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The Racial Muslim, book by Sahar Aziz

Visiting law professor discusses new book focused on the racialization of immigrant Muslims in American society

Gabriela A. Lopez Gomes September 29, 2021
Sahar Aziz's first book discusses the Muslim identity in the United States post-9/11.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Gen Z, 9/11 and grief

Editors September 13, 2021
Dear Gen Z: 9/11 parties demonstrate a fundamental lack of compassion
The Massachusetts Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue Team returned to Beverly on Sunday after being deployed to assess wildfire damage and locate survivors in Oregon. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mass. firefighters return from Oregon deployment

Joy Pereira September 22, 2020
Twenty-five Massachusetts members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Urban Search and Rescue team returned home Sunday after they were deployed to help with Oregon’s wildfires. Personnel and resources from 39 states and several Canadian provinces were sent to help the state.
Rio’s Reel: “Avatar” and the Consequences of War

Rio’s Reel: “Avatar” and the Consequences of War

Rio Reardon September 16, 2020
In an era where the dominant message was to fall in line, a children’s TV series delivered a strikingly nuanced and subtle criticism. This show is nothing short of astounding.
New York federal prosecutor to deliver LAW commencement

New York federal prosecutor to deliver LAW commencement

Daily Free Press Staff March 6, 2019
Robert Khuzami, a LAW alumnus and current Deputy U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, will deliver the school’s 2019 commencement address for the BU School of Law.
Mary Graham, chief of the CIA office in New York City during the 9/11 attacks, speaks at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies about intelligence efforts after 9/11. PHOTO COURTESY FREDERICK S. PARDEE SCHOOL OF GLOBAL STUDIES

BU hosts chief of CIA, former CIA officer to describe experiences on 9/11

Sarah Finkel April 25, 2017

The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University hosted Mary Margaret Graham, who was the chief of the CIA office in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, along with former CIA officer...

The American Red Cross and Muslims For Life host blood drives in honor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Nonprofits commemorate Boston Marathon bombing with blood drives

Breanne Kovatch April 18, 2017

Nonprofits such as the American Red Cross and Muslims for Life held blood drives in Boston and across the state in honor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing victims and survivors, according to press...

Going For Two: How the Paris attacks reveal sports are bigger than ourselves

Going For Two: How the Paris attacks reveal sports are bigger than ourselves

David Souza November 18, 2015

The Islamic State Group carried out attacks in Paris Friday that led to the horrifying deaths of at least 129 people. These attacks were carried out in retaliation to France’s leadership in the Western...

PHOTO BY OLIVIA NADEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mike Moran: Fulfilling a hockey dream

Andrew Battifarano October 8, 2015

  He puts on the scarlet and white sweater, laces up his skates and joins his teammates in a single-file line into the tunnel that connects the bowels of Agganis Arena to the playing surface. After...

"Birdman" director Alejandro González Iñárritu on set with actors Edward Norton and Michael Keaton. PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX SEARCHLIGHT

INTERVIEW: Director Alejandro Iñárritu explores ego-centered ‘disease of society’ in ‘Birdman’

Hannah Landers October 16, 2014

While shooting his new film “Birdman,” director Alejandro Gonzáles Iñárritu handed his cast and crew a photo of Philippe Petit making the high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World...

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