Salaams y'all, Just so you know, we were asked to delay (and possibly withhold) our direct communication with students, so that's why our newsletter is a bit late this week. Alhumdullilah, our newsletter was approved so please do check out the programming we have below for the coming week (esp with Eid around the corner). Our weekly newsletters will resume AGAIN on Thursday night this week until further notice, insha'Allah. We will inform you via Instagram and Facebook if we are asked to delay or cancel our newsletter communications again! Can you believe Eid is at the end of this week? Thanks to those who filled out the survey about Eid. All of the respondents requested that the CML offer prayer services on Eid, so insha'Allah we will be doing that on Friday. See below for more info about that. Times are still really rough and terrifying, so I wanted to share a prayer that I've been relying on to steady myself: ‘Innaa lillaahi wa 'innaa 'ilayhi raaji'oon, Allaahumma'-jurni fee museebatee wa 'akhliflee khayran minhaa. We are from Allah and unto Allah we return. O Allah take me out of my plight and bring to me after it something better. Ameen. Best, Maryam

UPCOMING EVENTS

THURSDAY (7/30): PRISONS & PANDEMIC: MINISTERING IN THE TIME OF COVID

ZOOM MEETING ID: 927 7054 1141 WHEN: 11am - 12:30pm ET This panel discussion will raise questions about ministering to the Muslim community in the time of COVID 19: the disproportionate impact on low income families and wage workers, how communities of color are suffering most, the problem of gross inequalities in the health care system and health outcomes, the particular problem of mass incarceration in the era of COVID, and the role of faith and activism in dismantling systemic inequalities in policing and the prison industrial complex. Join us for a conversation on Prisons and Pandemic: Ministering in the Time of Covid featuring Imam Oliver Muhammad, Professor Maryam Kashani, and Alaa Alaghbri, and moderated by Dr. Youssef Carter. This event is sponsored by Duke Islamic Studies Center, Center for Muslim Life, & Duke Human Rights Institute @ the John Hope Franklin Institute.

FRIDAY (7/31): EID AL-ADHA

ZOOM MEETING ID: 652-821-939 WHEN: 10am-10:30 ET WHO: Brother Joshua Salaam TOPIC : Eid al-Adha services Join the CML to celebrate Eid al-Adha prayer services on Friday, July 31st at 10am ET. Stay after to socialize and say salaams to the rest of the Duke CML community!

CAMPUS & COMMUNITY

THURSDAY 7/30: YEMEN VIRTUAL CONCERT & TALENT SHOW

Come out on JULY 30th @ 9PM to support the people of Yemen through UNC MSA's Virtual Concert and Talent Show! All entry fees go towards the Yemen Relief Reconstruction Foundation, so please consider showing support!! Sign up for the zoom link at tinyurl.com/yemenconcert.

MONDAY 7/27: MIGRANT ROOTS MEDIA INTEREST MEETING

Join us on Monday, July 27th at 7 pm to learn about how to get involved in starting a Duke chapter for Migrant Roots Media. Zoom meeting ID is 959 5555 9553. MRM is a grassroots digital platform that uplifts the voices of migrants, children of migrants, and those struggling to thrive in their homelands to develop an intersectional, anti-capitalist, and decolonial analysis of global migration. In the past year, MRM has collaborated with Duke in different ways, including partnerships with the Social Movements Lab, the Department for International Comparative Studies, and, most recently, a summer collaboration with Duke’s Story+ program. We are excited to launch an official chapter at Duke for political education, community-building, and skill-sharing. Everyone is welcome! If you have any questions you can email me at  dss61@duke.edu !

SENIOR GIVING CHALLENGE

The Annual Fund is actively recruiting for the Class of 2021 Senior Giving Challenge committee. Insha'Allah, some of you are willing and able to participate in this effort. Ideal committee members are engaged in diverse Duke networks and communities and are interested in learning about Duke’s finances and reliance on philanthropy. Members of the Senior Giving Challenge committee will help drive participation in the senior class gift by educating their peers on the importance of philanthropy through special senior experiences and peer to peer fundraising. If you are interested, please email Brother Joshua at: Joshua.Salaam@duke.edu .

DUKE WELLNESS UPCOMING EVENTS

LGBTQ Students Wellness during the Pandemic July 28th 10AM-11:15AM. Registration is required to receive zoom link.

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