{"id":58,"date":"2011-09-17T18:16:41","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T18:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoodcomstudies.com\/theblueandgrey\/?p=58"},"modified":"2011-10-05T20:39:25","modified_gmt":"2011-10-05T20:39:25","slug":"hood-community-attends-msas-eid-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/2011\/09\/17\/hood-community-attends-msas-eid-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hood community attends MSA’s Eid dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Stacey Axler<\/p>\n

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Attendees at the Eid dinner learned more about Muslim culture.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Photo by Alyssa Kaufman<\/p><\/div>\n

The Muslim Student Association extended a warm welcome to Hood students and faculty at their annual Eid dinner, which was followed by a lecture by guest speaker Tarif Shraim, the Muslim Chaplain at the University of Maryland, College Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Muslim Student Association (MSA) hosts the Eid dinner every year.\u00a0 Muslims celebrate Eid, traditionally called Eid ul-Fitr, every year to celebrate the end of the holiday Ramadan, which is a holy month of fasting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Eid dinner shows what Ramadan is and brings a greater understanding of Islam culture,\u201d MSA member Azkia Mujeeb said.\u00a0 It helps the Hood community be more accepting of different cultures, and helps people come together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to attend the MSA dinner to celebrate a different tradition,\u201d said sophomore Anya Nikolenko.<\/p>\n

Over 100 guests attended the Eid dinner, which took place in the Whitaker Campus Center Commons on Sept. 8.\u00a0 The event cost $15 for outside guests, but Hood students and faculty could attend the dinner for free.<\/p>\n

The MSA event began with the Eid dinner, which featured many traditional Muslim dishes served at Eid such as Naan and kabobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe event was great\u2026I enjoyed sampling the food from a different culture,\u201d said sophomore Anna Elder.<\/p>\n

Following the dinner, the guests listened to Shraim\u2019s lecture. Many students enjoyed learning about Muslim culture from a first-person perspective.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy favorite part of the [Eid dinner] was the speaker.\u00a0 He was really informative but also funny and created a great atmosphere at the event,\u201d said junior Olivia Wolz.<\/p>\n

The Eid dinner allowed the Hood community to experience a Muslim tradition and gain a broader global perspective.<\/p>\n

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Sophomores Stephanie Lax and Anna Elder look at the Quran at the Eid dinner.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Photo by Stacey Axler<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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