Author: Al-Hikmah Staff
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“The university’s hands are covered in blood:” Students protest UMD’s career fair, in photos
By Iman Neja On Thursday, Oct. 1, in front of the sleek grey stone entryway of The Hotel at The University of Maryland, students unfurled a white banner reading: “DISCLOSE, DIVEST, WE WILL NOT STOP, WE WILL NOT REST.” Students from UMD’s Anti-Imperialist Movement (AIM), a coalition composed of politically aligned clubs including UMD’s Students…
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The ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ is dead. Has justice been served for victims of the Bosnian Genocide?
By: Iman Neja “The glorification of genocide is not honor; it’s a shame,” stated Mothers of Srebrenica, an organization of victims who lost their loved ones in the Srebrenica genocide, on X. On Aug. 27, 2026, Ratko Mladić, former commander of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS), died in a prison hospital in The Hague,…
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Students establish first ICNA Relief chapter on campus
By: Aaliyah Vahora An Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Relief chapter was established at the University of Maryland (UMD) and held their first general body meeting on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Co-founders Rayn Ali and Haniya Khan collaborated in a joint effort with other interested students to form the ICNA Relief chapter at UMD…
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Meet the 2026-27 MSA board
By: Rumaysa Drissi and Mariam Ahmed As the fall semester kicks off, the 2026-2027 Muslim Student Association (MSA) board has been organizing events and prayers. Get to know the students who will be leading UMD’s MSA during this academic year. President: Rayn Ali “I want everyone to feel like the MSA is a home away…
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Student-organized “Halal Food Fest” showcases cultural dishes
By: Noor Awan Student club Muslim Women in Medicine (MWM) hosted a “Halal Food Fest” on the afternoon of Friday, April 17, 2026 in Hornbake Plaza for students and community members. The event brought many organizations together to showcase their traditional food as well as sell popular halal snacks and drinks to UMD students. Along…
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USM students charge Board of Regents with complicity in genocide at People’s Tribunal, call for divestment
By: Sumaya Abdel-Motagaly As the last student finished testifying during the public comments period of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents meeting, students in attendance collectively stood up and began chanting “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest.” Holding up signs reading “USM you have blood on your hands”…
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‘When Sudan bleeds, we all bleed’: UMD students mark three-year anniversary of war, genocide in Sudan
By: Rumaysa Drissi and Sumaya Abdel-Motagaly Content warning: this article contains mention of sexual violence. Sudanese flags stood upright, lining the grass across the borders of Hornbake Plaza. Chalk messages, calling for an end to the war and demanding more attention to the conflict covered the stone ground. To commemorate the third year since the…
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UMD’s Arabic students search for new opportunities after Flagship program closure
By Timnit Rwakaara Since 2007, the University of Maryland at College Park has hosted an Arabic Flagship program, a federally funded initiative for students in the Arabic major or minor to gain advanced proficiency in the language. But starting Fall 2025, the program was no longer offered at UMD, leaving many students wondering what direction…
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What the Janazah reveals about American pluralism
By Hala Mowafi In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Muslim families across the United States faced a new hardship: prohibiting their loved ones from burial in time in accordance to Islamic obligations (Bukhari 1315). Some funeral homes refused to handle bodies without embalming, despite clear religious objections. Others advocated for cremation as the…
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