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Around 30 Northwestern students and Evanston community members commemorated Nakba Remembrance Day with a vigil and prayers on Deering Meadow — renamed by Palestine Week organizers as Hind Meadow to honor the death of Hind Rajab, a young Palestinian girl. The vigil, held on Wednesday evening, marked Day 5 of Palestine Week. The event is.
Imam Adeyinka Mendes, a social organizer, educator and author, spoke at the encampment on Deering Meadow Thursday evening. Mendes is the Muslim-cultural Students Association’s spring speaker, and was originally slated to speak at 555 Clark St. McSA announced it was moving the location of the event to Deering Meadow Thursday afternoon after student protesters set.
After more than 18 hours on Deering Meadow, several hundred pro-Palestine protesters prepared to spend the night in tents and on the grass as part of an ongoing encampment, despite threats of police escalation. Northwestern Divestment Coalition set up the ‘Northwestern Liberation Zone’ Thursday morning to pressure the University to divest from and cut ties.
At 7:12 p.m. Wednesday, about 160 Muslim students gathered in Parkes Hall to break their fast with a chewy, sweet date. Every year, the Muslim-cultural Students Association holds iftars during Ramadan, a 29 or 30-day period of fasting from sunrise to sunset. Iftars are the evening fast-breaking meals during Ramadan, typically eaten with family and.