There are a host of regular established events that the MSA puts on every week. For feedback or more info on each event, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Friday:

• Quranic Memorization + Tajweed Study Group: A group of students meets every Friday at 2.15pm, at the Religious Activities Commons (MSA Prayer Room) located in the basement of 3615 Locust Walk to learn the rules of Tajweed and memorize a set portion of the Quran as a group. For more info email Besan at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Quranic Study Circle: The weekly Quranic Study Circle, led by Dr. Ali Mermer, is held at 6.30pm every Friday in Room F88 of Huntsman Hall, 3730 Locust Walk. During the study cirlce Dr. Ali explains and discusses the context and meaning of different verses of the Quran. For more info email Sami at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Brothers' Sports: At 8.30pm every Friday, guys in the MSA meet up to play either basketball at the Pottruck Gym (3701 Walnut St.), or soccer at the field on 39th St. between Locust and Walnut. Which sport will go down each Friday is announced at Jummah and over the guys' listserv. For more info email Faizan at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Saturday:

• Tutoring at Jamia: In effort to re-engage the MSA with Masjid al Jamia on 43rd and Walnut, members of the MSA tutor 10-15 yr old kids in the Jamia community every other Saturday from 1.30 to 2.30pm. Tutoring involves giving help with homework, SAT prep, and college applications. To sign up to be a tutor or for more info please email Sarah at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Tuesday or Wednesday:

• Islamic Literacy Series: The ILS is new program aimed at increasing the level of understanding among Penn Muslims about their own faith. Each week (Tuesday or Wednesday), a 50 minute class will be held on a different topic pertaining to Islam. All classes will be held in Huntsman Hall, Room F36. Each class will begin promptly at 7:30PM and will last for exactly 50 minutes. For details of each class and more info please visit http://muslimchap.wordpress.com/

Welcome to the new and improved UPennMSA website.

Some things to note:

• The calendar has been moved to the "Calendar" tab in the main navigation menu.
• All articles have print, email, and pdf functions located in their top right corner.
• A new Halal@Penn section has been posted under "Resources" displaying nearby halal restaurants and markets.

We hope you like the change. Feel free to e-mail us with any feedback at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

These new initiatives are only made possible through your help and feedback. Please continue supporting the MSA by making a generous donation here.

The MSA would like to congratulate Adnan Zulfiqar who has recently been appointed Interfaith Fellow and Campus Minister to the Muslim Community in the Office of the Chaplain here at Penn. In addition to other duties, Adnan will serve as a counselor and advisor to the MSA and Muslim students at Penn. He will have an office at 3643 Locust Walk, in the Chaplain's Office. Adnan is a PhD student in Islamic Studies and has his JD in law. He has spent time studying Islamic studies abroad in Syria, Pakistan, Jordan and Yemen. We are thrilled to have him on board!

His office is located in the Religious Activities Common (RAC) in the Graduate Student Center on Locust Walk. The office is the first office next to the conference room. If you would like to make an appointment to meet at a time other than those listed please email Adnan at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

For more information visit http://muslimchap.wordpress.com/.

Monday: 1:30 - 3:30pm
Tuesday: 2pm - 6pm
Wednesday: 12pm - 3pm
Thursday: by appointment

*Please check listserv for most up to date timings.

The Islamic Literacy Series is a new program at the University of Pennsylvania aimed at increasing the level of understanding among Muslims about their own faith. Each week, a 50 minute class will be held on a different topic pertaining to Islam. A faculty of 5 instructors will introduce, explore and examine the richness and diversity of the Muslim past and present. The goal is that over the course of this series, students find answers, discover new questions, challenge conventions, appreciate tradition and gain a better grasp of who they are and what their faith means.

All classes will be held in Huntsman Hall, Room F36. The classes will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays on the dates listed in the flyer beow. Each class will begin promptly at 7:30PM and will last for exactly 50 minutes. Faculty will be available for those who wish to stay after to ask more questions. All students are welcome to attend. If you are not a student, but would like to attend please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to request permission.