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A police car sits near the entrance of Brother’s Bar and Grill after reports of shots fired near the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. No one was injured and officers were able to detain the shooter.

Opinion | Gun violence is a public health concern

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
March 21, 2023
Students listen to instructor Sara McGuirk in the Writing and Community Outreach creative writing class on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018.

Iowa Youth Writing Project filling academic gaps for area K-12 students

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
March 19, 2023
Opinion | Working 20 hours a week doesn’t always pay the bills

Opinion | Working 20 hours a week doesn’t always pay the bills

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
February 26, 2023
Opinion | Language requirement changes promote monolingualism

Opinion | Language requirement changes promote monolingualism

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
February 20, 2023
Opinion | International news fosters global literacy

Opinion | International news fosters global literacy

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
February 12, 2023
The Old Capitol is pictured on April 14, 2022.

Opinion | Faculty comments prompts community letter

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
February 8, 2023
Fabiola Alsina works as the Facility Supervisor at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Wednesday Sept. 16, 2020. Alsina feels safe working her job as she says, It makes me feel comfortable as an employee and my co-workers around me to ensure that were in a safe environment to continue to do what we really enjoy.

Opinion | IC on why communication is key in the workplace

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
February 5, 2023
Opinion | Fact-check and listen to alternative narratives

Opinion | Fact-check and listen to alternative narratives

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
January 22, 2023
Opinion | Human Right abuses in Qatar, and the U.S.

Opinion | Human Right abuses in Qatar, and the U.S.

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
December 5, 2022

No

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
November 29, 2022
Opinion | Seizure first aid should be a campus priority

Opinion | Seizure first aid should be a campus priority

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
November 27, 2022
Executive Director of Public Space One John Engelbrecht poses for a photo in front of the mural outside of Public Space One North Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (Matt Sindt/The Daily Iowan)

Opinion | Keep traditions alive, save the environment

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
November 6, 2022
Opinion | The best study method is self-care

Opinion | The best study method is self-care

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
November 2, 2022
The Black Angel is seen on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 in Iowa City.

Opinion | Respect for local graves should continue during Spooky Season

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
October 23, 2022
People line up to enter the Stanley Museum of Art at its opening celebration at the University of Iowa on Friday, August 26, 2022.

Opinion | Iowans shouldn’t take Iowa for granted

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
October 20, 2022
SWANA students at the UI want to feel heard

SWANA students at the UI want to feel heard

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
October 18, 2022
A protester throws up their middle fingers at a pro-abortion rights march through downtown Iowa City on Friday, June 24, 2022.

Opinion | Social justice work must continue

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
October 11, 2022
The painting of a tiger hawk on Jefferson Street is seen in Iowa City on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.

Opinion | Painted crosswalks hide pedestrians on campus

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
October 3, 2022

No

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
September 27, 2022
Opinion | Unhoused residents deserve to be heard

Opinion | Unhoused residents deserve to be heard

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
September 18, 2022
The University Counseling Services office is seen in the Old Capital Mall on Monday, February 17, 2020.

Opinion | UI students need mental health training

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
September 13, 2022
The construction of the Stanley Museum is shown on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.

Opinion | On the right side of history

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
September 6, 2022
Fans and players observe the national anthem during the Minor League Field of Dreams Game between the Cedar Rapids Kernels, playing as the Bunnies, and the Quad Cities River Bandits, playing as the Blue Sox, in Dyersville, Iowa, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. The Blue Sox defeated the Bunnies, 7-2.

Opinion | Pros and cons of the Field of Dreams commercialization

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
August 28, 2022
Opinion | Why students benefit from financial independence

Opinion | Why students benefit from financial independence

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
August 21, 2022
Several students are seen walking on the University of Iowa campus on Feb. 4 after a snowstorm rolled through earlier that day.

