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Knight-Wallace fellow discusses life as journalist in Afghanistan New York Times reporter Jawad Sukhanyar presents on experiences writing in war zone BARBARA COLLINS Daily Staff Reporter
KARTIK SUNDARAM/Daily Students and community members participate in a rally against sexual violence at the Take Back the Night rally and march at the in downtown Ann Arbor Wednesday evening.
Take Back the Night organized 41st march, rally against sexual assault
University Students Against Rape, community members recognize , celebrate survivors MELANIE TAYLOR & STELLA HACKETT Daily Staff Reporter & For The Daily
Wednesday evening, students and community members gathered in the Michigan League for the 41st annual Take Back the Night Ann Arbor. Campus representatives from University of Michigan’s University Students
Against Rape, in cooperation with community leaders from Standing Tough Against Rape Society, organized the rally, march and vigil to recognize and celebrate the stories of sexual assault survivors. Public Policy senior Nicole Kozlowski, University Students Against Rape senior student leader, hoped to encourage a conversation about sexual assault prevention and recov-
Victor Lieberman spoke on politics, international relations as election nears ISOBEL GRANT
Daily Staff Reporter
On Wednesday evening, Hillel’s Israel Leadership, Engagement, Advocacy & Dialogue student group invited Professor Victor Lieberman to host a lecture in Hillel’s auditorium to discuss Israeli-Palestinian relations. Lieberman drew largely on the curriculum of his course, titled The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, during his discussion, which was planned in preparation for the upcoming Israeli election next week. Lieberman’s lecture provided an in-depth background of the historical conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. His outline of Israeli and Palestinian politics spread across many facets of the issue, from an analysis of Palestinian popular opinion and Israel’s political spectrum to a discussion of the differences and similarities between the groups. He provided the audience with a list of the key parties and organizations involved to familiarize the audience with the political situation in the two nations. See POLITICS , Page 3
Students Against Rape senior student leader, discussed the welcoming space they hope to create with the event. “Whoever you are or whatever your story or background is … this is a place where you can come and be believed, and be heard, and that there are people out there who care about you, and you are never alone in this fight,” Schouman said. See RALLY, Page 3
MSA, ISA hosts “Meet a Muslim” event MESA hosts in Mason Hall to engage in conversation dialogue on Students opened dialogue to discuss religious, cultural differences on campus
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Professor talks IsraeliPalestinian relationship
ery. “First and foremost, we’re here to raise awareness about sexual violence not only on college campuses, but in our community,” Kozlowski said. “So I think just being able to recognize that it is a problem and it is a problem that everyone can work on and fix, that is the overall message.” Information senior Stephanie Schouman, also a University
Jawad Sukhanyar, a University of Michigan Knight-Wallace journalism fellow, presented on his experiences as both a civilian and reporter in Afghanistan in “Warzone Reporting: Experiences of a Journalist in Afghanistan” at the International House Ann Arbor. The event was co-sponsored by the Center for South Asian Studies and the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies. Sukhanyar is an Afghan reporter for The New York Times based in his home country. Working for The New York Times since 2011, Sukhanyar is the longest-serving reporter in The Times’ Kabul Bureau, covering women’s issues and human rights in Afghanistan. Knight-Wallace Fellow Stephen Ssenkaaba introduced Sukhanyar and explained the prestigious Knight-Wallace fellowship. “The Knight-Wallace journalism fellowship recognizes
accomplished journalists committed to the future of journalism,” Ssenkaaba said. “(The journalists) deepen knowledge, develop new ideas, learn new skills and address challenges facing journalism today.” Sukhanyar began his presentation by explaining why he decided to pursue journalism. He reflected on the assassination of Afghan politician Ahmad Shah Massoud on Sept. 9, 2001, explaining he was terrified of the possibility of the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan. Sukhanyar described the climate of Afghanistan after the assassination as “the darkest days of Afghanistan.” “When we heard about this we were shocked, we didn’t know what to do,” Sukhanyar said. “I asked my family, my brother, ‘What’s coming next for us? What are we going to do?’” Currently, the majority of Afghanistan is controlled by the Taliban. Sukhanyar expressed concern for the continuation of the war in Afghanistan. See JOURNALIST, Page 3
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ATTICUS RAASCH Daily Staff Reporter
Offering donuts, candy and engaging conversations, the University of Michigan’s Islamic Society of Ahl-ul-Bayt, along with the Muslim Students’ Association, hosted a “Meet a Muslim” table in Mason Hall Wednesday to open dialogue between Muslim and non-Muslim students on campus. The event is part of a series of events hosted by ISA during their Muslim Engagement week. According to Syed Rizvi, ISA president and LSA junior, the event was designed to allow nonMuslim students as well as Muslim students of different sects to
engage in conversations to better understand different student perspectives on campus. “We want to spread awareness about what Islam is, and an opportunity with a non-Muslim to talk with a Muslim and get familiar with Muslims,” Rizvi said. “By doing that, people will feel more comfortable with each other, but also for other Muslims to meet other types of Muslims like Sunnis and Shias can meet one another. It’s pretty fun meeting new people, people are actually talking and learning more about us.” ISA advisor and LSA senior Shabber Syed said conversations about student differences do not always happen on campus and
are necessary to recognize and give voices to smaller communities. “I feel like sometimes we don’t have the conversations we should be having to essentially empower some of the communities we have,” Syed said. “I feel like this is a good way to have people come up and talk to us, not only to decrease ignorance but increase knowledge and empower Muslims and feel like we are here and people actually want to talk to us about what makes us different. You can come talk to us about anything you want, not necessarily to normalize us only but again just to let people know its ok to come ask us questions.” Another ISA advisor, Fatima
Haidar, said practicing these interactions with students from different backgrounds and cultures is key to developing comfortable discussion. “It can go both ways, it can be either really great or really not. I used to avoid having these conversations but I think when you become more comfortable with your identity in a space where your identity stands out i feel like it becomes easier to have those conversations because you begin to know how to navigate it even if the other person doesn’t.” LSA freshman Noelle Seward visited the table and said hearing different perspectives helps combat stereotypes about different students. See MEET , Page 3
RUCHITA IYER/Daily University alum Fatima Haider speaks to students the Muslim Student Association and University of Michigan Islamic Society of Ahlubayt Meet a Muslim table at Mason Hall Wednesday afternoon.
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masculinity in Arab life
Panelists discuss how Arab identities interact in traditional gender roles EMMA RUBERG Daily Staff Reporter
On Wednesday night, about 25 students gathered in the School of Education for an event held by Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs as part of Arab Heritage Month. The event centered around Arab masculinity and mental health. It was hosted by Robbie Abdelhoq, a program manager for the Office of Student Conflict Resolution, and Jad Elharake, a program lead at the Office for Health Equity and Inclusion and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Abdelhoq began by discussing the context surrounding the event. “We are having this conversation in the #MeToo era, in the era in which the conversation around sexual assault, sexual harassment, behavior of men, the complicity of men. This is the backdrop to this conversation,” he said. Before beginning the formal presentation, he explained what he hoped attendees would take away from the conversation. See MASCULINITY , Page 3
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