Ikram Farah Archives — The Silhouette

Feb08

A new president-elect, for now Muhammed Aydin is the unofficial MSU president-elect while other candidates seek appeals

Sasha Dhesi • Feb 8, 2018 • Campus, FEATURES, Ikram Farah, MSU Elections 2018, Muhammed Aydin, News, Rabeena Obaidullah, Student Politics

After deliberating once again, the McMaster Students Union elections committee has decided to disqualify the unofficial president-elect, Ikram Farah. After tallying the votes once again, Muhammed Aydin is the new, unofficial president-elect. As of Feb. 5, Farah has five business days to declare her intent to appeal to the elections committee. Rabeena Obaidullah, who was originally disqualified on Jan. 25 and whose disqualification was...

Feb01

Attitude reflects leadership A deeper look at what goes into being a leader, both on the field and in the office

Jessica Carmichael • Feb 1, 2018 • FEATURES, Football, Ikram Farah, MSU Elections 2018, Sports

The McMaster Students Union president-elect Ikram Farah and captain of the Marauders football team Mark Mackie may have a lot of differences, but one thing that brings them together is their shared ability to be a leader. Farah, a fourth-year Honours Political Science and Labour Studies student pinpoints her first real position of leadership as when she served as the social sciences caucus leader on the Student Representative Assembly...

Feb01

Meet your new MSU president-elect Ikram Farah talks about her mom, her plans for the MSU and what it means to her to win

Sasha Dhesi • Feb 1, 2018 • Campus, FEATURES, Ikram Farah, MSU Elections 2018, News, Student Politics

With January over, the McMaster Students Union has its unofficial president-elect: Ikram Farah, a level IV political science and labour studies student. At the time of this article’s publication, the results are unofficial. Candidate Rabeena Obaidullah was disqualified but may appeal this decision to the MSU elections committee. Of the first-choice votes, Farah received 38.6 per cent of the total vote, while every other candidate...