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...vigil, many audience members bore solemn faces and had tears in their eyes. “It is uplifting to see so many people care so much about people so far removed from our daily lives, it shows hope for them and for us,” said Owais Siddiqui ’07. “The vigil was successful because it showed Harvard’s continued sense of passion.” Mir stated the underlying mission of the vigil was to put a face to the numbers. “I don’t want...
...opportunity for effective action is closing soon...very soon,” she said. “If we don’t get aid to these people by December 1 the world will be tacitly consenting to an additional million or so deaths,” Owais Siddiqui ’07 added. Huma Farid ’06, who organized the event, said the media response was insufficient in comparison to Hurricane Katrina and the tsunami that hit the region last December. “People don’t know that over 80,000 people have died...
...tell more about how Hamas' terror attacks affect Israelis and less about how Palestinians are affected by the incursions of Israeli armed forces. The coverage of international news on cnn and Fox often consists of video clips that are the equivalent of "Around the World in 80 Seconds." Faisal Siddiqui Bombay...
...Principal Siddiqui, 35, a mother of three whose parents came from India, contends that the strain of Islam taught at Universal is one that is free of provincial baggage. Certain features of regional Islam - arranged marriages, a ban on women driving - are not part of the program here. "It's a constant battle, separating cultural issues from religious values," says Siddiqui. The school does teach how to avoid being seduced by those parts of American culture many parents consider un-Islamic. "What we're up against in movies, television and music," she says, "is profanity, sex and violence. The whole...
...through tenth grade. As juniors and seniors, they mix again, although the sexes sit separately in the classroom. Casual conversation between girls and boys is discouraged at all times. Cell phones and iPods are banned, but the principal is realistic about it. "If I did a locker check," says Siddiqui, "I know what I'd find. So I don't. Better cell phones than drugs...