Salaam y'all,

I hope you’re taking care of yourselves as you’ve settled into your classes and routines this fall.

Last week, I launched my on-campus office hours, where each Wednesday between 2pm and 5pm, I'll be posted at one of the identity centers on East or West campus. I'll be rotating between the CMA, Mary Lou, Women's Center, and CSGD. Check our Facebook or Instagram for my schedule for the term. Next Wednesday, I'll be at the Mary Lou! Please feel free to stop by to say hello, or reach out to me for any reason, for support, to learn more about resources at Duke, or to share an idea for something you want to see the CML do.

To those of you who’ll be attending the MSA banquet this weekend, I'll see you soon. Hope to see the rest of you soon as well, insha'Allah!

Best,
Maryam Arain
Student Development Coordinator at the CML
UPCOMING EVENTS
FRIDAY (9/20): WEEKLY JUM'AH
WHERE: Duke Wellness Center, Rooms 148-149
WHEN : 1pm-1:30pm
WHO: Omar Benallal
TOPIC : On Good Character: Building Relationships

Please note : For those who are not able to make the main 1pm Jum'ah time, there will be a shorter jum'ah from 12:15-12:30pm in Wellness Rooms 148/149. If you have any questions or accommodation needs, please email Chaplain Joshua .
SATURDAY (9/21): MSA FALL BANQUET
WHERE: Penn Pavilion
WHEN : 6pm-10pm

Help the MSA welcome in the year! Come for free food and stay for guest speaker Isra Chaker, a civil rights activist, campaigns and advocacy expert fun, and a public speaker, as well as group performances from Defmo, Raas, Duke Out of the Blue, and Amandla! There will also be an open mic section for anyone wanting to perform.
 
Parking will be available in the BC parking garage ($2 per hour). Dress code is semiformal/formal or cultural dress. Doors will open at 5:30pm. This event is free!

For more information,  visit here.
MONDAY (9/23): MONDAY QUR'AN READING
WHERE: Duke Chapel Basement Lounge (until BC Prayer Room is repaired)
WHEN : 6pm-7pm

Listen or join in as the Qur’an is read in Arabic. Participants sit in a circle reading one or three verses at a time. Students are able to practice and improve their recitation. All levels of reading are welcome and supported.
MONDAY (9/23): IMAM OMAR SULEIMAN LECTURE
WHERE: White Lecture Hall, East Campus
WHEN : 7pm-9pm

The Center for Muslim Life is excited to be co-sponsoring a lecture from Imam Omar Suleiman this fall, titled “Human Rights, Faith and the Border." The event is hosted by the Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute, and is co-sponsored by many groups including the Muslim Student Association!
WEDNESDAY (9/25): KITABCONNECT
WHERE: CML, 406 Swift Ave
WHEN : 6:30pm-8pm

This is an open discussion that follows the passages read on Monday (which are Surah 17, verses 51-100 ). This group will explore the meaning of the Qur’anic verses seeking inspiration and practical guidance for life.
SUNDAY (9/29): GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STUDENT BRUNCH
WHERE: CML, 406 Swift Ave
WHEN : 11am-1pm

Current graduate and professional students are invited to join the Center for Muslim Life and the Graduate MSA for brunch on the last Sunday of the month! Come socialize with other Muslim graduate and professional students and learn more about the GMSA. Please RSVP here .
CLASS OF 2020: HOMECOMING WEEKEND (10/11-10/13)
The CML is excited to be hosting a series of events during homecoming weekend, especially for visiting alumni!

We would like to extend a special invitation to all of the undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, particularly in the class of 2020 to attend these events as well.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP here .
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
LAST CHANCE TO APPLY: APPS DUE 9/22
The Center for Muslim Life is looking to hire an undergraduate student worker to support our offices in a variety of ways, particularly in helping with marketing and communications. It is a paid position with 5-8 hours a week, and a flexible schedule available to accommodate coursework. The position is eligible to both work-study and non-work-study students. Our office will work with the student assistant to set an appropriate start date and weekly work schedule. Read more about the position here .
 
Interested students should send a resume and brief statement of interest to Maryam Arain at maryam.arain@duke.edu by Sunday, September 22nd at 11:59pm .
APPLY TO BE A GMSA EXECUTIVE
The purpose of the Graduate Muslim Students Association is to bring together the many graduate and professional Muslim students at Duke through various events like brunches, picnics, hikes, ice skating, cocktails nights, and more! 

We are looking for some excited Muslim students to take over leadership for this year. All positions are available including president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and events chair. You will work closely with and be very supported by the Student Development Coordinator at the Center for Muslim Life, Maryam Arain, to organize events and talks for our community. 

If you would like more information, feel free to reach out to current President Safa Kaleem or Maryam! 

The application link is here:  https://forms.gle/DUScVpRV1RYCNNdr5 . Please send in your application by September 30th, 2019 to be considered.
BC PRAYER ROOM
The newer, larger Bryan Center Muslim Prayer room is almost ready for us (check out the photo to the left!). In the meantime, students have made arrangements with the CMA to have a room for prayer next to the CMA conference room. Feel free to use it for prayer until the BC prayer room is ready.
CHECK IT OUT: CAMPUS-WIDE
JUHOOD UNDERGRADUATE JOURNAL: Juhood, Duke's signature journal for undergraduate academic work in Middle Eastern Studies, is now active again! Juhood releases issues once a semester, with the most recent issue released in May 2019. To view the current issue, learn more about Juhood , or to submit a piece, go to  https://juhoodmagazine.org . 

ME TOO MONOLOGUE SUBMISSIONS : Me Too Monologues is an annual show of identity-based monologues written, performed, and produced by Duke students. Because of their anonymous nature, the show’s monologues are able to touch on intimate, personal experiences and explore narratives that would otherwise be silenced on campus. Me Too works to raise consciousness around structural oppressions on college campuses through performance. It strives to bring the Duke community together through honest and open conversation about the stories that make us who we are.
 
We are currently accepting monologue submissions for our '19-'20 show. We want all stories—sad, happy, funny, scary, angry, contemplative, whatever. We also want all formats—anecdotes, poems, speeches, blog posts, conversations, interviews. Really, absolutely any format is acceptable. Submit, submit, submit! We want to hear your story! We are accepting submissions through the end of September. For more information and to submit, click here .

UPCOMING EVENTS AT DUKE:

FRIDAY (9/20): RACE, STRUCTURAL INEQUALITY, AND IMMIGRATION , at Sanford 04. 9am-10am. Click here for more info.

TUESDAY (9/24): BLACK WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP, 3pm-4:30pm. If interested, contact LaToya Adkins, MSW, LCSW at lsa18@duke.edu.

TUESDAY (9/24): STUDENT & EMPLOYER DIVERSITY SYMPOSIUM, at Penn Pavilion. 5pm-6:30pm. Click here for more info.

WEDNESDAY (9/25): DUKE FALL CAREER FAIR, at Wilson Gym. 10am-3pm. Click here for more info.

THURSDAY (9/26): AZÚCAR : UNRAVELING THE AFRO-LATINX IDENTITY, at CMA: AAPI Base. 6pm-7:30pm. Click here for more info.
SUBMIT AN EVENT OR ANNOUNCEMENT
To submit an event or announcement to be considered for the CML Weekly Newsletter, please fill out this form out by Wednesdays at 11:59pm. Newsletters are sent Thursday evenings, but only include non-CML-affiliated events for the upcoming week.
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