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Racism at NYU Abu Dhabi: A Global Problem at a Global University

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Racism at NYU Abu Dhabi: A Global Problem at a Global University

  • Waad Abrahim

    ,
  • Charles Kanyanta

    ,
  • Nour Ahmed

    ,
  • Yehowahi Sekan

    ,
  • and

    Mohammed Waseem Chaudry

A global campus is not exempt from racism simply by being diverse. We need to expel every last sliver of racism that currently exists in our...

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George Floyd was “No Angel." So what?

George Floyd was “No Angel." So what?

  • Ari Hawkins

George Floyd’s life was determined, from start to end, by structural racism.

Ma’a Salaama: An Open Letter to the NYUAD Community

Ma’a Salaama: An Open Letter to the NYUAD Community

  • Alta Mauro

I am happy to go to Harvard, but am sad to leave NYUAD. Not only because there is still work to be done, but because I worked alongside such...

trending

Racism at NYU Abu Dhabi: A Global Problem at a Global University

  • Waad Abrahim

    ,
  • Charles Kanyanta

    ,
  • Nour Ahmed

    ,
  • Yehowahi Sekan

    ,
  • and

    Mohammed Waseem Chaudry

Being a Black Woman at NYUAD: It’s Exhausting

  • Yasmeen Tajiddin

AZIZA: Uplifting Black Women at NYUAD

  • Laura Assanmal

George Floyd was “No Angel." So what?

  • Ari Hawkins

features
The Horror is Real: NYUAD Reflects on the Sociopolitics of Get Out

The Horror is Real: NYUAD Reflects on the Sociopolitics of Get Out

  • Kaashif Hajee

    ,
  • and

    Laura Assanmal

“It’s scary, it’s sad — and not because of the gore. It’s scary because of how plausible the systematic manipulation of people is.”

AZIZA: Uplifting Black Women at NYUAD

AZIZA: Uplifting Black Women at NYUAD

  • Laura Assanmal

A unifying space for Black women, AZIZA provides an opportunity to celebrate belonging and educate about allyship. At its core, it is an expression...

Not Just an American Problem: Filmmaker Mora-Kpai Urges Africans to Join the Fight Against Racism

Not Just an American Problem: Filmmaker Mora-Kpai Urges Africans to Join the Fight Against Racism

  • Ivy Akinyi

“We need to understand, especially as African immigrants, that our being here is because of the Civil Rights movement. African Americans fought and...

opinion
How Cops Get Away With Murder

How Cops Get Away With Murder

  • Ari Hawkins

Why is it so hard to convict white police officers when they kill unarmed African Americans? Because both cops and the jury, are told to rationalize...

The Designated Person To Love Us: Being A Student Organizer for Black Womxn

The Designated Person To Love Us: Being A Student Organizer for Black Womxn

  • Tatyana Brown

I challenge the NYUAD administration to love Black womxn as boldly as I do, to invest in a fleet of Black staff and faculty we can trust and to...

The Matriarch of African Cinema

The Matriarch of African Cinema

  • Ivy Akinyi

In memory of Sarah Maldoror, the first woman of color to make a feature film. She set new aesthetic standards through her use of cinematic images in...

The Last Dance Review: His Airness Flies Once Again

The Last Dance Review: His Airness Flies Once Again

  • Abhyudaya Tyagi

For the documentary to achieve story-telling greatness, Hehir and his fellow filmmakers have to stop treating Michael Jordan as a demigod and instead...

Being a Black Woman at NYUAD: It’s Exhausting

Being a Black Woman at NYUAD: It’s Exhausting

  • Yasmeen Tajiddin

Energy I could spend on classwork, a personal project, building personal relationships or just having fun is gone. I am chipped away at, just by...

news
NYUAD Celebrates Annual Afro Fest

NYUAD Celebrates Annual Afro Fest

  • Matthew Gubbins

    ,
  • and

    Chloe Venn

On Nov. 14, the Africa Global Student Interest Group hosted its annual Afro Fest, a night celebrating the members of the NYU Abu Dhabi community who...

Wole Soyinka Visits NYU Abu Dhabi

Wole Soyinka Visits NYU Abu Dhabi

  • Danial Tajwer

The distinguished Nobel laureate in Literature engaged in several dialogues with the NYU Abu Dhabi community.

 Afro Hair Expo Fights Racism And Empowers The Black Community

Afro Hair Expo Fights Racism And Empowers The Black Community

  • Ming Ee Tham

The Afro Hair Expo was held on Oct. 25 in the East Forum to celebrate the natural hair texture of people in the African continent and diaspora,...

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