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Dining halls begin providing Halal options Meals offered for students observing Ramadan this year By Uzair Qhavi
uzair.qhavi@marquette.edu
Although Marquette University has been providing dining options for vegetarian and meat eaters, they haven’t offered Halal dining options for Ramadan in the past few years. “Zabiha food is a term used in Islamic dietary law. It is a term which indicates that an animal has been slaughtered according to Islamic dietary requirements on cleanliness, ritual slaughter of food, and our connection to the earth and God,” Sameer Ali, a Muslim campus minister at Marquette University, said. The intent is to minimize the animal’s suffering and provide a humane way of slaughtering. The meat must also be free from impurities and processed according to Islamic dietary laws. Starting March 23, there will be Zabiha halal options at Schroder Dining Hall during lunch (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.) and dinner (6 p.m. – 9 p.m.). There will be additional to-go options for students to begin their fast with or for a latenight meal. Students will need to ask for halal meat separately in the dining hall and will be presented with the option of chicken or beef. Campus ministry will
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also provide snacks and water bottles for students to break their fast near the Muslim prayer room throughout the month. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and a time when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. During this time, they stay away from food, drink and other physical needs and instead focus on spiritual reflection and
devotion to God. During Ramadan, it is a time for spiritual purification and getting closer to God, so consuming halal food is an important process for some. Additionally, consuming haram (forbidden) food — items that are prohibited or considered sinful under Islamic dietary laws such as alcohol and pork— during Ramadan may in-
validate the fast and potentially take away the spiritual benefits. Thus, Muslims work to ensure that the food they consume throughout Ramadan and the year is halal. Melanie Vianes, general manager of Sodexo at Marquette, said dining services is happy to offer Halal options on campus starting during Ramadan. Vianes
said Sodexo partnered with Ali and Campus Ministry to determine how to best fit the needs of students. “Prior to 2020, we also offered Halal options by request and are grateful we can provide this option once again. We look forward to continuing our See HALAL page 2
MU archives to curate collection of James Foley’s work
Photos, writings of Marquette alum to be compiled by 2024 By Sophia Tiedge
sophia.tiedge@marquette.edu
After journalist and Marquette alum James Foley was murdered by Islamic State militants in 2014, Marquette has been working to keep his
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legacy alive for generations to come. Marquette librarians, administration, friends and family are working to get some parts of his work in the archives by 2024, the 10th anniversary of James’ death. James’ friend, Tom Durkin, research and grant coordinator for the Center of Peacemaking at Marquette, had a collection
of papers that James wrote when he was held captive in Libya. Durkin said he was worried about keeping these papers in good condition. This gave Durkin the idea to archive James’ work. “I had a long talk with Diane Foley about wanting to preserve Jim’s work. She gave me suitcases full of Jim’s stuff, and I started organizing it,”
Durkin said. Durkin and Diane Foley, James’ mom, went to Marquette’s Raynor library staff to propose the idea and Durkin said the library staff showed great interest in archiving James’ work. “I considered Jim my best friend, and I didn’t realize the thirst and hunger for what he produced, because he was
just my buddy. It’s been overwhelming knowing how much Marquette cares about this,” Durkin said. Katie Blank, Marquette digital records archivist, said there are physical and digital items from James’ childhood, personal and professional life in the collection. This includes audiovisual materials, paper
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