Ramadan@MIT is a series of 3 events hosted annually by the Muslim Students' Association during the Islamic month of Ramadan, a month of fasting, spiritual cleansing and reflection for Muslims.  The events serve as an avenue for different campus groups to interact and learn about one another. It is also of course an opportunity for us to provide the wider campus with good food and great conversation!
 

Ramadan@MIT Lecture by TJ Winter
Wednesday, September 12th, 6PM in 10-250


"Reason and Revelation: New Horizons in the Study of Muslim Theology"
A lecture by TJ Winter aka Shaikh Abdul Hakim Murad

TJ Winter (aka Shaikh Abdal Hakim) was a doctoral student at Oxford University,
specializing in the religious life of the early Ottoman Empire. In 1996, he was
appointed University Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge.

Sheikh Abdal Hakim is the translator of a number of works, including two volumes
from Imam al-Ghazali Ihya Ulum al-Din. He gives durus and halaqas from time to
time and taught the works of Imam al-Ghazali at the Winter 1995 Deen Intensive
Program in New Haven, CT. He appears frequently on BBC Radio and writes
occasionally for a number of publications including The Independent and Q-News
International, Britain's premier Muslim Magazine.


***This is a public event and guests are allowed to bring friends***

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Ramadan@MIT Faculty Dinner
Monday, October 1st, 7PM at Hulsizer Room, Ashdown House

The Faculty and Administration Dinner is one of three dinners in the Ramadan@MIT series aimed at promoting dialogue and understanding in the MIT community. The Faculty Dinner allows for people on both sides of the classroom to have
meaningful discussions about Islam, currently and historically.

This year, there will be a keynote speech entitled "Faith and  Religion in the Public
Domain - The Islamic World and the West" by  Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, MIT '55.  Dr. Nasr
is University Professor  of Islamic Studies at George Washington University and one of 
America's leading scholars on Islam. A prolific author, Nasr has  written many books on
Islam, philosophy, Sufism, and other fields. We are truly fortunate and honored to have
the chance to hear from this  distinguished scholar.

We are very excited about this year's annual dinner and we promise  great Middle-eastern
cuisine and wonderful conversation!

PROGRAM:
7:00    Reception
7:30    Welcoming Remarks and Dinner
8:00    Speech by Dr. Nasr
8:25    Q&A Session
8:35    Remarks by Robert Randolph, Chaplain to the Institute
8:40    Conclusion

Please RSVP to Iman Kandil.

Ramadan@MIT Fast-a-Thon
Thursday, September 27th

[ Get Hungry for Change ]

In the Islamic month of Ramadan, Muslims fast during daylight hours as an act of submission, solidarity, and emembrance. One of the main reasons for fasting is to call attention to those who go hungry every day, not as an exercise of religious expression, but as a fact of life. In the world today, over 4 million people die of starvation every year.

The MIT-MSA invites you to fast during the daylight hours of September 27th (5:03am - 6:33pm) so someone else won't have to. For every person who pledges to fast, local businesses have agreed to donate money to The Greater Boston Food Bank and Heifer International. Please help us fight hunger in our community as well as globally by abstaining from food and drink for just one day.

At the end of the day on September 27th, all participants are invited to a free dinner in Lobdell at 6:30pm to break their fast.

To pledge, fill out a pledge form here or drop by at our Lobby 10 booth. Please also indicate whether you plan to attend the dinner.

If you'd instead like to sponsor fasting students, you can donate to The Greater Boston Food Bank or Heifer International :

 

 

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