1. Student Organization Fair:
   
   Campus wide student organization fair on Sebtember 17, 2003 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Maucker Union.
   
   
2. Student and Faculty gathering:
   
   The University of Northern Iowa Muslim students Association cordially invites Muslim faculty, staff, and their families to a reception dedicated to Muslims at UNI to meet other Muslims.
   
   Date: Tuesday, September 30 2003
   Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m
   Where: Baker Hall Lounge (Room 161)
   
   
3. Ramadan Activities:
   
   Saturday November 1st, 2003
   Invitation for UNI students and faculty to join the UNI MSA and the muslim community for Iftar and enjoy divers cultural food and learn more about Islam.
   
   
4. Islam Awareness Week: ( click here for IAW at a glance.)
   
   Information Table
   Information table Includes: Posters, Brochures, Panphlits, one to one discussion, and basic questions and answers.
   Date: Monday, November 17th - Wednesday 19th
   Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
   Where: In the lobby of Central Ball Room ABC
   

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   Panel Discussion: Theme
   Moses, Jesus & Mohammad
   Three Prophets:
   One Origing, One Message!
   
   Date: Monday, November 17th
   Time: 7:00 p.m.
   Where: Lang Auditerium for the pannel discussion.
   
   There will be at least two representatives from each religion; Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
   
   Speakers Include:
   
   Judaism
   1. Dr. Harry Brod
   
   Christianity
   1. Dr. Betty DeBerg
   2. Dr. Kenneth Atkinson
   
   Islam
   1. Dr. Mohammad Fahmy
   2. Bu-Madyan Kahtan
   
   
5. Celebrate the seasons:
   
   Date:Thursday, December 4th
   Time: 7:00 p.m.
   Where: Maucker Union
   
   
6. 4th Annual Iowa Conference on Islam: (Click here for ICI at a glance.)
   for more information visit http://www.iowamuslims.org

Islam Awareness Week (IAW) at a glance

• Sporadic programs have been held since the 1960s and were organized by individual MSA chapters
• 1994: first attempt to formalize IAW as a national event, held across campuses in the second week of November
• With sufficient interest, IAW has grown into IAMonth on some campuses
  Chapters often co-sponsor activities with Near East Studies Dept, Department of Religion, Department of Anthropology, and student organizations such as the Arab Student Association, Black Student Union, and Hispanic groups.
  

• To educate the campus community about Islamic beliefs, values, customs, and culture

• To increase awareness of and foster mutual respect for Islamic beliefs, values, customs, and culture

• Most often through contributions from students and the Muslim community but
  also from the University Student Government budget at most private universities and colleges.

1. Education: what Muslims believe in, what Muslims do not believe in, usually presented through lectures, info tables in the quad etc.
   
2. Social issues/Domestic issues: Gender equity, Concern for Social Welfare, Poverty, Homelessness, Drug Abuse etc.
   
3. Cultural understanding - presentations of the culture of diverse races and ethnicities among Muslims
   
4. Muslim Contributions to Medical/Technological progress
   
5. History/Heritage - Islam around the world and through the ages
   
6. International issues affecting majority Muslim populations
   (Palestine/Chechnya/Kashmir/Iraq/Gujarat and others)
   
7. International Food festival (dishes from various parts of the world)

Annual Iowa Conference on Islam (ICI) at a glance

• Annual Iowa Conference have been held since 2001 and are organized by Iow Muslim Students Associoation which consists Muslim Students Associations of several Universities and Colleges in the state Iowa.
• Among these Universities are University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Iowa and many more.
• Annual Iowa Conference on Islam is held every spring, some time during the month of March.
• Each year the Iowa Muslim Students Association decides where and when the Annual Iowa Conference on Islam will be held.

• To educate the campus community about Islamic beliefs, values, customs, and culture

• Bring Muslim communities together to help and educate each other more about their religion "ISLAM".
  
• Promote understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims through seminars and other activities.

• To increase awareness of and foster mutual respect for Islamic beliefs, values, customs, and culture

• Most often through contributions from students and the Muslim community but
  also from the University Student Government budget at most private universities and colleges.

1. Education: what Muslims believe in, what Muslims do not believe in, usually presented through lectures, info tables in the quad etc.
   
2. Social issues/Domestic issues: Gender equity, Concern for Social Welfare, Poverty, Homelessness, Drug Abuse etc.
   
3. Cultural understanding - presentations of the culture of diverse races and ethnicities among Muslims
   
4. Muslim Contributions to Medical/Technological progress
   
5. History/Heritage - Islam around the world and through the ages
   
6. International issues affecting majority Muslim populations
   (Palestine/Chechnya/Kashmir/Iraq/Gujarat and others)
   
7. International Food festival (dishes from various parts of the world)

Below are list of activities that MSA either participated or hosted in the past years. These activites are listed in the order of most recent activities and so on.

2002 - 2003

1. Hosted the 3rd Annual Iowa Conference on Islam:
2. Islam Awareness Week:
3. Information Table
4. Participated Celebrate the seasons:

2001 - 2002

1. Involved in the preparation of the 1st Annual Iowa Conference on Islam:
2. Got involved and participated in several other activities on campus

2000 - 2001

1. Involved in the preparation of the 1st Annual Iowa Conference on Islam:
2. Showed movies and posted poster about Palestine.

1999 - 2000

1. Organized a co-sponsored event with the religion department titled "Jesus & Mohammed".
2. Took part in celebrating the Diversity Week:
3. Invited guest speaker from Minneapolis

1998 - 1999

1. Took part in celebrating the Diversity Week:
2. Invited guest speaker - Imam Siraj Wahaj from New York city.
3. Took part in the fundraiser held to collect money for Kosovo
4. Invited guest speaker from IslamIc Center of Minneapolis.

1997 - 1998

1. Took part in celebrating the Diversity Week:
2. Got involved and participated in several other activities on campus