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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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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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Leena Davis reflects on MSA presidency
The UMD MSA was founded in 1969, according to its website, and has had approximately 56 presidents to date. Only two of them have been women, making up less than 4% of the organization’s leadership across its history. Leena Davis became one of those two women when she was elected MSA president for the 2024-2025…
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MSA bazaar showcases small businesses, student talent
Dozens of students gathered in the Nyumburu basement on Thursday, May 8 for the MSA’s bazaar event, during which students and organizations displayed their businesses, crafts, or services. Leena Davis, a senior agricultural and resource economics major and president of the MSA, was inspired to organize the event by her longtime love of arts and…
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