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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Keynote speaker Ustadh AbdelRahman Murphy speaks at the Boston University Islamic Society's annual Eid-ul-Adha banquet Sunday. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Eid al-Adha Banquet emphasizes community, building bridges

Laura Al Bast September 17, 2018
Around 500 people attended the annual Eid al-Adha banquet hosted by the Islamic Society of Boston University Sunday evening. Attendees were greeted by a Henna station, a picture backdrop of lights and balloons, and boxes shaped like the Kaaba, a pre-Islamic monument in Mecca, filled with Hershey’s Kisses on tables scattered through Metcalf Hall.
Paul Horwitz, a law professor at University of Alabama School of Law, opens the “When God Isn’t Green: A World-Wide Journey to Places Where Religious Practice and Environmentalism Collide” discussion of BU Law Professor Jay Wexler’s book “When God Isn’t Green" Monday afternoon in Barristers Hall. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

INTERVIEW: Jay Wexler exposes conflict between religion and environment

Emily Langan March 28, 2016

What happens when religious practices are called into question because of harm to the environment? Which is more important: the freedom of religion or the preservation of our home? Jay Wexler,...

Religious organizations such as BU Hillel help to ease the transition for students wishing to celebrate holidays away from home. PHOTO COURTESY ROANOKE COLLEGE/FLICKR

Religious campus organizations support students in celebrating holidays away from home

Mariam Syed November 11, 2015

As the weather gets cooler and tree branches become bare, the holiday season starts to arrive. Local universities and institutions have already begun to celebrate various religious holidays alongside...

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