Was former President of the National Union of Students (NUS), Shaima Dallali, targeted for being a black Muslim woman? Did lobby groups seize the opportunity on tenuous ground to dismiss her from the role because of her views regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Or was Shaima Dallali subject to an independent investigation because...
Anti-Semitism: Social Justice’s Blind Spot
At 3:45 a.m. on the morning of Jan. 22, a heinous, racially-charged vandalism was committed against the Islamic Center of Davis, with bacon laid across the door handles. Several days later, tires of vehicles were slashed outside the center. The Davis community banded together to show its solidarity with the center,...
Muslim Zionist Kasim Hafeez Goes to UCF
Over the course of this semester we, members of the the University of Central Florida’s Emet for Israel supported group, Knights for Israel, realized we were growing much quicker than anticipated and we wanted to continue building on this momentum. We decided that bringing in another speaker and not generating too...
Minorities Serving in the IDF
The abbreviation IDF (Israel Defense Forces) usually conjures images of Israeli commandos or special forces. What a lot of people don’t know about the IDF is that in addition to Jews, many other minorities also serve in the IDF. While some participate in National Service, many also serve in combat...