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IN SUPPORT OF MUSLIMS ON THE LEHIGH CAMPUS AND IN THE COMMUNITY
Troubled that anti-Muslim rhetoric has been spreading in the media and that attitudes of hostility toward Islam have been on the increase in the United States, we affirm the right of Muslims to practice their religion freely and without fear or intimidation. We call on all members of our community to join Religious Life at Lehigh in celebrating religious diversity on campus, believing the Lehigh community as a whole benefits when religious expression is allowed to flourish. We actively support this flourishing and are honored to have all religions welcomed and represented here.

CALL TO PRAYER
The community is invited to attend Friday Prayer service held weekly during the academic year at 1:10 p.m.  - Currently Virtually. Please contact Dr. Walead Mossad for details.   Service and prayer lead by Dr. Walead Mosaad, Director of Muslim Student Life.

 

 

 

PAST EVENTS:

The terrorist attacks on mosque worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand have shocked and outraged people of good will all around the world. The 50 Muslim men, women and children who died tragically and senselessly in a vicious act of violence--apparently at the hands of a white supremacist and political extremist--remind us that hatred is a powerful and lethal force that can show that our interconnected world is also a  world of great fragility and vulnerability.  

Senseless violence affects us all, and we reaffirm in this moment that our obligations to care for one another, to live peacefully and to treat each other with respect are never abridged by distances or geographic boundaries. We deplore Friday’s terrorist attack on Muslims in New Zealand and condemn all hate crimes directed at people because of their religious commitments. The right to worship freely, without interference--and certainly without threat of violence--is enshrined in our fundamental political beliefs as Americans, and the Lehigh University campus joins in the chorus of voices around the globe who are condemning these murderous anti-Islamic acts, while expressing sympathies for those who lost loved ones in New Zealand.  

In solidarity with those suffering loss in New Zealand due to these horrendous events, the University Chaplain’s Office sponsored a  Campus Vigil on Friday, March 22 n Packer Memorial Church. The Vigil was followed by the regular Friday Muslim service, which was opened with a meditation from Dr. Walead Mosaad, Director of Muslim Student Life. The entire campus community was invited to the Vigil being held in remembrance of those killed in New Zealand, and in support of the victim survivors who suffer profound bereavement due to these tragic events.

Sincerely,

Dr. Lloyd Steffen
Professor of Religion Studies and University Chaplain

Dr. Walead Mosaad
Director of Muslim Student Life

Rabbi Steven Nathan
Director of Jewish Student Life

"COPING WITH THE CHALLENGS OF MUSLIM LIFE IN AMERICA"
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
6:00 P.M.
THE DIALOGUE CENTER

Join Dr. Walead Mosaad, Director of Muslim Student Life on Wednesday, September 20th at 6:00 p.m. in The Dialogue Center for a seminar on "Coping with the challenges of Muslim Life in America."
All are welcome to attend.