Opinion | Alternatives to driving may save the Earth

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
July 28, 2022
Opinion | Student-athletes couldn’t succeed without other student workers

Opinion | Student-athletes couldn’t succeed without other student workers

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
July 26, 2022
Opinion | College pregnancy, abortion, and deportation

Opinion | College pregnancy, abortion, and deportation

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
July 17, 2022
Opinion | The hypocrisy of being both anti-abortion and pro-death penalty

Opinion | The hypocrisy of being both anti-abortion and pro-death penalty

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
July 10, 2022
Downtown Block Party attendees cheer for protesters during “Night of Rage,” an abortion-rights protest, in Iowa City on Saturday, June 25, 2022. The protest started at the Pentacrest with speakers, then, protesters marched through Iowa City.

Opinion | Showing up is important to activism

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
July 5, 2022
Opinion | School safety is an international concern

Opinion | School safety is an international concern

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
June 28, 2022
Opinion | Other states are changing their views of cannabis while Iowa falls behind

Opinion | Other states are changing their views of cannabis while Iowa falls behind

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
June 21, 2022
The Emma Goldman Clinic is seen in Iowa City on Monday, June 13, 2022.

Opinion | Reproductive justice discussions need marginalized voices

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
June 14, 2022
Opinion | The University of Iowa participates in and encourages mass incarceration

Opinion | The University of Iowa participates in and encourages mass incarceration

Yasmina Sahir
May 1, 2022
An Iowa City Police car is seen near the Iowa City Police Department in Iowa City Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.

Opinion | Community policing reforms won’t work if not given a fair chance

Yasmina Sahir , Opinions Columnist
April 24, 2022
Photo of Hawaii contributed by Yasmina Sahir.

Opinion | Stop traveling to Hawaii, tourism is not sustainable

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
April 19, 2022
The Old Capitol Building is seen in Iowa City, Iowa on April 14, 2022.

Opinion | Maintaining support for students with child dependents is a must

Yasmina Sahir , Opinions Columnist
April 14, 2022
RaDonda Vaught speaks to members of the press after a verdict was reached in her trial at Justice A. A. Birch Building in Nashville on March 25, 2022. She was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and abuse of an impaired adult after a medication error contributed to the death of a patient in 2017.

Opinion | Punitive systems won’t prevent medical errors

Yasmina Sahir , Opinions Columnist
April 10, 2022
Opinion | Generalizing “African” can do harm to diverse populations in Africa

Opinion | Generalizing “African” can do harm to diverse populations in Africa

Yasmina Sahir , Opinions Columnist
April 5, 2022
Opinion | Ramadan is more than fasting

Opinion | Ramadan is more than fasting

Yasmina Sahir , Opinions Columnist
March 29, 2022
Contributed.

Opinion | Iowa renters with emotional support animals suffer from conflicting housing laws

Yasmina Sahir , Opinions Columnist
March 20, 2022
Opinion | COVID-19 hygiene is essential after spring break travel

Opinion | COVID-19 hygiene is essential after spring break travel

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
March 9, 2022
Yasmina Sahir, a journalist who writes opinion pieces at The Daily Iowan poses for a portrait on Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 in front of the Starbucks on the corner of Clinton and Burlington in Iowa City.

Remaining unrecognized and unresearched has political, social, and physical health consequences

Yasmina Sahir , Opinions Columnist
March 1, 2022
The outside of the Student Disability Center in the Old Capitol Mall is seen in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.

Opinion | Students with disabilities deserve advocacy

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
March 1, 2022
Opinion | Multiracial people should be welcomed into conversations on discrimination and oppression.

Opinion | Multiracial people should be welcomed into conversations on discrimination and oppression.

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
February 15, 2022
A senator of the University of Iowa’s Undergraduate Student Government raises his hand to ask a question pertaining an amendment during a USG meeting at the Iowa Memorial Union on Feb. 10, 2022.

Opinion | Getting rid of USG Constituency senators is a bad move

Yasmina Sahir , Opinions Columnist
February 10, 2022
A photo of Yasmina Sahir.

Opinion | The U.S. Census and UI needs to end Islamophobic erasure of MENA identities

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
February 6, 2022
Opinion | Iowa benefits from legalizing recreational cannabis

Opinion | Iowa benefits from legalizing recreational cannabis

Yasmina Sahir , Opinions Columnist
February 1, 2022
The University of Iowa Police Station is seen on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021.

Opinion | Campus policing: the work isn’t done

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
January 26, 2022
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