Photos by Megan Won Since being immersed in Christian culture at Pepperdine, Muslim students reflected on the shifts in their faith and the changes in their perceptions of religion. Seniors Mashaer Alyami and Latifa AlSaud from Saudi Arabia and junior Khalid Alabdulrazzaq from Kuwait said it is easy to have faith in something when there […]
Akela Newman
Malibu’s Homeless Seek Shelter From El Niño
Photos Courtesy of Lauren McRae The Rev. Paul Elder of St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church called upon the Malibu City Council at the Malibu Town Hall recently to address the compounding issues of Malibu’s increasing homeless population and the imminent El Niño storms. Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles City Council members declared a “state of […]
Q&A With Joseph Ramli: Crafting Honest Surfboards – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photos by Daniella Romeo Junior Joseph Ramli grew up in San Diego, but he didn’t start surfing until he came to Pepperdine. Two years into his college career, his passion for all things surf-related has grown into a lifestyle of surfboard shaping that is turning heads and taking him through life with an increased measure […]
Board Life – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Senior Akela Newman takes board sports to a new level in a trilogy of longboarding, surfing and sandboarding across California.
The Devotion of a Stained-Glass Window – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photo by Shawn Jones The most beautiful thing I’ve ever witnessed is a person living for something greater than themselves. Beauty is born when a person embodies the intentionality and care in which he or she was created. The person who reflects their Creator in action and in speech is like a great masterpiece — […]
Riding the Wave of Change
I’m not into labels, but I do believe in equal treatment and equal opportunity for women, especially when it comes to the issue of sharing something as wonderful as surfing. If that makes me a “feminist,” then I’m OK with that. However, I also believe that women have a different position out in the waves […]
Part II: There is a Difference between Islam and IS
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series exploring the differences between Islam and IS. Read part I here. The Problem with the Western Perspective Western media has not done a good job representing the Muslim population in a balanced or even accurate manner. The impact of that neglect has been very negative […]
Part I: There is a Difference Between Islam and IS
We need to stop associating Islam with terrorism.
Kurdish Warrior Women Confront the Islamic State
In a culture that greatly de-values women, the Islamic State is presenting a platform for them to rise up and make their ferocity known in a way that will prevent them from being able to sink beneath the noses of their counterparts ever again.
