Tag: books
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Rawdah community hosts ‘A Light of Her Own’ author at University of Maryland
“A woman’s life is not linear. There is a season for everything,” said Aalimah Sarah Ahmed at the Sept. 17 Rawdah event where she introduced her newly published book to the DMV. “A Light of Her Own” was published on Aug 1., 2026, addressing “the questions women carry, grounded in Islamic knowledge and a real…
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UMD MSA hosts charity week, reflects on importance of giving back
The University of Maryland’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) held its first charity week of the 2025 fall semester from Oct. 20 to Oct. 24 as part of a larger initiative in partnership with Islamic Relief and several other Muslim Student Associations at universities across the United States. With daily events, charity week highlighted collective student-led…
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Local small business owners compete in ‘Pull Up & Pitch’ event
Dozens of small business owners came to the University of Maryland’s Stamp Student Union on Saturday to deliver 60-second pitches at Black Girl Ventures’ “Pull Up & Pitch” event, where they competed for thousands of dollars for support of their ideas. The event, which is held at venues across the country and has partnerships with…
