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Palestinian-Syrian refugee walks a path of dedicated learning and selfless service

Amy Ortiz
By Amy Ortiz
November 14, 2023 12:00 AM
Yearning to ease his family’s burden at age 15, Palestinian-Syrian refugee Mohammad Hameed embarked on a path of dedicated learning and selfless service.
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World

BYU students in Morocco weather the quake

By Lynnette Mcconkie
September 11, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU study abroad students in Morocco may have been a little shaken on Friday, Sept. 8, but they are alive, well and are doing what they can to help the community in the aftermath.
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Campus

Foreign language learning leads to cognitive benefits in students, experts say

By Harriet Norcross
May 06, 2020 12:00 AM
Twelve students of varying backgrounds sit down for dinner at two long tables in the kitchen of a Foreign Language Student Residence apartment north-east of the BYU campus.
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Travel

Faith, politics, personal growth: BYU students share Arabic study abroad impact

By Lilian Whitney
March 26, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU students take a truck safari in Wadi Rum, Jordan. BYU's intensive Arabic program allows students to experience Jordanian culture firsthand. (Melena Warden)
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Campus Events

BYU alumna shares empowering message on eating disorders

By Auburn Wilcox
February 24, 2018 12:00 AM
Hayley Smith speaks during an Eating Disorder Awareness Week event on Feb. 21, 2018. Smith shared her personal experience with overcoming an eating disorder and how it affected her during and after her time at BYU. (Josh Ellis)
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Local

Exchange students share experiences with Islam, dispel myths

By Camille Baker
November 29, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU junior Melena Warden, far right, and the Saadaldeen family spend time in Athens, Greece. Warden spent about a month and a half living with the Saadaldeen family in Greece. Warden said living with the Saadaldeens, who are Muslim, taught her things she would like to apply to her own worship. (Melena Warden)
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World

Social media useful in preventing Islamophobia, raising awareness

By Kjersten Johnson
December 02, 2016 12:00 AM
Scrolling through Twitter after an ISIS-related terrorist attack yields tweet after tweet defending the religion of Islam — and a slew of negative, incriminatory and degrading Islamophobic tweets. Many of the positive statements are retweeted and praised, but so are the Islamophobic messages.
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Metro

Grad's nonprofit supporting refugees

By Sarah Averett Harris
July 19, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU alumna Hayley Smith, right, interacts with the refugees in Lesbos, Greece. Smith's older sister, Maren Butcher, said the refugees' faces 'light up' when they see Smith. (Shannon Ashton Photography)
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Healthy Living

BYU students reflect on time spent in Middle East

By Karma Hammouz
October 09, 2015 12:00 AM
Zackery Rowley wears the traditional Arabic scarf, or Kufiya. (Maddi Driggs)
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Local

Taking a behind-the-scenes look at General Conference translations

By Katherine Orgill
April 01, 2015 12:00 AM
Translators interpret for General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The conference is held twice a year for members of the Church. (Emile Khoury)
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Campus Events

BYU hosts Arabic culture camp

July 20, 2012 12:00 AM
Brigham Young University, through the National Middle East Language Resource Center, held a one-day Arabic language and culture camp on July 18 for high school students and younger children.
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