Office of International Student Services Newsletter

Week of September 18th 2007

 Volume V, Number 3

In This Issue

· Mentor Activity: Movie at Block E

Important Information

· Notice for students transitioning from F-1 to H-1
· Print Management for Students
· September 19 is Deadline for Health Insurance Waiver

Upcoming Activities

· Sep 20 - Amnesty International
· Sep 29 - Renaissance Festival
· Oct 1-5 - International Week

Interesting Articles

· Local Masjid Information for Ramadan
· Employers Line Up to Recruit Students
· Leadership Organization is Accepting Applications
 

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Local Masjid Information

Masjid An-Nur
1729 Lyndale Ave. North
Minneapolis, MN 55411
612.521.1749

Imam: Makram El-Amin

Bus Routes: Take the UST shuttle to downtown Minneapolis. Once downtown, walk to Nicollet Ave and 7th St. Near that intersection will be a bus stop. You will want to take Bus 22 northbound to get to this Masjid.

Masjid Al-Rahman
8910 Old Cedar Ave. South
Bloomington, MN 55425
952.883.0044

Br. Ikram-Ulhaq

Prayer Times as of March 16th:
First Khutba 12:45 PM
First Prayer 1:15 PM
Second Khutba 1:45 PM
Second Prayer 2:15 PM

Bus Routes: Take either the 21 or 53 westbound to the Midtown Light Rail Station. Take the Light Rail to the Mall of America station. There you will be able to take the 539 westbound bus to this Masjid.

Masjid Al-Huda
2534 Central Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55418
612.782.3883

Imam: Dr. Farooq Samara’i

Bus Routes: Take UST shuttle to Minneapolis. Once in Minneapolis, you will want to walk don 11th Street down to 3rd Ave. There you should be able to catch the northbound 10 bus to this Masjid.


Dar Al-Farooq
983 17th Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
No number provided.

Sheikh Waleed Idris

Bus Routes: Take the 87 bus northbound from UST (bus stop located on Cleveland Ave.) Take the 87 and transfer to the 3 westbound at Como Ave and Cleveland Intersection. Tell the bus driver that you need to get off at Como Ave and 17th Ave. You will then need to walk two blocks south to this Mosque.

For bus information and times, visit www.metrotransit.com