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UpwshaJune 8, 2021

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COUNTY COUNCIL CANDIDATE UBAX GARDHEERE CENTERS CAMPAIGN AROUND LIVED EXPERIENCE

by Chamidae Ford (SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD) Ubax Gardheere recently announced her plan to run for King County Council District 9, which…

Malak Shalabi, photographed last month, is one of the first hijab-wearing women to attend UW’s Law School, and may be the first to graduate wearing the hijab. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)

UpwshaJune 5, 2021

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‘Go in strong’: UW student paves way as among first Muslim women to wear a hijab at law school graduation

By Hannah Furfaro Seattle Times staff reporter Arabic Version النسخة العربية (SEATTLE TIMES) Downstairs in the University of Washington’s law library,…

Mawahib Ismail is a sophomore at the University of Washington. She is a political science major and an intended double major in cinema media...

UpwshaMay 23, 2021

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Why Black faculty matter on university campuses

By Mawahib Ismail (Seattle Times) Education Lab is a Seattle Times project that spotlights promising approaches to persistent challenges in public education.…

UpwshaMay 17, 2021

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Muslim and Jewish residents of Seattle’s Cherry Hill neighborhood hope to create interfaith community center

By king5.com A group hopes to restore an historic Seattle building that holds historical relevance for both the Muslim and…

UpwshaMay 15, 2021

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Ramadan drives donations, memberships to giving circles

BY HALELUYA HADERO AP BUSINESS WRITER (THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Sahina Islam can still recall the day when she heard an elderly…

Left: The Seattle Talmud Torah Class of 1949. (UW Special Collections/Washington State Jewish Archives); right: The Islamic School of Seattle in 2007. (Joe Mabel/Wikimedia Commons)

UpwshaMay 6, 2021

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In Seattle, a Jewish school turned mosque is bringing Jews and Muslims together

BY EMILY ALHADEFF (The Cholent via JTA) — Nearly 100 years after Seattle’s first Jewish school opened, an effort is underway to restore…

A girl receives a lantern for Ramadan. (iStock photo)

UpwshaMay 5, 2021

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How fasting during Ramadan helps me bond with my family

A mom reflects on this special time of year. By: ASTRID VINJE (SEATTLES CHILD) Beef sausages sizzle on the stovetop skillet…

Pharmacy catering to a diverse South Seattle neighborhood is on a mission to vaccinate against COVID-19

UpwshaApril 20, 2021

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Pharmacy catering to a diverse South Seattle neighborhood is on a mission to vaccinate against COVID-19

(SEATTLE TIMES) – A flurry of languages flowed through the South End’s Othello Station Pharmacy on a recent Wednesday as…

UpwshaApril 17, 2021

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Seattle University Muslim Community Calls for Religious Freedom

(SEATTLE SPECTATOR) – President Emmanuel Macron’s “anti-separatism” law bans Muslim women under 18-years-old from wearing a hijab. Avoid headscarf, in public or…