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Aaron Benavides | Monday, March 25, 2019
Notre Dame’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) kicked off their annual Islam Awareness Week for 2019 last Saturday. The week is designed to share aspects of the Islamic faith with students across campus, sophomore and MSA president Muhammad Abubakar Mian said. “The main purpose of Islam Awareness Week is really just exposure,” Mian said. “It’s providing
Natalie Weber | Tuesday, April 17, 2018
In order to educate the Notre Dame community about their faith, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) kicked off its annual Islam Awareness Week on Saturday and is hosting events through this Friday. “Generally, the week is here to raise awareness about Islam and answer questions about it,” sophomore and MSA vice president Douha Morchid said.
Courtney Becker | Tuesday, March 28, 2017
The Muslim Student Association (MSA) kicked off Islam Awareness Week on Monday by handing out hijabs on Fieldhouse Mall and teaching people how to tie them. Sara Abdel Rahim, a senior and the president of MSA, said community members were more engaged in the event this year after experiencing it in years past. “I think
Emily McConville | Wednesday, April 8, 2015
This week, the Muslim Students Association of Notre Dame (MSA) is hosting Islam Awareness Week, featuring a series of events meant to increase understanding about the religion and its representations. MSA vice president and graduate student Fatemeh Elahi said the week’s events, whose co-sponsors include the Graduate Student Union and Multicultural Student Programs and Services
Emily McConville | Monday, March 31, 2014
In order to fight misconceptions about the Muslim faith and educate people about specific aspects of Islam, the Notre Dame Muslim Students Association (MSA-ND) is hosting its first Islam Awareness Week from Tuesday to Friday of this week. S.M. Moududul Islam, MSA-ND secretary, said the organization began planning the week last semester, using other universities’