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Muslims in Asia event brings awareness to lesser-known Muslim communities

Muslims in Asia event brings awareness to lesser-known Muslim communities
Salam and GSPD collaborate to educate students about Asian Islamic countries.
Sophia Silvester, Staff Writer • November 21, 2019

Salam and Global Student Programs and Development hosted the Muslims in Asia event at Fluor Fountain on Thursday afternoon. The event consisted of booths focusing on three countries with a large Muslim population: China, Indonesia and Pakistan. Representatives that had lived in each country stood at...

Salam outreach builds peace between Christians and local Muslims

The outreach community helps Biola students appreciate and embrace Islamic culture through attending local events and creating relationships with local Muslims.
Student-led group focuses on raising Islamic awareness through educational sessions and community outreach opportunities.
Sophia Silvester, Staff Writer • October 5, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Oct. 3, 2019). For followers of the world’s two largest religions, student-led outreach club Salam has one goal: peace. Salam, which means peace in Arabic, aims to foster relationships between Christian and Muslim communities. THEIR OUTREACH Salam...

Muslim club mourns New Zealand shooting

Muslim club mourns New Zealand shooting
The loss that came from the mass shooting proves to be a bigger obstacle for this group of students.
Thecla Li, Managing Editor • March 22, 2019

On Friday, March 15, what was supposed to be a regular worship service turned into a horrifying 36 minutes of desperate calls to the police when a shooter took the lives of 50 individuals and injured 50 others at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The tragedy has seeped its way into Biola as students...

Educators need to teach about Islam

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Religious tolerance does not just mean Christianity in the U.S.
Tim Seeberger, Writer • October 4, 2016
Religious tolerance does not just mean Christianity in the U.S.

America wages war of terror

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Fear of the unknown permeates through American culture.
Tim Seeberger, Writer • March 22, 2016
Fear of the unknown permeates through American culture.

Defend our faith and our right to faith

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Scrutinize ideology, but generalizing lead to more strife.
Jacqueline Lewis, Writer • March 22, 2016
Scrutinize ideology, but generalizing lead to more strife.

Christians must speak against Islamophobia

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Justin Yun discusses the history of xenophobia in America and urges Americans and Christians to love their neighbors.
Justin Yun, Writer • December 8, 2015
Justin Yun discusses the history of xenophobia in America and urges Americans and Christians to love their neighbors.

Understand ISIS from the big picture

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Jacqueline Lewis gives context of ISIS’s origins and argues for the importance of understanding the group.
Jacqueline Lewis, Writer • November 11, 2015
Jacqueline Lewis gives context of ISIS’s origins and argues for the importance of understanding the group.

Islam expected to grow as large as Christianity

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As the fastest growing religion, Islam is projected to have just as many followers as Christians by 2050.
Alondra Urizar, Writer • May 5, 2015
As the fastest growing religion, Islam is projected to have just as many followers as Christians by 2050.

Muslim Ministry engages community, raises awareness

Students L.R., Douglas Keller, and Hugo Palomares at the the Muslim ministry meeting last Monday evening. The students of Biola’s Muslim Ministry work to extend Christian outreach into the Muslim community by partnering with local groups.  | Karin Jensen/THE CHIMES
The students of Biola’s Muslim Ministry work to extend Christian outreach into the Muslim community by partnering with local groups.
Breigha Sawyer, Writer • March 17, 2015
The students of Biola’s Muslim Ministry work to extend Christian outreach into the Muslim community by partnering with local groups.

Why you should still care about 9/11

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On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Josh Kristianto reminds readers of the importance of remembering this horrific part of our history.
Josh Kristianto, Writer • September 10, 2014
On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Josh Kristianto reminds readers of the importance of remembering this horrific part of our history.