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Nida Allam, a senior at North Carolina State University, rests her head on Asheen Allam, during a vigil for three people who were killed at a condominium near UNC-Chapel Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in Chapel Hill, N.C. Craig Stephen Hicks appeared in court Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder in the deaths Tuesday of […]

Opinion: #MuslimLivesMatter

by Diana Moukalled | Feb 16, 2015 | Opinion

Last week, a hashtag on Twitter was able to embarrass the entire US media. Users of the social media website from around the world used #MuslimLivesMatter to express their anger at the US media for not picking up on the story of three young Muslims in North...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, delivers a speech during an annual rally commemorating anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, at the Azadi (Freedom) Square in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Opinion: A Revolution Decayed

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Feb 16, 2015 | Opinion

Every year since 1980, Iranians have held an annual celebration of Ayatollah Khomeini’s 1979 revolution. However, with the passage of time the number of Iranians who reject the revolution and believe it was the worst historical setback in the history of their country...