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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 = 1st Ramadan, 1429

As there were no credible reports of a local moonsighting in the United States, The Islamic Center at NYU, in conjunction with various masajid and organizations in the New York City area and around the country, will be observing Tuesday, September 2nd as the first day of fasting for the month of Ramadan.

Iftar Dinners

Iftar dinners will begin on Tuesday evening at sundown and will carry on through the end of Ramadan, in sha' Allah.  Dinners will be held at our new facility in the basement level of St. Joseph's Church, which is located at 371 Sixth Avenue (corner of 6th Avenue and Washington Place).

Maghrib will begin at 7:26pm on Tuesday, in sha' Allah, and will gradually become earlier as the month progresses.

Taraweeh Prayers

Taraweeh prayers will not be offered on campus this year.  There are many masajid in the area that offer taraweeh prayers, including Medina Masjid on 11th street and 1st Avenue and the 96th St. Masjid on 96th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.  For those who are interested in attending taraweeh prayers, a group will be leaving from NYU following iftar, in sha' Allah.

Ramadan will, in sha' Allah, be starting this year on either September 1st or 2nd, pending verified moonsightings. Please check our website on the evening of Sunday, August 31st, for an official confirmation.

Ramadan Mubarak!

Starting September 2nd, the Islamic Center will be located on the basement level of St. Joseph's Church.  St. Joseph's is located at 371 6th Avenue, on the corner of Washington Place and 6th Avenue.  Access can be obtained from the entrance on Washington Place.

Friday, 8/29, will be the last day Jummah will be held at the Thompson Center (238 Thompson Street).  All subsequent Jummah prayers will be held at the new address.

We are currently looking for volunteers to help us move.  If you'll be available on Thursday, 8/28, between 1pm - 5pm,  or also on Friday, 8/29, between 2:30pm - 5pm, please stop by or email Imam Latif with your hours of availability.

New khutbahs from the last two weeks of July have now been posted!

Khalid Latif - Defining Success 2 - 7/25
Haroon Moghul - Normalizing Islam in America - 7/18

Please visit our Podcasts section for more information.

On Tuesday, August 19th at 7PM, the Muslim Finance Professionals Association (MFPA) will be hosting a career management seminar entitled, "How to Best Position Yourself in a Down Market," with Annemarie Segaric, Stefanie Amanatides and Atif Chauhdry. The seminar will be followed by a professional networking reception.

Thursday, 8/14: Race, Religion and Politics

On Thursday, August 14th at 6PM, the Islamic Center, in conjunction with CAIR-NY and the Shabazz Center, will be hosting a panel discussion entitled, "Race, Religion, and Politics: Shaping the Political Landscape." The discussion will seek to address the extent to which race and religion affect the political landscape in the context of the 2008 Presidential Election.

For more details about these two events, please see our calendar.

At the start of every academic year, NYU hosts "Welcome Week", a series of programs and events designed to assist freshman, new transfer students and new grad students in transitioning to NYU and New York City.  Welcome week is held from August 25th - August 29th.  For more information on Welcome Week and a full schedule of events, please visit http://www.nyu.edu/src/events.traditions/welcome.week.html.

Jazak Allah khayr for all the warm feedback we've received from the soft-launch of our new website!

As we continue to make adjustments on the backend, we'll be temporarily disabling the Lectures podcast and download services. The Khutbahs podcast and download services will remain unaffected by this change.

Over the coming week, you can look forward to more Khutbahs being posted as well as galleries of our past events, in sha' Allah.

Welcome to the new ICNYU Website! Please feel free to browse around.