Student Members
Student members are our active community who define who we are as an organization. As a member, you volunteer, participate, and take part in the organization. Below are some committees in which you can be involved as a student member. If you have other ideas or initiatives for the MSA, reach out to shurah@uncmsa.org!
Please pay the annual $15 member dues to support our organizational costs and grow the MSA!
Dawah Committee
Mission: The Dawah Committee works to educate the UNC community about Islam, support people who are considering becoming Muslim, and help the transition of reverts into our Muslim community.
Initiatives:
Dawah Table: hosting engaging and interesting activities about Islam, generating dialogue and conversation, answering questions about Islam, distributing Qurans
Inter-MSA Dawah Alliance: works with the other MSAs to form a collaborative effort growing dawah across our campuses.
Committee Leaders: Mina Bayraktar and Sultan Kiradoh are the Dawah Committee Leaders. Reach out to them through email if you are interested (Mina minab@unc.edu, Sultan kiradohs@unc.edu)
Ramadan Committee - in progress
Mission: The Ramadan Committee works to plan and organize an amazing Ramadan experience for UNC MSA members and the broader Carolina community.
Initiatives:
Ramadan Community Iftars: providing free meals to the MSA members as they break their fasts together. Ramadan Committee works to find sponsors and funds for the iftars, partners with other organizations, and arranges the space and food. We aim to provide iftars every day during Ramadan.
Teraweeh: hosting the long and special teraweeh prayer every day during Ramadan. The Ramadan Committee arranges who will lead the prayers, the room and logistics.
Monday/Thursday Iftars: Ramadan is only one month of the year but its spirit continues throughout. Therefore, Ramadan Committee arranges iftars throughout the year for Monday/Thursday sunnah fasting.
Committee Leaders: TBD
