Wesleyan Muslim Student's Association

09/04/2021

Join us this Sunday, Sept 5th to learn about what we do on campus and how you can get involved! Usdan 110, 3pm.

02/12/2021

Join us tomorrow on Wesleyan MSA club fair from 12pm to 3pm. Learn more about Wesleyan Muslim Students community and meet your fellow Muslim students!

Link: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/6042459797

11/06/2020

Meet the new Wesleyan MSA board!! We hope you are doing well. We are excited to start this new year, creating a better and diverse place for all Muslim members on campus. We are looking forward to working with everyone. Please reach out to us if you have any questions. Thank you!

08/10/2020

Hey Everyone! Mauritius is going through an environmental crisis right now and they need our help. Nadiya Jaunbocus, a current member of the MSA, recently brought to our attention the oil spill in her home country. Thousands of tons of oil is pouring into their waters, shores, and wild life/nature reserves. Even though nonprofits and concerned citizens are doing their best to help, their government has remained unconcerned by the environmental affect.

Although this issue is outside US borders, we all share the same water and air so please help Mauritius by donating and sharing the link below. Thank you Nadiya for bringing this issue forward. We hope that we are able to help in any way, shape or form!

(French Version Below) As we are now facing the worst-case scenario in regard to the shipwreck of the MV WAKASHIO, Eco-Sud a local NGO will be collecting funds for all expenses linked to the cleaning and protection of the lagoon during this crisis. As we are still in the early stages of the oil spil...

08/07/2020

Asak Everyone! Come join the Muslim Student Association for a Meet & Greet. Former Alumni and current members will spill the tea on what’s its like being a Muslim on campus. It is open to everyone and anyone, so whoever is interested should pop in! Save the Date: AUGUST 13TH 7PM!

Meeting Information:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/91947513806?pwd=TERmWThXbzgwU0lZQmVxekxjMnhBUT09

Meeting ID: 919 4751 3806
Passcode: 688608

07/06/2020

Hello all! The Wesleyan Muslim Student Association is raising funds for Yemen. As you may know, Yemen is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. If you are able to donate, share this post, and educate yourselves and others on this crisis. Donations are being collected on Venmo @ tashfiajilu.

06/24/2020

The Yemen Crisis has been going on for 5 years and it’s time we finally help our Yemeni brothers and sisters. Every act counts. Whether you donate money, sign the petitions, or just pass along the information to educate others, you will be making a difference.

For more information, petitions, and places to donate click on this link: https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/

06/08/2020

YouthHack Connecticut working with Wes MSA to raise donations for the BLM Movement.

06/06/2020

We want to take this opportunity to discuss what has been happening in regards to police brutality and racial inequality amongst the black community around the world and the steps we as the Muslim Student Association can take to improve our organization when it comes to including Black students and their experience within our greater MSA community. We also want to make it our duty to understand and highlight how Black people have contributed to Islam and how Black individuals make up a great part of the Islam community.

As many of you know, at Wesleyan the majority of our community is Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern, but holistically this composition of our community is a misconception that does not translate into our society. Islam is not only tied to these two nationalities, in fact, Islam encompasses a broad range of nationalities and races including the Black race. Unfortunately, within both of these communities racism exists and this is something that must be acknowledged and changed with action. It must be noted that racism doesn't exist theoretically in Islam but in practice it does. Us humans have been touched by colonization which negates religion and that effects how we interpret Islam at times. We are ashamed that we have not done enough to address this within our community and in the future we will be more conscious and express how vital Black Muslim students and in general Black people are to our community. There is so much that needs to be fixed and we believe it starts with educating ourselves about Black history and the continued discrimination faced by Black people.

Going forward, we must educate ourselves surrounding issues concerning police brutality, the contribution of Black individuals to the spread of Islam, the Model Minority Myth, Arab superiority, the connection between Black Liberation Movements and Palestinian Liberation Movements, and a handful of other issues concerning these areas. We encourage you all to have conversations with family and friends, addressing the injustices and systematic oppression faced by Black people every day. Additionally, we must do more. As students of an elite institute, we believe it is our responsibility as educated scholars and future world leaders to stand in line and lead the conversations either through discussions, petitions, or donations.

Donations:
If you are willing to share the below flyers with others and/or able to donate yourself please Venmo -Mubasher or Apple Pay at 717-414-6839. 1/2 DONATIONS WILL BE MATCHED 3X BY AN EMPLOYER AT NETFLIX WHICH WILL BE DONATED DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION AND WHEN WE ALL VOTE and 1/2 DONATIONS WILL BE MATCHED 2X BY AN EMPLOYER AT APPLE WHICH WILL BE DONATED DIRECTLY TOWARDS ACT BLUE WHICH DONATES MONEY ACROSS 12 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.

06/05/2020

Whoever amongst you sees an evil, he must change it with his hand. If he is unable to do so, then with his tongue. And if he is unable to do so, then with his heart, and that is the weakest form of faith." - Prophet Muhammed (SAWS)