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Each year, Michigan State University celebrates Black History Month throughout the month of February. Units across MSU will be hosting events on campus and virtually throughout the month.

Michigan State University this year marks the 30th anniversary of the Jewish Studies Program, part of The Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel.

a href= https://broadmuseum.msu.edu/ target= _blank The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum /a at Michigan State University announced the additions of

Michigan State University has received a $228,000 grant from the Templeton Religion Trust to fund a multi-year, multi-national, multi-faceted research project on “Science, Art and Faith: Architectural Heritage and Islam.”

Mohammad Hassan Khalil’s profile on The Conversation

1. Why is Ramadan called Ramadan? Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and lasts either 29 or 30 days, depending on when the new crescent moon is, or should be, visible. The Arabic term Ramadan connotes intense heat. It seems that in pre-Islamic Arabia, Ramadan was the name of a scorching hot summer month. In the Islamic calendar, however, the timing of Ramadan varies from year to year. This year Ramadan begins in most places on April 13. An Islamic year is roughly 11 days...