Author: Mariam Ahmed
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Palestinian Cultural Club: building community through culture
In an effort to gather Palestinian students on campus and educate the UMD community about Palestinian culture, Sarah Edwan came up with the idea of the Palestinian Cultural Club, also known as PCC. Edwan, whose family hails from Gaza, founded the student organization last semester with the motto of building community through culture. “I wanted…
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Sister’s Gala brings UMD students together to celebrate sisterhood
“Sisterhood in Islam means an unconditional bond,” Diyanah Musabbir, senior and information science major, said. Musabbir serves as the Vice President of Sister’s Affairs in the Muslim Student Association (MSA) at the University of Maryland. She serves a pivotal role in organizing the Sisters’ Gala, a semesterly girls-only event hosted by the MSA. This semester’s…
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