Muslim students effort to keep College Station clean

In an effort to keep College Station area clean, Muslim Students’ Association at Texas A&M has signed up for the Adopt-a-Street program by the city. The street adopted by MSA is the section of Welborn Rd. between George Bush Dr. and Harvey Michelle Pkwy. Every few months MSA gathers volunteers to clean up the roadsides for this section. MSA President, Zahir Latheef said: “MSA likes to participate in the adopt-a-street program as it is one of the ways for Muslims to give back to the community by helping keep our neighborhood clean.”

For information regarding next cleaning day and other community service events by MSA, please check the official MSA website.

Imam Mahdi Bray's lecture on civil rights makes front page news

I had posted earlier about 9 February's lecture by Imam Mahdi Bray on civil rights struggle in the US. The lecture was organized by the MSA as part of the Black History Month. It was an informative session for the general B/CS community and Muslims in particular. Imam Mahdi Bray emphasized the need for Muslims to build coalitions with other organizations to uphold civil rights in our society. Detailed coverage of the lecture made front page news on The Battalion this Friday.

Got Stuff? Donate it at masjid's garage sale

Got stuff you no longer need and want to do something good with it? Donate it to the masjid when it organizes a garage sale. You can donate pretty much anything you like. Favorite donations in the past have been sofas, mattresses, tables, chairs, phones, computers, sound systems, ironing boards, dinnerware, and lots and lots of strollers (I mean really... LOTS of strollers).

Due to space limitations, the masjid is unable to store large items in the Islamic center. For this reason its best that you hold on to those extra items till a garage sale is announced. It usually takes place at someone's house in the community. If you live in Bryan/College Station, you are very unlikely to miss the event since it requires a lot of help from sisters and brothers.

The next time you think you’ve got stuff, save it for the garage sale.

Something in it for everyone - ICBCS community picnic

Many of you already know about the community picnic organized by ICBCS this past Saturday. Photos above are for you to look at in case if you missed it, or were too lazy to come out. Better yet, you can look at the whole album at BCS Muslims Flickr page. In a nutshell, great sunshine, great BBQ and games for everyone.

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