Monday, August 3

True Islam not oppressive, medieval faith

Khan is a fourth-year student majoring in Arabic. She was the 2000-2001 editor of Al-Talib. By Nadia Khan I donned the hijab, the headscarf worn by Muslim women, at the age of 16, and since then I find myself constantly trying to prove to others that my mind and my intellect are not covered simply because my hair is. Read more...


Letters

CUE helps keep UCLA in check Regarding the editorial “University correct to “˜fess up to its error,” (Daily Bruin, Oct. 25): The Coalition of University Employees represents the 18,000 clerical employees of the University of California system. Read more...



Media censor opinions of students

Jonah Lalas Lalas is a fourth-year international development studies and political science student who urges you to question your assumptions. Email him at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Jonah Lalas Lately, the news has been bombarded with stories, interviews, and investigative reports on terrorism, the tragedy of Sept. Read more...




Equating U.S. government with terrorists misses ultimate point

By Mark Burgin In their article “Proper retribution entails more thought, less force” (Daily Bruin, Viewpoint, Oct. 9), Mitra Ebadolahi and Shirin Vossoughi claim that “responding to one crime against humanity with another exacerbates a dangerous pattern of violence to which there is no foreseeable end.” This statement conceals an essential and dangerous misconception. Read more...