As Salaam Alaikum
We pray to Allah that each of you are well and staying healthy.
CONGRATULATIONS to the Freshmen class of 2024. May you be blessed with a successful academic journey at Duke University. The CML staff plan on meeting each of you. Due to the pandemic, perhaps our initial contact may be virtual but insha Allah, at some point soon we’ll interact in person respecting social distancing.
To the sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students who have returned or are returning, as well as, those students preferring a fully virtual option from home we say “have an awesome year.” Know that we are here to help provide all the support you may need. Allah says "we are a community." Thus be assured that community life is an invaluable asset that we encourage you to take full advantage of. Let’s be supportive of one another. All of us are blessed with the opportunity to meet the challenge of these unprecedented times. Every challenge is a chance to grow and Allah has created us to grow. The academic environment at Duke will be different from what many of you were anticipating but remember difference allows us to learn what we didn’t know before. Covid 19 has caused ALL of us to adapt to new learning styles. Therefore, your classes on Zoom will require staying focused, disciplined and consistent.
CML invites you to start your year off this Sunday with some FUN at Game Day. It’ll be a chance also to see old friends and meet new ones. As your brother, I encourage you to continue to have necessary fun in order to maintain a balanced life but be cautious, conscious and considerate of Covid-19, it’s serious. Remember to wear your mask and social distance. I’ve interacted with many people including college students who aren’t taking this pandemic seriously, however we expect you to “be smart.”
Your brother,
Imam Waheed
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FRIDAY (8/14): FRIDAY JUMU'AH |
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WHEN: 1pm-1:30pm ET
WHO: Brother Joshua
TOPIC: Humanity! See it!
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SUNDAY (8/16): GAME DAY WITH THE CML! |
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PASSWORD: gameday
WHEN: 3pm-4:30pm ET
This orientation week, join the Center for Muslim Life, the Muslim Student Association and the Graduate Muslim Student Association for a series of fun games to virtually welcome (back!) our students! All are welcome at this event, where we'll play various games (some that will test your knowledge of Duke!) and enjoy each other's company!
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THURSDAY (8/20): BLACK MUSLIM TALK SPACE |
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WHEN: 6pm-7:30pm ET
Come out this Thursday at 6 pm to meet new people, play some fun games and give your input on what you want to see happen this year. Can wait to see you all there. Please bring a friend.
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The Center for Muslim Life would like to wish our community a blessed New Islamic Year!
The first day of Muharram will start Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, and go until Thursday evening, Aug. 20. Muharram is the first month of the Islamic Calendar. May we all take a moment to reflect deeply and find at least one resolution we can commit to this year.
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Class meeting: Online (Zoom), Mondays 5:15-6:30pm
This course is a practical introduction to the Urdu script, known as Nastaliq. The focus of our class meetings will be hands-on practice in reading and writing Nastaliq. In addition to the script, we’ll review basic Urdu grammar and vocabulary; practice basic conversation; and read news articles, poetry, and literature.
This course is open to all students who want to improve their skills in Urdu. Although some lessons will assume basic familiarity with Urdu or Hindi (one semester or equivalent), all activities and assignments will accommodate students of different levels and abilities.
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Kosher dining, included in the Duke meal plan at The Freeman Center, is a resource for halal, vegetarian, and vegan diners throughout the community and is prepared under Rabbinical supervision.
Kosher dining is available at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life for enrolled Duke students through Jewish Life at Duke and Duke Dining. To provide access for kosher dining, enrolled Duke students, regardless of whether they are living on campus or off campus in Durham, who would like a kosher meal from the Freeman Center, may order online for pickup only, either using the Transact Mobile Ordering App for weekday dining or Jewish Life at Duke's Shabbat Dinner sign-up for Friday night Shabbat dinner.
Off-campus students must take their meals off campus to eat, abiding by social distancing guidelines. Pickup locations for Freeman Center kosher dining are located outside the Freeman Center on the downstairs patio or, for on-campus students on West Campus, at the Brodhead Center. Order online for weekly lunch and dinner at Duke Dine-Out Mobile Ordering and for Shabbat and holiday meals here.
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The Duke Language Partners program matches non-native speakers with native speakers of various languages for weekly conversation and language exchange.
Through the program, you can practice a foreign language, learn about another culture and gain language-tutoring experience as well.
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NC COVID-19 STUDENT RESPONSE CORPS |
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The NC COVID-19 Student Response Corps is a collaborative effort to match students with local governments and nonprofit organizations in need of additional capacity. Opportunities for high-impact work span across the state and may help communities and organizations respond to COVID-19.
There is now a publicly available list of unfilled opportunities, which updates automatically when opportunities are added/filled. Students should contact internship hosts directly to apply.
This effort has already placed approximately 90 interns in positions across the state, and many additional organizations have requested an intern. Some of the opportunities are paid and some are remote. You can read more about the initiative here.
Please reach out to Caroline with any questions regarding this initiative.
The Duke Language Partners program matches non-native speakers with native speakers of various languages for weekly conversation and language exchange. Through the program, you can practice a foreign language, learn about another culture and gain language-tutoring experience as well. You can sign up for the program here. Contact Ling Jin at ling.jin@duke.edu with questions.
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To submit an event or announcement to be considered for the CML Weekly Newsletter, please fill out this form by Wednesdays at 11:59pm. Newsletters are sent Thursday evenings.
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