As Salaamu alaikum everyone;
I hope everyone is safe and is doing as best you can. We are praying for our students from and with families and loved ones in Lebanon. We are from Allah and unto Allah we return. Oh Allah, take all those who are suffering out of their plight and bring to them something better. Ameen.
While I know things might not look how you might be used to or how you might have expected, there is still plenty of support to make this a school year that will be fruitful for you.
I want to remind you all to stay connected. There will be plenty of ways the CML hopes to help you connect with each other this year too, starting with our O-Week event, It's Game Day with the CML, on Sunday August 16th, 2020 from 3-4:30 pm. We'll see you there!
The CML looks forward to seeing you and being there for you in this upcoming year.
Peace and blessings,
Samaiyah
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FRIDAY (8/7): FRIDAY JUMU'AH |
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WHEN: 1pm-1:30pm ET
WHO: Brother Joshua
TOPIC: In Awe of Allah
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TUESDAY (8/11): IDENTIFYING AND REMEDYING STRUCTURAL RACISM IN ACADEMIC SPACES with Kamilah Pickett and Rashida James-Saadiya
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WHEN: 12pm-1:30pm ET
This workshop has been created for a faculty audience.
This interactive workshop will explore structural racism in academic environments, guiding participants through a framework for identifying and addressing systemic inequalities. Unlike “implicit bias training” and “diversity workshops," this meeting will build a clear understanding of interpersonal racism and structural racism to identify steps for applying strategies that advance racial equity. This 90-minute workshop will navigate the complex and contested terrain of racism with greater clarity, unity, and strategy. Encouraging participants to think deeply about what tools and analyses are needed at this moment to shift power for racial justice within academic institutions effectively.
Sponsored by The Duke Islamic Studies Center, Duke University Middle East Studies Center, Duke Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and Duke Center for Muslim Life
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SUNDAY (8/16): GAME DAY AT 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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The Center for Muslim Life would like to wish our community a Blessed and Happy Eid al-Ghadir.
Eid al-Ghadir 2020 will start Friday evening, Aug. 7, and go until Saturday evening, Aug. 8. Many Muslims celebrate this holiday to commemorate Prophet Muhammad’s last sermon after returning from the Pilgrimage in 631.
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MUSLIM MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT |
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A current graduate student at Duke in the Bioethics & Science Policy program is working on a project about mental health among American Muslim college students.
He's hoping to speak with individuals who are willing to share their views about some of these things, and who are interested in hearing more about the project and possible involvement.
If you are willing to talk to him, please fill out this crazy short Google form. He’ll be in touch soon after to set up a time to speak in whatever way you’re most comfortable doing—phone call, Zoom, email, etc.
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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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ON THE FREEDOM SIDE: THE PROMISE OF A NEW DEMOCRACY LED BY YOUTH ADVOCACY |
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While today’s youth face daunting challenges – from persistent structural racism to rising inequality and the existential threat of climate change – they are also rising up to tackle these problems through collective action, collaboration, advocacy, and new ways of organizing. Wesley Hogan, author of the recent book On the Freedom Side: How Five Decades of Youth Activists Have Remixed American History, has documented the work and amplified the voices of many of these youth, including Black Lives Matter advocates, people who are engaged in immigrant rights work, and water protectors at Standing Rock. Carrying forward the legacy of activists from the Civil Rights era like Ella Baker, this new generation of leaders, many of them women of color, are fighting for the ideals of pluralism and self-determination here in the US and globally. Join the Hart Leadership Program, POLIS, and Center for Documentary Studies for a conversation with Wesley Hogan, who directs Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies, and three activists – Daisy Almonte (‘PPS 20), Lauren Howell (c/o ‘21) and Quinn Smith (c/o ‘23) – as they share their experiences with activism and organizing.
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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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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PHONE PLAN |
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Are you an international student who’s still paying their phone bills despite being outside the US? If so, you should check out Connected Mobile (). Connected Mobile is a Wharton startup that is partnered with T-Mobile and has customers all across various campuses in the country. Apart from offering cheaper phone plans than any other network provider, Connected is also enabling international students to freeze their phone line while they are outside the US. Connected will then ship you a new sim (even internationally) for free. You can then activate the sim before your return to the US and choose from phone plans starting as low as $22.99 per month. If you decide to use any of their services, please use the code DUKE_2020. Feel free to reach out to Raghav.Rasal@duke.edu. if you have any other questions!
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