Muslim Life Program

Assalam'alaykum - Greetings of Peace! 

The Muslim Life Program is excited to share some of the events we have organized for all of you - students, staff, faculty and community! If you have any questions, please e-mail the MLP Assistant, Yusra Syed (ysyed@princeton.edu).  

Dear loving community,

Assalam'alaykum - Greetings of Peace! 
Please note: We will start the Jummah Khutbah (sermon) at 1.20 PM. 
Please see below for more details, mark your calendars, join us, and spread the word! 

SATURDAY 2/9
MAWLID AT THE CHAPEL
Doors open at 1 PM
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Join us for our annual Mawlid in celebration of the life and legacy of Islam's culminating Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace, with special performances from musician Nader Khan & Talib al Habib featuring songs from the first-ever original English Mawlid book, The Soliloquy of the Full Moon, with an introduction by author Noor Yusuf. 

CANCELLED "God and Man in Tehran" book talk
WEDNESDAY 2/20
GOD AND MAN IN TEHRAN
A Conversation with Prof. Hossein Kamaly
On the 40th Anniversary of the Iranian Revolution
6.30 PM | McCormick 106 (Princeton University Art Museum)

In God and Man in Tehran, Hossein Kamaly explores the historical processes that have made and unmade contending visions of God in Iran’s capital throughout the past two hundred years. Kamaly examines how ideas of God have been mobilized, contested, and transformed, emphasizing how notions of the divine have given shape to and in turn have been shaped by divergent conceptualizations of nature, reason, law, morality, and authority.

SUNDAY 3/3
ISLAM AND THE SOCIAL JUSTICE QUEST(ION)
Muslim scholars and activists in public conversation
11 AM - 6 PM | Carl Fields Center - 58 Prospect Ave.

Join us for a day-long forum and conversation with multiple scholars and activists to discuss and debate the Islamic impetus and vision for social justice + ethics of how to engage in social justice work. The forum will feature Ted-Style talks, fireside chats, and town hall Q&A. Confirmed participants include Shaykh Omar Suleiman, Dr. Dalia Fahmy, Imam W.D. Shareef, Ustadha Nuriddeen Knight, Mohammed Ali Naquvi, Dawud Walid, Dr. Jasser Auda. 

MONDAY 3/11
WAJD - SONGS OF SEPARATION
Film Screening & Conversation with Director
6.30 PM | Rocky-Mathey Theater 

Inspired by the traditional sacred music of Syria, filmmaker Amar Chebib travelled to Damascus and Aleppo in 2010. Six months later the revolution began, escalating into a bloody civil war and the largest humanitarian crisis of our time. Touched by the harrowing experiences of the friends he made, Wajd transformed into the stories of three musicians turned refugees.

Over five years, we witness the struggles of Ibrahim, Abdulwahed, and Mohamed as they face their traumatic past. Forced to rebuild their lives in exile, they turn to their love of music to help them find meaning in the aftermath of destruction and atrocity. Intimate footage of their daily lives weaves together with bittersweet musical performances, extremely rare Sufi ceremonies, and poetic imagery of a pre-war Syria that no longer exists. What unfolds is a cinematic meditation on loss, yearning, and faith.

https://www.wajdfilm.com/

WEDNESDAY 4/3
IMAM W.D. MOHAMMED - AN IMAM of the AGE
Reflecting on 10 Years of Princeton University's Legacy Lectures in His Honor
7.30 PM | McCormick 101 (Art Museum, Princeton University)
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A multi-faith panel on the vision and contributions of the late Imam in shaping Islam and religion in America moderated by comedian and educator, Preacher Moss.  


WEDNESDAY 4/17
Justice, Faith and Fiction
AN EVENING WITH WILLOW WILSON,
Muslim Novelist, Comics Writer
6.30 PM | McCormick 101 (Art Museum, Princeton University)

Meet the mind and writer behind Marvel's first Muslim Superhero and Wonder Woman!

TUESDAY 4/23
MUSLIMS AND MANUSCRIPTS 
Lecture & Exhibition of Islamic Manuscripts on the
Qur'an and the Prophet from the Firestone Library
6.30 PM | Betts Auditorium, Architecture Building Princeton University
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A conversation with newly appointed Islam professor in Religion, Dr. Tehseen Thaver, and Dr. Christiane Gruber, author of The Praiseworthy One: The Prophet Muhammad in Islamic Texts and Images.

MLP Celebrating 10 Years Together 

There are two ways you can make your tax-deductible, sadaqa jariyya (continuous charity) donation: 

DONATE ONLINE:  makeagift.princeton.edu and Include COMMENT: 
"Donation is exclusively to support Muslim Life Program Fund B0509."

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PAYABLE: Princeton University and cc/memo: Muslim Life Program
MAIL: Sohaib Sultan, 2 MURRAY-DODGE HALL. Princeton NJ 08540