decline in student performance struck the school systems…

…, and in 2015, the Tampa Bay Times released “Failure Factories,” a five-part investigation of the effects on both students and the community. As part of The Livingston Lectures and the Martin…

… differences in test scores between students among local schools. Cara had previous experience with four other large districts in Florida before reporting for the Tampa Bay Times, and had noticed…

… that Black students in Pinellas had lower standardized test scores than those in the other school districts she had covered. “Simultaneously, Lisa, who had come from Washington, was interested in…

… their research, their data showed even more striking results. They found in the Pinellas school district, 84 percent of Black elementary students were failing state exams. As the schools…

… continued to become more segregated, the test scores of their students continued to decline. “Today they score worse than any school in the county,” LaForgia said. “They score worse than…

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… surrounding the importance of idleness. Though some University students are busy working full-time jobs out of financial neces- sity, others choose being busy as a way to set themselves apart from the…

… from all over the world, including the world’s second-largest Arab and Muslim population outside of the Middle East (after Paris) and a growing Latino community. Refu- gee children from Central…

… each attack. The student movement at the University has won recently impor- tant victories for immigrant stu- dents — in-state tuition and a small scholarship pilot program that allotted $450…

…,000 for undocument- ed undergraduate students for the 2014-2015 year. But the conditions for undocumented immigrant and international students are still far from equal. The University must increase the…

… number of undocu- mented students. The University of California, Berkeley has taken important steps to open access and support for undocumented students by creating an undocumented student center to…

… provide financial aid, free legal aid and cover the legal filing fees to apply for DACA. Since the creation of the program, the numbers of undocu- mented students at UC Berkeley has doubled. The…

… University should fol- low Berkeley’s example. The schol- arship for undocumented students must be increased, expanded to include graduate students, and publi- cized to prospective students. Over- all, the…

… University must guarantee the continuation of the program. Both educational access and the safety of immigrant students must be a priority for the University. This means the University must publicly…

…0 4A - Monday, April 2, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. a Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily…

… SAT, ACT now require photo ID to take test eginning this fall, high-school students across the coun- try will be required to show photo identification in order to register to take the SAT or the ACT…

… a freshman and transferred to Emory University for his sophomore year, took the tests for at least six students from Great Neck North High School at a cost of $1,500 to $2,500 per student, ABC News…

… reported in November, 2011. While the cheating scandal last year was reprehensible and should never happen again, it's more important to consider how the addi- tion of photos to students' college applica…

… else to take the tests for them in order to receive a high- er score, then there are serious flaws in the process. Two tests should not have so much power in determining a student's academic future…

…4A - Thursday, February 2, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4c iidtigan 4:atil Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI…

… incentive plan, the creation of a bureaucracy-free business land- scape thatpromotes small businesses and start-ups, and scholarships that reward students based on their cre- ative and problem…

… theory. I am proud to say that we have one of the most formidable student bodies in terms of talents and enthusiasm. We have all the will and the right ideas. The question is, is America ready to listen…

… in Productive Discourse," Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, a student organization dedicated to the liberation and self-determi- nation of the Palestinian people, was unfairly slandered by its…

… and expelling Israeli Arabs from their homes." This is what made the Jewish state of Israel possible - the 1948 expulsion of more than 700,000 Pales- tinians from their homes during what Pales- tinians…

… refer to as al-Nakba (the catastrophe). To this day, expelled Israeli Arabs continue to speak up about this reality. Perhaps more egre- gious is that Israel and the Jewish National Fund attempt to erase…

… alone in this, it would be a lot tougher. It’s also really cool how close you get with people who understand you. I’m so close with the mixed people in JSA (Japan Student Organization) because we…

… catch our connecting flight. At this point, I was unfazed by the disgusted gaze of onlookers as my mom frantically directed us in Arabic because I had experienced the same look in grocery stores as…

… with every step I took and word I spoke. But that isn’t the truth. I was so scared of becoming the scary Arab-Muslim everyone feared that I lost myself, retreating into a shell of a person who hid…

… her culture and religion and felt the constant need to reaffirm her Americanness, to prove her patriotism. I’m here now to say that I am an angry Arab. I’m angry my best friend in elementary…

… grandmother in Arabic before she passed. I’m angry a woman in our small town took off her head scarf because she didn’t want her kid to be bullied at school. I’m angry I was never taught to feel…

… movements plays role in developing musical stylings By KATIE SZYMANKSI Daily StaffReporter About 60 students took out their ear buds and learned from the artists on their playlists firsthand about the unique…

… of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and developed by Hip Hop Congress, a University orga- nization that utilizes hip-hop culture to spark social action, and the Muslim Students' Asso- ciation -addressed…

…, Mrs. Whitman, we can accept a student of your caliber, but we just don't have enough ladies' rooms.' "And I think the message for younger people, young women, but young people in general today, is that…

… relevant." tial American university profile and ranked fourth among other global university Weibo sites. The University's Weibo, account also serves to attract prospective . students overseas and publicize…

… are former Ross students. "The coolest part of it was people started tweeting back to her, 'Oh, I didn't know you went to Ross.' This was great exposure for the University... That's what we're doing. We…

…'re tryingto raise the awareness of the University of Michigan overseas," Foreman said. University students who use Weibo feel that it has become an important part of their lives. Dang Shuodong, a Business and…

… said he planned to fly to Lima, Peru later Monday for a summit of South American and Arab leaders and then undergo surgery on his return to Bogota on Wednesday. Santos said the surgery would be performed…

…-La: Architecture, Landscape, and Islamic Art," of famed art collector Doris Duke. Then, Christiane Gruber, asso- ciate professor of Islamic art, who recently organized a sympo- sium onthe art of the Arab Spring…

…, suspects say Detroit Free Press obtains statements of arrested S.C. men ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Two suspects in the fatal shoot- ing of a University of Michigan medical student say they sneaked into Paul De…

… was asking what was going on," the detective testified. She said Jones told investigators that the third suspect "pulled out a handgun and pointed it" at the medical student and "ordered DeWolf not to…

… Hasan, Arabic food... but make it vegan White-washed ELIZABETH HO MiC Columnist I don’t like the term “white- washed” as it is applied to people of color. Sure, we can say that Hollywood is white…

… erupted with the nascent Umbrella Revolution. Led by activist Joshua Wong and his student organization Scholarism, the protests consisted of the 79-day peaceful occupation of Central, an important…

… to my culture. They believed that a vegan diet meant I could no longer enjoy my mom’s Arabic cooking and that it would take away from my “Arab-ness.” All of these negative views of veganism are…

… rooted in an innocent lack of knowledge, so in an attempt to combat that ignorance I will share some of my favorite Arabic vegan dishes that both sustain me and keep me in touch with my roots! This…

… vegan Arabic dishes does not end here. There are so many vegan options in this cuisine, and even more options in other cuisines as well. Vegan food exists everywhere, you just have to look for it…