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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Haya Hussain

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter

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Haya Hussain is a first-year student at the University of Iowa, and she is double majoring in English and Creative Writing and Psychology on a Pre-Med track. This is her first year writing for The Daily Iowan as an arts reporter.

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Panelists (from left) Joy Harjo, Juan Felipe Herrera, and Sandra Cisneros speak during Latino-Native American Alumni Alliance Reunion at the Iowa Memorial Union on Sept. 29. Native American and Latino speakers spoke at a panel and shared their experiences as Iowa graduates.

UI alum Juan Felipe Herrera awarded MacArthur Fellowship

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter
November 12, 2024
Photo contributed from Mahvish Farid

Poetry Column | Absurdism meets personhood in ‘Brick Bang’

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter
October 22, 2024
Charli XCX performs on the Coachella Stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Coachella 2023 Weekend 1 Charlie Xcx5918

Review | ‘Brat and It’s Completely Different’ is a little too different

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter
October 17, 2024
The Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism recipient, Gene Andrew Jarrett, speaks with peers during the Truman Capote Award Ceremony and Reception in the Senate Chambers at The Old Capitol on Oct. 2. Jarrett won the award for his biography of Paul Laurence Dunbar; the $30,000 annual award is the largest cash prize for English-language literary criticism.

Q&A | 2024 Truman Capote Award recipient Gene Jarrett explicates his biographical novel

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter
October 8, 2024
Photo contributed by Ikram Basra

Ask the Author | Lost in translation with Ikram Basra

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter
October 3, 2024
Smith Likongwe addresses the audience during an International Writer Program panel held in the Iowa City Public Library on Sept. 13. The panel focused on storytelling in the digital age.

The weight of the world is in the word

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter
October 1, 2024
Erin Birler, a student at the University of Iowa, waits for her classes to start on the UI campus on Sept. 18. Birler said she rarely listens to podcasts and prefers to listen to music instead.

Appreciating literary art with audiobooks, ADHD, and attention spans

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter
September 24, 2024
Attendees cheer during a battle of the bands, hosted by University of Iowa SCOPE productions, at Iowa Memorial Union’s River Amphitheater on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Local bands included; 28 Days Later, The Bits, One More Hour, and Kobe Williams and the Fantasy.

28 Days Later takes home a broken string and prize at Battle of the Bands 2024

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter
September 5, 2024
Aug 28, 2017; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Chris Martin of Coldplay performs with an American flag at the Hard Rock Stadium.

‘WE PRAY’ is as defiant and empowering as it is controversial

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter
September 3, 2024
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