{"id":521,"date":"2023-06-26T18:09:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T18:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/?page_id=521"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:44:23","slug":"muslim-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/communities\/muslim-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim Life at Vassar"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style><div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/06\/as-salamu-alaykum-1-1024x302.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-526\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:512px;height:151px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/06\/as-salamu-alaykum-1-1024x302.png 1024w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/06\/as-salamu-alaykum-1-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/06\/as-salamu-alaykum-1-768x227.png 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/06\/as-salamu-alaykum-1-1536x453.png 1536w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/06\/as-salamu-alaykum-1-220x65.png 220w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/06\/as-salamu-alaykum-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As-salamu alaykum!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">Whether you are Muslim, Muslim-ish, interested in Islam, or craving some kebabs or kofta, you have a place at our table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"module module--box module--note note--info\" style=\"padding: .5em; margin: 1em auto;\">\n  <div class=\"module__content\">\n  <div class=\"module__text deadlines__date\" style=\"text-align:center;\">Read the latest issue of the <a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/03\/Vassar-Muslim-Life_2024-25.pdf\">Muslim Life Newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Muslim Life at Vassar is centered around friendship, Subha, faith, activism, and learning. Our growing community is made up of individuals coming to Vassar from different parts of the world\u2014with a wide range of cultures, practices, politics, opinions, and understandings of what it means to be Muslim. The bonds built over home-cooked dinners at Pratt House and off-campus outings, tested and strengthened over these four years, will last a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our students organize and implement much of the programming from leading Jummah prayers to organizing an immersive Ramadan experience. They hold space for each other through discussions over s\u2019mores, movie screenings, study breaks, trips off campus, dinners at Pratt House, and our Eid celebrations. And it is through their efforts that Muslim Life now has a dedicated Muslim prayer space and a full-time advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who is the Advisor for Muslim Student Life?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/10\/436779-saba-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of a person outdoors by the water, smiling beneath a patterned umbrella, wearing glasses and a headscarf.\" class=\"wp-image-1242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/10\/436779-saba-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/10\/436779-saba-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/10\/436779-saba-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/10\/436779-saba-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/religious-and-spiritual-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/10\/436779-saba.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of the subject.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Saba Ali has deep roots in the Hudson Valley Muslim community, where she helped support community-building efforts with the Mid-Hudson Islamic Association and Masjid Al-Mutakabbir. She has also worked as a reporter for the Poughkeepsie Journal and as a freelance writer covering topics related to the Muslim American experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saba is always happy to make time for students and wants to help make your time at Vassar both comfortable and memorable. She can be reached at <strong><a>sabaali@vassar.edu<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"tel:+18454375577\">(845) 437-5577<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As-salamu alaykum! Whether you are Muslim, Muslim-ish, interested in Islam, or craving some kebabs or kofta, you have a place at our table. Read the latest issue of the Muslim Life Newsletter Muslim Life at Vassar is centered around friendship, Subha, faith, activism, and learning. 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