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A worker serves food in a Boston University dining hall. Boston University, the Islamic Society of BU and University Chaplains worked together to provide meals and on-campus prayer spaces for students during Ramadan. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘Building community and bringing people together’: Ramadan at BU

Brie Foster March 4, 2025
Ramadan began Saturday, and Boston University is working with organizations on campus to ensure Muslim students can observe the religious holiday.
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Ramadan 101

Khadijah Khogeer April 14, 2021
The holiest month for Muslims began Monday evening. Here’s all you need to know about Ramadan.
Selina Fillinger’s play “Faceless,” featuring Aina Adler and Ashley Risteen, runs at Boston Center for the Arts from Sept. 15 to Oct. 7. PHOTO COURTESY RICHARD HALL AND SILVERLINE IMAGES

“Faceless” comments on identity politics, Muslim women in age of Trump

Tyla Pink September 19, 2017

In the wake of recent events that have caused an increase in Islamophobia and this year’s proposed Muslim ban by the Trump administration, artists across mediums have found various ways to express...

EDITORIAL: UK should warn, not ban Trump

EDITORIAL: UK should warn, not ban Trump

Editors January 18, 2016

The Trump show has officially gone global. In a Monday debate, the United Kingdom’s parliament discussed the possibility of banning Donald Trump from entering the U.K. The Parliament is required to debate...

The Islamic Society of Boston University hosted a panel, “#Let’sTalkIslam” Thursday at the Howard Thurman Center. PHOTO BY JAKE FRIEDLAND/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students, religious leaders “talk Islam,” address misconceptions

Weihua Li December 4, 2015

Islam is not a religion of peace nor war, but the Quran is often interpreted out of context, resulting in a culture of Islamophobia, several panelists said at the “#LetsTalkIslam” panel at Boston...

PHOTO BY DANIEL GUAN/DFP FILE PHOTO

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Elie Wiesel: Not A Champion for Human Rights

Editors October 23, 2015

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University organized...

BENNAIM: Death at the Hajj

BENNAIM: Death at the Hajj

Amid Bennaim September 29, 2015

September has been a very eventful month for the major religions of the West. For Jews, September brought the holy days of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. For Catholics, this month brought Pope Francis’...

PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

THADANI: ISIS and Islam: Bad Apples and Oranges

Trisha Thadani October 9, 2014

When I asked a Boston University student from the Islamic Society of BU how he feels about ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, committing barbaric actions in the name of the Islamic faith,...

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