IOWA CITY – A Muslim student group at the University of Iowa is celebrating after the school set aside rooms specifically for Muslims to pray in.
The University of Iowa Muslim Student Association announced today that an inauguration for its new prayer space will be held.
“Don’t forget to stop by at 5 pm today for the prayer space inauguration!” the group said via social media. Â The event will be held in the IMU Theatre.
The University of Iowa Muslim Student Association’s purpose and objectives is to “strive to serve and please Allah in the best way possible through the Guidance of the Qur’an”, part of which means praying often. Accommodations had previously been made in the Iowa Student Union in various rooms.
Some Muslim students at Iowa claimed there was no safe place to pray on campus, leading to officials setting aside these two rooms to accommodate them.
Former university offices have been altered to become Muslim prayer rooms. Â There was no announcement as to where these rooms are, specifically, on campus; that announcement may come at tonight’s inauguration. Â There will be a room for men and a room for women. Â Muslims are required to pray up to five times per day.
