Tag: islam
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What the Janazah reveals about American pluralism
By Hala Mowafi In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Muslim families across the United States faced a new hardship: prohibiting their loved ones from burial in time in accordance to Islamic obligations (Bukhari 1315). Some funeral homes refused to handle bodies without embalming, despite clear religious objections. Others advocated for cremation as the…
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UMD MSA hosts Islamic Education Week, Quran Night
After Maghrib prayer on Nov. 7 in the Diyanet Center, the ornate Turkish patterns glistening on the walls captured the radiant light from the gold and silver chandeliers as students gathered to hear Quran recitations from different huffaz. The serene voices of multiple reciters from various local universities echoed across every chamber as they recited…
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UMD MSA hosts charity week, reflects on importance of giving back
The University of Maryland’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) held its first charity week of the 2025 fall semester from Oct. 20 to Oct. 24 as part of a larger initiative in partnership with Islamic Relief and several other Muslim Student Associations at universities across the United States. With daily events, charity week highlighted collective student-led…
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Inter-org MSA potluck bring over 100 students and several UMD clubs together
From maqluba, a traditional Levantine rice dish, to ful, a popular Sudanese and North African bean recipe, an array of cultural dishes from several ethnic clubs at UMD filled tables outside at the Nyumburu Amphitheater yesterday for the Muslim Student Association’s inter-organizational potluck and picnic. 11 cultural organizations including the Pakistani Student Association (PSA), Egyptian…
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Israel guilty of genocide, says UN Commission
Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza strip, an independent United Nations commission has found. The report, published Tuesday by the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel, found that “Israeli authorities and Israeli security forces committed four of the five possible genocidal acts defined by…
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MSA welcomes students with fall Welcome Back Dinner
Over 100 students gathered in Stamp’s grand ballroom for the Muslim Student Association’s (MSA) semesterly Welcome Back Dinner on Friday. The Welcome Back Dinner provides new students a place to meet their Muslim brothers and sisters, allows returning students to get together, and helps build a sense of belonging amongst the Muslim community at UMD,…
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Meet the 2025-26 MSA Board
Editor’s Note: Humnah Ibrahim is the Social Media Editor for Al-Hikmah. As the semester comes to a close and summer approaches, the 2025-2026 MSA board has been officially confirmed. Get to know the students who will be leading UMD’s MSA during the upcoming academic year. President: Zayd Mahfuz “I want the community to know that…
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