Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem

Assalaamu’ alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuh
May the peace, mercy, and blessing of Allah be upon you

InshAllah this e-mail finds you all in the very best of health & ever-increasing eman!

IN THIS ISSUE (Week of 3-29-09):

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MSA Events & Activities

1. MSA General Body Meeting (Wed April 8 )
2. OSU Sisters Circle (Thur)
3. Jummah Locations (MSA Jummah 2:30)

Community Events & Activities

4. DAWAH seminar (Fri/Sat April 3 & 4)
5. Palestine: Justice Under Siege (Luncheon with George Galloway) (Sat April 4)

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MSA Events & Activities

1. MSA General Body Meeting (Wed April
You are all invite to our weekly General Body Meeting (GBM) this coming WEDNESDAY @ 6:30pm.  Come out to meeting new people, see old friends and have FREE PIZZA.

• Date: Wednesday, Feb 18th
• Time: 6:30pm
• Location: Scott lab room 125
• Topic: MSA Elections Information Session***

Important Dates:

• Elections Information Session: Wednesday, April 8^th, 6:30 PM
• Nomination period: Wednesday April 8^th-April 15^th
• Confirmation Period: April 15^th-April 27^th
• Elections: Wednesday, April 29^th
• Deadline to vote: Thursday, April 30^th by midnight

2. OSU Sisters Circle (Every Thur)
Join the Sisters weekly to strengthen you eman, the bonds of sisterhood and dedicate time to Allah in the midst of the craziness that is college life.

• Date: Every Thursday
• Time: 5:30pm
• Location: Scott Lab Room 0056
• Description: We’ll be focusing on tafseer of ibn Katheer. A bit of word for word analysis of ayahs, arabic grammer, and overall meaning of ayahs and how they apply to our lives. Insha’Allah, we will finish off the six pillars of eman this quarter. For this tuesday we will have ice breakers, some reminders and awesome points concerning Jannah and the characteristics of those people who enter such an abode.

3. Jummah Locations
The campus Jummah prayers for April 3 2009:

• MSA Jummah

Time: 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Location: Pomerene Hall Room #213 (Ballroom)
Directions: http://www.osu.edu/map/building.php?building=067

• Medical Center Jummah

Time: 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Location: The 5th floor of Rhodes Hall at the Atrium.
Directions:http://www.osu.edu/map/building.php?building=354

Other Locations:

• Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Time: 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Location: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, hospital chapel

• Masjid Omar

Time: 1:00pm - 1:30pm and 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Location: Masjid Omar 580 Riverview Dr. Columbus, OH

Community Events & Activities

4. DAWAH seminar (Fri/Sat April 3&4)
The MSA & Masijd Omar invite you to:

Dawah: Inviting to Islam - Training Workshop

· Day 1: Friday (April 3rd) After Maghrib - How to Prove Quran is from Allah?

· Location: Masjid Omar ( 580 Riverview Dr. Columbus, OH)

· Guest Speaker: Dr. Sabeel Ahmed

· Day 2: Saturday April 4th 2009

· Time: 2:00-5:00pm

· Location: Masjid Omar ( 580 Riverview Dr. Columbus, OH)

· Guest Speaker: Dr. Sabeel Ahmed

· Topics:

o How to initiate a Dawah conversation with classmates, colleagues, neighbors, etc

o How to answer difficult questions?

o Effective Dawah to Christians

o Dawah Action Plan for Columbus OH

5. Palestine: Justice Under Siege (Luncheon with George Galloway (Sat April 4)

The MSA & NICC invite you to:

Palestine: Justice Under Siege (Luncheon with George Galloway)

· Registration: 12:30-1:00pm

· Luncheon: 1:00-3:00pm

· Date: Saturday April 4th 2009

· Location: Hyatt Regency (350 N. High St. Columbus OH 43215)

· Admission Fee: $15 Adults, $10 Students (All proceeds go to Gaza)

Limited Seating. Please RSVP using the below link:

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• • Click Here to RSVP

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George Galloway is the Respected Member of Parliament for the London constituency of Bethnal Green and Bow.

He was first elected to Parliament for the City of Glasgow in Scotland in 1987.  He has been elected five times to the House of Commons and is now one of the more senior members.  George currently has a show on “Talk Sport” every Saturday and Sunday. George Galloway is the author of “Downfall: The Ceausescus and the Romanian Revolution” 1990, “I’m Not the Only One” 2004. And he is the author of a forthcoming biography of Fidel Castro. He is a frequent broadcaster, author, and public speaker.  He was awarded “Parliamentary Debater” of the year in 2003, by the Parliamentary Press Corps.

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