{"id":88492,"date":"2024-09-27T03:40:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T07:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=88492"},"modified":"2024-09-30T10:46:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T14:46:35","slug":"utoledo-celebrates-muslim-heritage-month-with-events-through-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/09_27_2024\/utoledo-celebrates-muslim-heritage-month-with-events-through-october","title":{"rendered":"UToledo Celebrates Muslim Heritage Month With Events Through October"},"content":{"rendered":"

In celebration of Muslim Heritage Month this October, the Office of Multicultural Student Success (OMSS) and the Muslim Students Association (MSA) have organized a variety of events throughout the month to promote education, cultural awareness and community engagement.<\/p>\n

The festivities will include engaging discussions, cultural experiences and charity-focused initiatives, starting with the popular “Ask a Muslim” event on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at noon in Thompson Student Union.<\/p>\n

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In celebration of Muslim Heritage Month, the Office of Multicultural Student Success and the Muslim Students Association have organized a variety of events throughout October to promote education, cultural awareness and community engagement.<\/p><\/div>\n

New Event Highlight: Culture Night<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This year, MSA is excited to introduce Culture Night as part of the month\u2019s celebrations. Scheduled for Friday, Oct. 11, at 5 p.m. in the Ingman Room of Thompson Student Union, Culture Night will showcase delicious foods from various cultures, fun games and a unique opportunity to try on traditional clothing.<\/p>\n

All proceeds from Culture Night will support Charity Week<\/a>, a national initiative raising funds for relief efforts benefiting children around the world. Admission to the event is free, but donations are encouraged to support this important cause.<\/p>\n

Other campus events and activities planned for Muslim Heritage Month include:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Friday, Oct. 4, at 5 p.m. <\/strong>\u2014 Islamic Lecture (Halaqa) in Thompson Student Union Room 3018. An educational and informational discussion about Islam to help raise awareness about the faith and its principles<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 12:00 p.m. <\/strong>\u2014 Charity Week Tabling. In Thompson Student Union Table A, where MSA will be selling delicious treats for a great cause.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 3:30 p.m. <\/strong>\u2014 Muslim Heritage Month Celebration in Thompson Student Union Room 2592. A celebration of Muslim heritage and culture through henna and foods from Islamic cultures.<\/p>\n

For updates to events and locations, visit the celebration\u2019s Invonet site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Office of Multicultural Student Success also has a list of national Muslim Heritage Month resources online<\/a> as well as a site devoted to the campus celebrations of Muslim Heritage Month and all History and Heritage Months<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Photo<\/a>

The month kicks off with the popular “Ask a Muslim” event on Tuesday at noon in Thompson Student Union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":919,"featured_media":88493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,73,5,1,47,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88492"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/919"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88492"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88495,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88492\/revisions\/88495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}