Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem

 

Assalaamu’ alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuh.

 

 

MSA Weekly Events & Activities 

1. MSA General Body Meeting (Friday, March 12)
2. Sisters’ Circle (Monday, March 15)
3. Brothers’ Night (Cancelled Finals Week)
4. Tutoring Services (Cancelled Finals Week)
5. Tajwid Class (Cancelled Finals Week)
6. Jummah Prayer Locations (Friday, March 12)
7. GOT FINALS? Don’t worry! (Du’aa for Studying)

Community Events & Activities 

1. MSA Central Zone National Conference (March 19-21)
2. Seminar: The Steps of the Travelers (Saturdays)
3. City Year Volunteer Opportunity (Upcoming in April)
4. CAIR 13th Annual Banquet (Saturday, March-20)
5. Youth For Haiti (Spring Break)
6. Crime Alerts on campus

 

 

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MSA EVENTS & ACTIVITIES 

 

1. MSA General Body Meeting Potluck (Friday, March 12) 

·  Topic: Jeopardy

·  Date: Friday

·  Time: 6:00 PM

·  Place: Scott Lab (Room 0024)

2. Sisters Circle (Monday, March 15)

Join the Sisters weekly to strengthen your eman, the bonds of sisterhood and dedicate time to Allah. We meet every Monday and on alternating weeks, we will have a HALAQA one week and a social event the following week. 

• Date: Mondays
• Time:  4:30 to 6:30 PM
• Place: Scott Lab (Room 103)
• Contact info: osusisterscircle@gmail.com
• Hijabi Monologues Tryouts (Sunday, March 31)
• No acting experience required! You will receive with which to perform. If you are a HIJABI and plan to write your own monologue, you may tryout with it. Hijabi Monologues Questions/Registration contact info: HIjabiMonologues.osu@gmail.com  Please schedule your tryout by Sunday, March 21

Date: Wednesday, March 31

Time: 4:30 PM

Place: Scott Lab (Room 103)

 

3. Brothers’ Night (Cancelled on finals week)

Converted to Islam? Born into Islam? By birth or by choice, we’re Muslim. Let’s get together. Come to hang out, get to know each other, and for some snacks and games. Classroom 5024 is tucked away in a corner of the fifth floor in Smith Laboratory. Every Wednesday night at 7:30 - c’mon, don’t be shy brotha’!

 

·         Date: Wednesdays (Cancelled Finals Week)

·         Time: 7:30 PM

·         Place: Smith Lab (Room 5024)  

 

4. Tutoring Services (Cancelled on finals week)

MSA tutoring services is FREE for registered MSA members. Everybody is welcomed to register with MSA. First session is FREE for everyone. 

 

·         Date: Tuesdays

·         Time: 4:30 PM

·         Place: Aviation Building (Room 110)

 

·         Date: Thursdays

·         Time: 4:30 PM

·         Place: McPherson (Room 1005) 

 

5. MSA Tajwid Class (Mondays, Cancelled on finals week)

Tajwīd (تجويد) is an Arabic word meaning proper pronunciation during recitation (literally meaning to make better). The Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) has said, ‘Indeed Allah desires that the Qur’an be recited in the manner it was revealed.’ Please, come prepared with a Quran and a notebook.  

·          Date: Tuesday

·         Time: 7 to 8:30 PM

·         Place: McPherson (Room 1045) 

 

6. Jummah Prayer Locations

The campus Jummah prayers for Friday, March 12

  

MSA Jummah

·         Time:  12:30pm - 1:00pm

·         Location: Pomerene Hall Room #213 (Ballroom)

·         Time: 1:30pm - 2:00pm

·         Location: The 5th floor of Rhodes Hall at the Atrium.

·         Directions:  http://www.osu.edu/map/building.php?building=35

  

Masjid Omar

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

 

 

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COMMUNITY EVENTS & ACTIVITIES 

 

• Date: March 19-21, 2010
• Times: Friday at 4pm to Sunday at 6pm
• Place: Skyline Hotel & Conference Center
• Address: 5300 Rockside Rd. Independence, OH 44131
  http://czusa.msanational.org/conference/

 

2. Seminar: The Steps of the Travelers (Madarij al-Salikeen).  

How to be closer to Allah by Ibn al Qayyim  (Saturdays) 

You are all invited and encouraged to attend the weekly seminar on how to improve your soul and be closer to Allah.  Tell your family and friends. 

• Topic: The Steps of the Travelers
• Date: Saturday
• Time: 7:30pm
• Location: Masjid Omar ibn Al-Khattab (580 Riverview Dr. Columbus OH 43202)
• By: Dr. Marwan Mohamed 

·          Keynote Speaker: Imam Siraj Wahhaj

·         Entertainment: Comedian Azhar Usman 

·         Date: Saturday, March 20

·         Dinner & Program start at 6 PM

·         Place: Columbus Marriott Northwest

·         Address: 5605 Blazer Pkwy, Dublin OH 43017

·         Tickets are $30, Childcare is $10 per family

 

4. NEW! City Year Volunteer Opportunity (April 5-9)

The Columbus’ chapter of City Year presents a few volunteer opportunities available for active Muslims to help the local youth and school systems. City Year will be hosting “Camp City Year” from April 5^th to 9^th. Volunteer help will be needed with registration, co-teaching, activities… etc. It’s a day camp (8 AM to 3:30 PM) but you may only commit to a few hours in the morning or afternoon. You may commit for the whole week, a day or just a few hours – help is appreciated. 

 

5. Youth For Haiti: Spend your spring break helping Haiti (Spring Break)
We would like to invite college students, 18 years of age and older, to sign up for this program. Youth will volunteer to build shelters during their spring break or help with the ongoing Medical clinics alongside supervised professionals.

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·      $500 will cover the cost of airfare, food, lodging and transportation in Haiti.

·       Students will be supervised by mentors.

·      Youth for Haiti will be for one week for each participant

·      There will be 3 rotations: Weeks of 3/8, 3/15 and 3/22 of 2010

·      For more information please email: Sr. Mariya Nadeem (  YouthForHaiti@portal.hhfrd.net ) or Visit Youth For Haiti Program Page: http://www.muslimsforhaiti.org/YouthForHaiti.html

6. Crime Alerts on campus

 

“Female victim reported at approximately 8:45 pm on 03/01/2010 she was sexually assaulted on the south side of McPherson lab by an unknown male white described as 6’ tall and college age. Investigation is pending by OSU Police”

there were two resent cases of men trying to abduct female students (i.e. force them in their cars, etc)

http://www.ps.ohio-state.edu/police/crime_alerts/view_alert.php?id=129
http://www.ps.ohio-state.edu/police/crime_alerts/view_alert.php?id=130

Website: www.msa-ohiostate.com

Email: msa.ohiostate@gmail.com

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