Amal Javed Abdullah

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Honest reviews of the provinces and territories of The Great White North

Peak Web June 30, 2018

Written by: Amal Javed Abdullah Newfoundland Likely the friendliest province in the country. Despite being bigger than PEI, you wouldn’t know it by living there. I know three different people who live in three totally different parts of Newfoundland and are unrelated to each other in every way, but still know each other because of how tiny it seems. PEI Home of Anne of Green Gables, romantic Atlantic landscapes, and vast, rolling farm fields. Probably the most almost-deads and newly-weds kind of province in this country. Nova Scotia I’ve been to Nova Scotia once. I learned that Scotia Bank was…

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Social entrepreneur and instructor Alia Sunderji makes change with Luv the Grub

Peak Web June 27, 2018

By: Amal Javed Abdullah, Staff Writer Fast Facts Name: Alia Sunderji Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department Affiliation: Beedie School of Business Businesses: Luv the Grub and Liv & Lola Hometown: Vancouver, B.C Hobbies: Hiking, surfing, salsa dancing, and biking Fun Fact: Sunderji also…

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Long story short: Once upon a time there was a little boy with a spool of thread . . .

Peak Web May 30, 2018

By: Amal Javed Abdullah  I received news only a few days ago that a friend, a graduate student full of life and ambition, just passed away. For me, as I enter the month of Ramadan, this story really serves as…

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Muslim holidays and what they mean to SFU students

Peak Web May 17, 2018

By: Amal Javed Abdullah (Staff Writer), Hamza Malik (SFU Student), Ali Najaf(SFU Student), and Zach Siddiqui (Copy editor), compiled by Gabrielle McLaren (Features editor) Dates to remember for 2018 – Zach Siddiqui Ramadan: May 15—June 14. Due to the dates…

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Best places on campus to openly weep

Peak Web May 7, 2018

By: Amal Javed Abdullah The semester might have just started, but it’s never too early to begin crying at the sorry state you will be in sooner rather than later. Here are the four best places to cry on campus.…

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