Posts by Jane Shaw

May 15, 2018

The beginning of Ramadan

This quarter, for the first time in more than ten years, the Muslim festivals of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr will fall entirely within the academic calendar. Ramadan begins this evening, Tuesday, May 15, and will conclude on Thursday, June 14, followed by Eid al-Fitr on Friday, June 15. The Stanford community is invited to participate in a series of special events on campus.

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November 9, 2017

On the Robert Spencer event

No statement made next week or beyond can undercut the fact that Muslim students, staff and faculty are an integral part of our community.

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October 26, 2017

Denouncing hate

Last Saturday, a public safety officer discovered a swastika drawn on a pillar of the Graduate School of Business campus. We write to denounce in strongest possible terms the recent incursion of hateful speech into our campus community.

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