{"id":13748,"date":"2016-03-08T08:11:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T13:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quantumnew.esu.edu\/insider\/?p=13748"},"modified":"2016-03-08T13:20:36","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T18:20:36","slug":"muslim-student-association-host-events-for-islamic-awareness-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/muslim-student-association-host-events-for-islamic-awareness-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim Student Association Host Events for Islamic Awareness Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Muslim Student Association (MSA) at East Stroudsburg University will be hosting a series of events from March 21- March 24, during Islamic Awareness Week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to celebrate Islamic culture and remove any misconceptions or stereotypes surrounding our community,\u201d Binetou Fall, a senior majoring in business management who is also president of\u00a0 MSA, said. \u201cThis is a great opportunity for others to learn about another culture \u2014 it\u2019s something that I hope impacts many people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Events for the week include learning about modern issues facing Muslims in America and a discussion on the Islam religion. The events are free of charge. For more information contact Binetou Fall at 347-933-8726, or bfall@live.esu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Muslims in America, March 21, <\/strong><\/p>\n

Stroud Hall 113, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aalih Hussein\u201915 will speak to the audience about the fundamentals of Islam and discuss modern issues facing Muslims in America today.<\/p>\n

Fast-A-Thon, March 22<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why do Muslims fast during Ramadan? Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam. During the fast, Muslims believe that their needs are limited and that they can improve their understanding of how those who are less privileged than them feel. Fast with us from sunrise to sunset. But first come to a meeting titled \u201cI Eat Halal\u201d from 2 p.m. \u2013 3 p.m. in Stroud Hall 203. The meeting will educate those in attendance about Halal food. Then, during sundown, food will be provided from 8 p.m. \u2013 10 p.m. at the University Center Gathering Lounge. Join us and get the experience of how Muslims all around the world feel during the holy month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n

Hijab Day, March 23<\/strong><\/p>\n

University Center<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s all have the opportunity to try on the hijab. Free scarfs will be provided for participants. Come and join ISO in University Center foyer from 9 a.m. \u2013 11 a.m. Share your experience in Senate Chambers from 7 p.m. \u2013 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

The Purpose of Life- with Iman Rizwan Butt, March 24<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abeloff Center for the Performing Arts, 8 p.m. \u2013 10 p.m. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Have you ever wondered about the purpose of life? Learn about the purpose of life in Islam from Rizwan Butt, an imam or worship leader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Muslim Student Association (MSA) at East Stroudsburg University will be hosting a series of events from March 21- March 24, during Islamic Awareness Week.<\/p>\n

We want to celebrate Islamic culture and remove any misconceptions or stereotypes surrounding our community,\u201d Binetou Fall, a senior majoring in business management who is also president of\u00a0 MSA, said. \u201cThis is a great opportunity for others to learn about another culture \u2014 it\u2019s something that I hope impacts many people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[143,22,42,58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-facebook","category-news-release","category-slider"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13748"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13748"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13753,"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13748\/revisions\/13753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}