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Khan Shairani, Ph.D.<\/h2>\n
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Welcome from the Muslim Chaplain<\/h1>\n

As-sal\u0101m alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barak\u0101tuh<\/em>,<\/p>\n

Peace and blessings upon you,<\/p>\n

I welcome you on behalf of the Tufts Muslim community, a robust and diverse community of Muslims from all over the United States as well as from every corner of the world. We pray together, we eat together, and we organize events and gathering that focus on cultivating religious learning, giving back through service, and creating community here at Tufts. We also try to connect with the larger Muslim community of Greater Boston and collaborate with other Muslim student organizations at other universities. The Tufts community celebrates the month of Ramadan together as well as Eid, and we invite others on campus to join us to learn more about Islamic knowledge and practice.<\/p>\n

In collaboration with the Muslim Student Association and Tufts Chaplaincy, the Muslim community collaborates with other faith organizations at Tufts and with other Muslim student groups in the area to shed light on important topics within the Islamic world, strengthen our faith, and learn about our religion from new perspectives.<\/p>\n

Tufts has three custom-designed Muslim prayer rooms on the Medford campus, located in Curtis Hall, Cummings Center, and the Tufts\u2019 Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Tufts also has an on-campus theme house, Muslim House, which functions as an undergraduate residence hall. The community holds Friday prayers at 1:15 pm at the Tufts Interfaith Center throughout the academic year, as well as other regular spiritual and educational programs throughout the semester. More information can be found on the Muslim Chaplaincy website.<\/p>\n

Welcome, and I look forward to welcoming you to the Tufts Jumbo family!<\/p>\n

- Khan Shairani, Ph.D., Muslim Chaplain<\/p>\n

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