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Students dance at a Diwali celebration at the Center for Computing and Data Sciences on Friday. Organizations around Boston, such as the State House and cultural clubs at universities, hosted Diwali celebrations, a five-day celebration observed by people of various Indian religions. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Diwali celebrations light up the Boston community

Tavishi Chattopadhyay November 3, 2024
Community leaders and college campuses across Boston hosted Diwali events this past weekend to celebrate the holiday and promote cultural education.
Shamso Ahmed, the owner of Shamso Hair Studio and Spa in Boston. Ahmed’s studio, which opened last month, is the first women’s-only salon in Massachusetts. COURTESY OF SHAMSO HAIR STUDIO AND SPA

Massachusetts’ first all-women salon invites women of all backgrounds

Lauren Richards March 7, 2019
Shamso Hair Studio and Spa is the first women’s-only salon in Massachusetts. Owner Shamso Ahmed said she wanted to create a private, safe space where women of all ethnicities and backgrounds could find beauty and relaxation.
Keynote speaker Ustadh AbdelRahman Murphy speaks at the Boston University Islamic Society's annual Eid-ul-Adha banquet Sunday. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Eid al-Adha Banquet emphasizes community, building bridges

Laura Al Bast September 17, 2018
Around 500 people attended the annual Eid al-Adha banquet hosted by the Islamic Society of Boston University Sunday evening. Attendees were greeted by a Henna station, a picture backdrop of lights and balloons, and boxes shaped like the Kaaba, a pre-Islamic monument in Mecca, filled with Hershey’s Kisses on tables scattered through Metcalf Hall.
SARNA: Crossing cultures with henna

SARNA: Crossing cultures with henna

Rhea Sarna September 30, 2015

Music festivals are currently a popular platform used by girls to display their fashion forwardness, irrespective of how far-out or quirky it might be — if it’s in, it’s on. A fashion trend that...

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