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You don’t compromise on your faith, but try to introduce your culture, your faith to others…Be proud of your Islamic faith, Islamic culture, and Islamic identity.

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Well, being a UConn Muslim, I feel like it wouldn't be the same without this masjid.

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Everyone belongs in the ICUC and MSA (the Muslim community). Everyone is friendly and likes to help each other. You will definitely find your own group within this community.

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When I moved here from Massachusetts, I joined this community, and I was just absolutely astounded by just how large the community was, how well connected the community was. Alhamdulilah I'm very, very proud to have been able to join it and contribute.

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Take initiative. And make sure that what you're doing is going to unite the community and that what you're going to do is going to please Allah (SWT) first and foremost and, you know, بركة في الجماعة (blessing in the group), as we would say.

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This is a blessing for us to have this central location where students can come meet and be surrounded by other Muslims, be surrounded by this Islamic environment.

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What I loved the most at that time is the true meaning of global Muslims: that in the prayer, we see Muslims from Pakistan, to Iran, to Egypt, to Saudia Arabia--all over the world subhanaAllah. And you can count in any Friday prayer, like at ICUC right now, more than 40 nationalities.

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I really strongly recommend that everyone be able to get to know one another, develop a great sense of community on campus at the ICUC, because those relationships you gain at the ICUC will carry with you after your college degree.

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