Last month, Cal State L.A. announced plans for a
graduation ceremony at the Rose Bowl. It was going to have all the classics for the classes of 2020 and 2021: speeches, music and jumbotron close-ups.
This week, the school clarified the fine print: no guests, no names read aloud, no walking on the stage.
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While planning much-anticipated commencement ceremonies, many colleges are trying to
Students who are the first in their families to graduate from college were hoping to share the experience with relatives. Caps and gowns were ordered, and calendars were marked. One Cal State L.A. student wrote on Instagram that her mother was planning to fly from Nicaragua for the event.
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The sun was setting on the Islamic Center of Santa Ana on a recent weekend day as Rida Hamida posed in front of a taco truck. In her hands were the menu items for the evening: halal tacos and the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
“Let’s do a TikTok,” the Anaheim resident told a friend. “Let’s show everyone what’s here. Let’s get them here!”
A COVID vaccine/taco truck party at Islamic Center of Santa Ana on May 1.
(Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)
Over 200 Muslims sat in tables in the Islamic Center’s parking lot as they prepared to break the Ramadan fast. Some lined up with Latinos to get vaccinated. A muzzein silently mouthed the adhan the Islamic call to prayer.
April 30, 2021
Alejandra Molina
LOS ANGELES (AP) When Rida Hamida approached a mosque with the idea of breaking Ramadhan fast with a taco truck, she faced a tough sell. When it comes to the evening
iftar – the dinner Muslims share after a day’s fasting in Ramadhan – the Muslim population in Orange County, south of Los Angeles, is accustomed to traditional Arabic and South Asian
biryani meals, with rice and meat kebabs.
But besides being immediately gratifying and accessible, Hamida thought, the taco would also bring Orange County’s Latino and Muslim communities together. So she made a proposal: She’d bring a taco truck to the mosque to serve halal tacos, while the mosque’s leader provided
At Orange County mosques, they come for the halal tacos and stay for the vaccination
Activists working on Latino & Muslim unity are holding vaccination events at Islamic centers where Muslims can break their Ramadan fast while feasting on halal tacos. #TacoTrucksatEveryMosque co-founders Benjamin Vazquez, left, and Rida Hamida during a taco event. Photo courtesy of Latino & Muslim Unity
April 28, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) When Rida Hamida approached a mosque with the idea of breaking Ramadan fast with a taco truck, she faced a tough sell. When it comes to the evening iftar the dinner Muslims share after a day’s fasting in Ramadan the Muslim population in Orange County, south of Los Angeles, is accustomed to traditional Arabic and South Asian biryani meals, with rice and meat kebabs.