AFTERZOOM CHAI: CHARADES! Tuesday, May 12 at 3:30 PM PST
This week at AfterZoom Chai, come join us for a fun and silly game of charades! You'll be acting out words or phrases for other community members to guess at, simultaneously competing with and getting to know everyone. Brush on up your acting skills and join in for some friendly competition! See you there :) Zoom link here.
MARKAZ STAFF OFFICE HOURS ON ZOOM
Office hours are a time to hang out in the digital markaz with professional and student staff, check-in, and be with community. Come by and chat about ideas for the Markaz, classes, family or whatever is on your mind! Zoom link here. Find more information on the meet the staff section of our website.
ANNOUNCING NEW INSTAGRAM FITNESS SERIES
Get ready for a new Instagram series! Starting this week, we’ll be starting a fitness initiative, from workout suggestions to a workout challenge and a social workout session! We welcome everyone to participate — of any fitness level and also those fasting for Ramadan. Make sure to stay tuned for information on how to stay fit during Ramadan, some great workout-from-home suggestions, and some fitness activities that bring our community together!
MARKAZ COMMUNITY CREATIVE ARCHIVE: NEW SELECTIONS
RENEW by Rawley Clark
Rawley is a Senior majoring in Art Practice (IG @rawlzzzart).
"Renew is about having hope in uncertain times and in circumstances we can't control. Though many of us are alone and experiencing sometime unlike anything most of us have seen in our lives, we can still find hope and look forward to brightness and beauty in the future. We can also look within ourselves to find the love and care that can carry us forward, and that can eventually lead us to renewal."
Where is Home? by Anonymous
This lyrical essay has been posted in full to the archive to preserve its artistic impact. Read the full essayhere.
SUBMIT TO THE COMMUNITY CREATIVE ARCHIVE: We are accepting poems, visual art, music, and essays on themes of home, explorations of physical and digital space, and otherwise thinking on community in times of quarantine. Submissions added to the digital Markaz website will receive a $50 Amazon gift card. SHARE YOUR SUBMISSION!
RAMADAN RESOURCES & REMINDERS
During Ramadan, Markaz will keep an updated list of resources for the community in our newsletter. For additional event updates, we recommend following the Muslim Student Union on instagram (@stanfordmsu).
To-go suhoor and iftar boxes: If you are on campus during Ramadan, sign up for to-go suhoor and iftar meal during Ramadan online atdining.stanford.edu/Ramadan.
Iftars for Students on Campus: MSU will be getting Iftarsdelivered to students on campus. Fill out this form if you are on campus and interested.
Weekly Halaqa with Dr. Rania Awad: Thursdays starting at 6:30 PM PSTZoom link
Tafseer Halaqa with Ahmed Sawaby: Every Tuesday at 6 PM PST and Friday at 9 PM PST Zoom link
Stay healthy while fasting: For those observing, the Markaz will be providing a weekly wellness tip - or two - on Instagram and re-shared here.
VIRTUAL COUNSELING WITH DR. DAKWAR
Book a 30-minute appointment between 3:15 - 4:45 PM on Thursdays with Dr. Enas Dakwar. These telehealth sessions are designed to provide all members of the Markaz Community, wherever you are, with support. Due to legal restrictions, zoom video will be provided for students within the state of California. If you are out of state or country, only zoom audio will be provided.
How to book an appointment: Send Dr. Dakwar a message to request an appointment directly through the VadenPatient portal. Go to: https://vaden.stanford.edu/make-appointment Log into VadenPatient > Select “Messages” > New Message > Message to CAPS Therapist > select Dr. Dakwar, and create a message.
COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES
Virtual Concert: Digital Harmonies.Join the Iranian Studies Program for a virtual concert with acclaimed musician Ali Akbar Moradi and his sons. This Zoom event is free and open to all who register. More info and RSVP for link.
Remote Opportunities Mini-Fair: Are you interested in helping advance American democracy while learning more about voting rights, the electoral process, or policy research? Talk with organization representatives offering paid and unpaid remote part-time or full-time summer opportunities and learn how you can get involved! RSVP here.
What's your story? Share at FACES 2020! NSO FACES is looking for speakers and student groups to preform for the Class of 2024 next fall. Faces of Community aims to introduce the incoming class to Stanford's diversity. This event includes speakers, dance and musical performances that serve to represent the many faces of the Stanford community. Speakers are encouraged to share their personal narratives to find their individual voice while inspiring others to embrace their own experiences. Applications are due May 15th at 5PM. If interested, please apply here! For questions, please email Hamzeh Daoud (hamzehd@stanford.edu).
Take a class on Contemporary Islam and Muslims in America over the summer: What is really going on for American Muslims in a post 9/11, Trump-era America? How are they managing their identities and commitment? What role do racial and gender dynamics, ideological differences, and politics play in this process? This course (RELIGST 26S), taught by Abiya Ahmed, will explore these questions (and more) and help develop a critical perspective on the American Muslim experience, particularly as a case of how one diverse religious community negotiates religion in a complex sociopolitical setting.
A NOTE ON MARKAZ EVENTS
During Spring quarter, Markaz events will continue to be ways that we learn, engage and relax together. We know that we are a diverse and global community, however, for consistency, all events will be scheduled on PST. We hope that you will be able to join us as much as you can. We recognize that this will be most difficult for our international students and ask that you please let us know what times would be best for alternate events.
For all students, help us plan events that are meaningful to you by taking a few minutes to complete this form.
