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A Sufi whirler performs during Fann Club’s Sufi Whirling Night on Saturday evening in the William Pitt Union.

Newly formed Fann Club celebrates Middle Eastern arts through Sufi whirling event

By Nada Abdulaziz, Senior Staff Writer • April 5, 2024

In a room filled with the aroma of Persian cuisine, three dancers gracefully took the stage, whirling to the serene melodies of traditional musical instruments. This Sufi whirling event, hosted by the...

Natasha Khan Kazi, Pitt alum and author of Moon’s Ramadan.

Q&A: Pitt alumna educates children on Islam with ‘Moon’s Ramadan’

By Nada Abdulaziz, Staff Writer • April 7, 2023
Natasha Khan Kazi, a 2004 Pitt alumna and former Pitt News columnist, published her first children’s book in February with HarperCollins. After working in digital marketing for more than 13 years, she followed her passion for writing and published “Moon’s Ramadan.”
Pitt students hand out food at the Indian cultural table during the Muslim Student Association’s Halal-a-palooza in the William Pitt Union on Friday evening.

MSA at Pitt’s ‘Halal-A-Palooza’ returns to showcase Islam throughout the world

By Serena Garcia, Senior Staff Writer • December 4, 2022
Around 150 attendees gathered in the WPU ballroom to learn more about Islamic culture throughout the world at MSA’s Halal-A-Palooza on Friday. The room was full of booths displaying various Islamic countries’ cultural attire, cuisine and more.
Pitt’s centers for Governance and Markets and Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, as well as the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh and Congregation Beth Shalom, all collaborated to host a virtual event Tuesday to raise awareness about the geneocide of Uyghur Muslims in China.

‘They kill us here’: Survivor of Uyghur concentration camps recounts torture

By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer • September 2, 2020
Tursun shared her story during a virtual event hosted by Pitt’s centers for Governance and Markets and Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, as well as the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh and Congregation Beth Shalom. The organizations held the event to raise awareness about the ongoing genocide of Uyghur Muslims in China.
Market Central now serves expanded halal food options between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Magellan’s food station.

Pitt answers call for new halal food option

By Janine Faust and Emily Wolfe • November 22, 2019

Waffles. Pasta. A bagel before class every now and then.  When first-year Zainab Akhtar was choosing a dining plan, she said, Muslim friends advised her to get as few swipes as possible, because Market...

Islamic community comes together to celebrate Eid al-Fitr

Islamic community comes together to celebrate Eid al-Fitr

By Madeline Gavatorta | Staff Writer • June 20, 2018

As the sun rose upon Schenley Park on Friday, the park filled with hundreds ready to pray and celebrate. Children played at the petting zoo and three colorful bounce houses, and got their faces painted...

Christmas trees in Schenley Plaza are lit up at night during the holiday season. (Photo by Elise Lavallee | Contributing Editor)

Students contend with Christmas

By Rose Luder | Staff Writer • December 8, 2017

The Cathedral of Learning is adorned with tinsel and stringed lights, Schenley Plaza is lined with luminescent Christmas trees and holiday songs can be heard in almost every building on campus. For...

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