{"id":39540,"date":"2016-04-06T17:30:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T22:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=39540"},"modified":"2016-04-06T17:30:46","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T22:30:46","slug":"wheresthejustice-muslim-students-talk-about-social-justice-from-an-islamic-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wheresthejustice-muslim-students-talk-about-social-justice-from-an-islamic-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"#WHERESTHEJUSTICE: Muslim students talk about social justice from an Islamic perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> By Jasmine M. Ellis <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Students at Loyola University Chicago are learning more about the Muslim community through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/loyolaiaw\/\">Islam Appreciation Week<\/a>. Hosted by the Muslim Student Association, the organization is focusing on social justice from an Islamic perspective. Using #WHERESTHEJUSTICE students are contributing to the conversation by sharing what social justice issues matter most to them. Muslim students hope to use this week as a platform to change the narrative surrounding Islam in the media.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>[vimeo 161844920 w=474]<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Muslim population have been represented in the media mainly through these extremist groups who are not really mainstream Muslims,&#8221; said Lamya Saleh, a physics professor at Loyola University Chicago. &#8220;Islam is really a religion that promotes peace and love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at Top: A student at Loyola University Chicago supports the Muslim Student Association in the fight for social justice. (Jasmine M. Ellis\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jasmine M. Ellis Students at Loyola University Chicago are learning more about the Muslim community through Islam Appreciation Week. 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