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Students commemorate lives lost in massacre in Philippines, call for “end to US imperialism”
As candles flickered in front of framed photos, around two dozen students and community members gathered for a vigil on the evening of Tuesday, May 5, 2026 in McKeldin Mall to commemorate victims of the Toboso massacre in April. “The Negros 19 massacre was not an isolated event nor an accident. It is a product…
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Students gather to commemorate Palestinians displaced during Nakba
A partition decorated in phrases such as “To exist is resist” and “UMD Divest Now” stood tall on McKeldin Mall as students painted olives, Palestinian flags, and resistance slogans on kites and banners. More than 50 students gathered for the Nakba remembrance event organized by the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Students for Justice in Palestine…
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Students rally outside Smith school event, call for an end to “normalizing genocide”
A Palestinian flag caught the wind, waving in the air as protestors chanted, “No normalization, we demand liberation” outside the Robert H. Smith School of Business on the evening of Tuesday, April 21 in opposition to a panel event held by the school featuring various speakers to discuss how to promote dialogue, with a secondary…
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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 students provide healthcare to rural communities in Uzbekistan
Several Muslim students at the University of Maryland participated in a two-week medical outreach internship and provided healthcare services to rural communities in Uzbekistan from Jan. 6 to Jan. 20, 2026 through a partnership with the program Volunteers Around the World (VAW) Global Health Alliance. The seven students worked alongside healthcare professionals to offer medical…
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Deadly Indonesia floods spark conversations on campus awareness, deforestation, corruption
Catastrophic flooding and landslides in Indonesia in late November have killed more than a thousand people, making it among the worst natural disasters in the world this year. The disaster, which has displaced more than a million people in Indonesia and injured thousands, tore across Sumatra island, burying entire villages under mud. Debris from the…
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Sudan roundtable event raises awareness about war, genocide
NoirUnited International, a 501(c)(3) global development organization focused on mobilizing the African diaspora, hosted a Sudan Roundtable in collaboration with multiple student organizations, including Sudanese Student Association, African Student Association, African Students United for Progress, Students for Justice in Palestine, and Helping Hand for Relief and Development on Thursday, Nov. 6. The roundtable featured a…
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“People don’t know”: Sudanese students speak out on genocide, war in Sudan
Over 150,000 people have been killed and around 13 million people displaced in the ongoing war and genocide in Sudan, according to BBC and United Nations Refugee Agency. The conflict, which began after the 2019 fall of dictator Omar al-Bashir, is a power struggle between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, and the…
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UMD club hosts IDF soldiers event, raising concerns about student safety
Three soldiers from Israel’s military who fought in Gaza during the ongoing genocide were on UMD’s campus at an event held by student organization Students Supporting Israel (SSI) in Jimenez Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 21. The event was intended for the soldiers — Ariel Levy, Daniel Shalom, and Avigayil Atlas — to share their “powerful…
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