November 13, 2006

General Body Meeting

Start: 4:38 pm - End: 6:04 pm

 

Present: Ramy, Shan, Maher, Shafi Ahmed, Hany, Ayman, Aisha Farooqi, Kelly, Awais Alem, Zeshahn, Amal Hassan, Sharif Aref, Samad Mohammed, Hodhaifa, Nousseiba, Asmaa Awad, Madina Kadri, Amna Karim, Yaman Al-Hadidi, Rania, Abrar Founas and Majed Afana

 

1.      Opening Du'a by Ramy

 

2.      Eboard Minutes

§          Need to read minutes. The following did not read them: Ayman, Hodhaifa, Nousseiba and Rania

§          Important information is in there so you need to read them

 

3.      Education

§          Halaqa

·          Dr Ridwan will be speaking about Importance of Seeking Knowledge

·          Advertising: Put fliers around the campus, facebook event

·          Room is not confirmed yet – Zeshahn will email to see the status tonight

·          No Halaqa next week nor November 29

§          Aisha’s Dinner

·          December 1 – two Fridays from this Friday 6:30-9

·          Small Banquet in FCS

·          Will be free

·          2 lectures: Kamran Riaz and Saeed Khan.

·          Budget $1,000. Raised $1,400

¨        Food: $600-$700

¨        Speakers

(a)   Need honorarium

(b)   Bought ticket

¨        Advertising $200

¨        With extra money get entertainment

·          Food

¨        Will have appetizers

¨        Dinner: Biryani, meatballs, chicken with curry, yogurt, salad, hummus, bread. Maybe pizza for the kiddos.

(a)   Someone from Canton will be cooking it

¨        Zeshahn needs to talk to Opera Bakery for pastries

·          Program:

¨        7:00 Dinner

¨        7:30 Speaker 1

¨        8:15 Speaker 2

¨        Entertainment

·          Entertainment: Lazorath, Shamoo, could get a group of people to do poetry sound of reason

¨        Some feel that it entertainment might not fit with theme of dinner. Could do without it

¨        During dinner could play music

¨        Could do something similar to what MCA did during global fest

·          Name of dinner:

¨        Islam in the West

¨        Muslim Families in(and) West *

¨        Islamic Values in America *

¨        Holding on: Muslim Families

¨        Improving Family Relations

·          Topic: Family relations in America

 

4.      Outreach

§          Jummah

·          Ashraf Khalid will do it this week

·          Last week – Dr Al-saeed. Good attendance

·          No jummah next week

§          Islamic Awareness Week

·          Came up with a schedule

·          Dawah Table each day, in the UC or outside Kochoff Halls. Could have the table in each building

·          Monday – Legacy of Prophet: 3:30-4. Have question and answer. Suggestion – Instead of this have the tent idea otherwise speakers

·          Tuesday: Student Panel. Have students answer the questions that students might have

·          Wednesday: Gender role. Have Sister Najah Bazzy as speaker. (in past a very popular topic)

·          Thursday: Have an Imam or Sheikh answer the tough questions. “Ask the Imam”

·          Friday: Aisha’s Event

·          Have random hadith posted all around campus.

·          Tent idea – would be effective on Monday

·          Wear MSA shirts that week.

¨        Could discount MSA shirts and have those people pass out fliers

·          Talk about the 5 hallmarks of MSA

·          Could have cider outside UC and direct people to Kochoff Hall

·          People could have speakers talk for a few hours about a topic. Then the next few hours restart the topic, and have the same speakers

·          Jeopardy on UC stage, make it educational

·          Give something for people who have been there all day

·          Non-MSA members give them a raffle ticket each day they attend, collect them on Friday and randomly select one. Will give them something.

·          Have breakout sessions

·          Will work on room reservations

·          Advertising needs to start tomorrow. Shan needs start contacting professors.

·          Maher and a group of members will meet Wednesday to finalize everything.

 

5.      On-Campus

§          Community Service – December 2 from 9-12

·          St. Aloysius – confirmed for 20 people, will be packing boxes.

·          Start letting people know

§          Last Eid Social

·          Didn’t have dodge ball. Wasn’t satisfied with it

·          Try to have them in the gym from now on

·          Need to talk to Nancy about the food

·          Planning on having another one for December 4

·          Have it on campus, and work on planning it now, including room reservation

§          Sister’s Eid Social

·          Good attendance – met some new faces

·          Food: pizza, cake, ice cream

·          Spent $80-$90

·          Would recommend it for next year

 

6.      MISC

§          Change for Change community service event November 18th

 

7.      Closing Du'a by Maher

 

Zeshahn Humayun