VCOM - Auburn 2017 Yearbook

MMSA Muslim Medical Students Association

Samna Rasheed, President; Nimrah Patail, Vice President; Amber Bux, Secretary; Karam Natsheh, Treasurer; Siraj Abdullah, DO, Faculty Advisor 2017

T he Medical Muslim Student Association (MMSA) had an eventful last block because Ramadan coincided with the final four weeks of the block. This made for a wonderful opportunity to share the significance of the important religious tenet of fasting, which is a shared practice across many belief systems. At the beginning of Ramadan, brief message about the start of Ramadan and some of the aims of fasting: to develop discipline, patience and gratitude. MMSA also held a “Fastathon Dinner” where students and staff members were invited to participate in fasting for a day (as much as they wanted to). At the end of the day, everyone was invited to join the group for dinner and were encouraged to donate MMSA provided a courtesy breakfast on campus with a

either one canned food item or $1 that was donated to the East Alabama Food Bank. In collaboration with the Auburn Islamic Center, the MMSA also hosted a volunteer opportunity to help the mosque sort and package a large quantity of staple food items into boxes to distribute to local families. All in all, it was an engaging block and the Medical Muslim Student Association hopes to continue the momentum into the next school year!

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