Muslim Student Associations across Aotearoa New Zealand banded together last Thursday, May 23rd, to rally for Palestine. The rally is the brain-child of a meeting that took place in Wellington on the 12th of May, in which the presidents of Muslim Student Associations collectively decided on a
It’s not always about free food, it’s about the values of Ramadan
Ramadan is here from 12 April to 12 May. Muslim students here in Dunedin observe the Islamic holy month by fasting from dawn and congregating together at sunset to pray and share a meal.
This year, the University of Otago Muslim Students Association (MUSA) is organising daily Iftars (meals after sunset) for students at the prayer room in the University Union building. It is the first year that MUSA has organised Iftars. MUSA decided to step in when the Otago Muslim Association announced that they would not provide daily meals for breaking fast.