Rokiyah Darbo and Qaí Hinds, two Spelman College seniors, have had to give up their quest to officially revive the college’s Muslim student association, An-Nisa, before they graduate in May. Following Capital B Atlanta’s recent reporting on the obstacles An-Nisa have faced in becoming a registered student organization, Spelman is conducting an internal review to […]
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Spelman’s Muslim Students Mark Ramadan While Fighting for Recognition
Tuesday evening, a few minutes after 6:30 p.m., dozens of students broke their fast with water and dates at Morehouse College’s King Chapel. After an evening prayer, a buffet of chicken, fish, rice, and samosas opened up for the gathering of current and former Atlanta University Center Consortium students to have a meal before educator […]
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Black Jewish Students and the On-Campus Divide Over Gaza
Life on campus at the Atlanta University Center has been more complicated for Spelman freshman Sara Scherlinder since the Gaza humanitarian crisis began more than six months ago. In a 24-hour period earlier this month, the 19-year-old Scherlinder, a Washington, D.C., native, attended a leadership forum for students who are both Black and Jewish, which […]