Muslim Students Association

1. Weekly Meeting > wednesday DECEMBER 2ND at 6:00PM

The MSA weekly meeting will be held on wednesday, December 2ND in Room 3206A of the Student Union at 6:00 p.m. Sis. Taiyyaba Qureshi will be talking about gender rules. Free food will be provided! We won’t be praying Maghrib so make sure to pray before coming. It’s our last meeting of the semester so be sure to come out!

2. Project Downtown Clothing Drive

If you are willing to donate clothes for Project Downtown, please bring them to Wednesday's MSA meeting. Medium/Large T-shirts, trousers, jackets preferred. Please make sure, they are clean and not torn. If you can't make it to meeting, but would like to donate please email Nawsheen at knawsheen@gmail.com to set up some other time.

3. MSA Eid Dinner > tuesday DECEMBER 8TH at 6:00PM

Inshallah we will be having an Eid dinner on December 8TH at 6:00PM at India Palace. Come out and celebrate Eid with your fellow Muslims. Be sure to wear your culture, whatever it may be, as there will be a prize for the best dressed.

4. Project Downtown >friday DECEMBER 4TH at 3:00PM

Project Downtown Special Edition this Friday, December 4th from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Its our last project downtown of the semester with all four schools participating! After the distribution, we will have a brief evaluation meeting of this Project and ways to expand. If you are willing to come, please email Nawsheen at knawsheen@gmail.com. We'll leave from infront the ATMs at 3:00 p.m sharp inshAllah. Also, if you have any ideas of ways to expand this projec for benefits of the homeless communityt, please email Nawsheen as well.

5. T-Shirt Designs

MSA will now be accepting T-Shirt designs for this year’s MSA t-shirt. If your design is chosen you’ll receive a free MSA t-shirt. Submit your ideas to uncmsa@gmail.com. Please turn designs in by Dec. 9TH.

6. Service Dinner > monday DECEMBER 7TH at 5:30PM

HOPE and Interfaith Service Team are hosting a community dinner members of the homeless shelter on Monday, December 7th from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m at NC Hillel dining hall. We would love to see as many MSA members to be there to represent the muslims as the dinner. Also, if you are willing to help volunteer/set up/cooking please RSVP Nawsheen at knawsheen@gmail.com

7. MSA National East Zone Webcast > thursday DECEMBER 3RD at 9:00PM

MSA national's East Zone Committee will be having a webcast on Thursday December 3RD at 9:00 to discuss what MSA National can do for our MSA. More details TBA but contact Sana sakhan@email.unc.edu if you have any questions.

8. Volunteer for the Basketball Game > DECEMBER 28TH

The MSA needs volunteers for the Dec 28th Men's Basketball game against Rutgers. More details will be sent out soon, but contact Taufiq taufiq@email.unc.edu if you're able to volunteer.

9. Brothers’ Halaqa > thursday DECEMBER 3RD at 9:00PM

The brothers’ will be having a halaqa this thursday at 9:00PM in Cobb. For more information contact Tamoore tarshad@email.unc.edu

10. Sisters’ Halaqa > thursday DECEMBER 3RD at 8:00PM

The sisters’ will be having a halaqa this thursday in Cobb at 8:00PM .Contact Sana for more information sakhan@email.unc.edu. Also we will be playing basketball after the halaqa so be sure to stay for that.

11. Sr. Samar’s Class > wednesday DECEMBER 2ND at 12:00PM

Sr. Samar will be holding her class this wednesday in the prayer room, Room 3205, from 12:00PM to 1:30PM. This should be an interesting class so make sure to come out. If you’re interested in attending please contact Sana Khan at sakhan@email.unc.edu.

12. Daily Prayer Room and 2PM Dhuhr Jamaa3 Prayer > Room 3205

The Daily Prayer Room will be available Monday through Friday from 12pm to 5pm beginning on Tuesday, August 25th in Room 3205. Insha’Allah, we have also set 2pm as a designated time for those who would like to come together and pray Dhuhr as a group (in Jamaa3).

13. Jumuah Prayer in the Chapel @ UNC Hospitals

Jumuah Prayer is held in the Chapel at UNC Hospitals at 1:15 on Fridays.

14. STANDfast > tuesday DECEMBER 1ST

On December 1st, join UNC’s chapter of STAND, in fasting from a luxury— like coffee, facebook, or food— for a day. Sign up to fast at www.mysignup.com/standfast Last year, participants raised almost $2,500. That money helped build two wells for 1,000 villagers in Chow Lek, Sudan. They no longer have to scoop their drinking water out of a shallow, muddy hole used by animals. But we can’t stop there. On the night of Dec. 1st, we will break the fast in the Student Union Great Hall at 6:30 p.m. Your donation ($5 suggested) will go to support one of STAND’s humanitarian aid campaigns. We will explain more the night of the fast! There will be food donated by local restaurants like Jimmy John's, Jack Sprat and Chipotle! And UNC student dancers and singers will perform! Following dinner, genocide survivors will share their experiences and answer questions. Co Sponsors: James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence and the Student Life Enhancement Fund

15. S4Si Holiday Campaign

Need Eid gift ideas? Give the gift of EDUCATION and donate to S4Si. See the attached document and talk to Sana Khan sakhan@email.unc.edu or Nida Waheed nidaw@email.unc.edu if you’re interested in donating.

16. Religious Diversity and University Policies on Campus

The Minority Affairs and Diversity Outreach Committee of Student Government are asking for your input on what your perceptions are about religions on campus and the effects of some University Policies. Please go here to take the survey! The survey will take at most 10 minutes. The URL is tinyurl.com/FaithSurvey, ask your friends to take it as well! The results of the survey will be published on Wednesday, Dec. 2nd at 3:00 in the Pit. An additional follow-up forum will occur that night at 6:30 in Bingham 301.

17. American Muslims and Facebook Survey

Our survey examines Muslim American’s social networks, interpersonal relationships, and use of the website Facebook. This survey is for Muslim American’s over 18. The survey data will benefit the Muslim American community in general and those that use Facebook in particular. No identifying information will be collected in this study, all responses will be treated confidentially. Our study is conducted under the supervision of the Institutional Review Board for University (UCD) of California, Davis. To participate join the Facebook Group at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=658576606#/group.php?gid=73678992...

Wa Alaykum Salaam!

UNC MSA