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Article: Muslim students lead war protests; College groups are 'very active'.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 5, 2003
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Byline: Julia Duin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Muslim collegians are quickly moving into the leadership of U.S. anti-war protests, such as today's One-Day National Student Strike on 300 high school and college campuses.
Although the "strike" - which ranges from class walkouts to lunchtime lectures - is organized by the secular left-wing National Youth and Student Peace Coalition, many Muslim student groups across the country are providing support and manpower.
"They are very active," coalition spokesman Andy Burns said of the Muslim Student Association (MSA) of the U.S. and Canada, the only religious group in the 15-member National Youth and Student ...