No. The MSA exists so Muslim students have a community and that is the heart of it, but anyone at Whitehall who respects that is welcome to come, help out, and be part of what we do. Plenty of people already have.

Yes. Dhuhr is prayed every day from 1:15 to 1:35 in the auditorium. Get a prayer form from the Main Office once and then just come. You do not need to be in the MSA to use it.

Food first, always. After that, every meeting is different. Some are for planning what is coming up. Some are just for having fun and catching up with everybody. Some are games the whole hour with no agenda at all. And during Ramadan they are for coming together around it, praying, sitting with each other, and getting through the month as a group.

You are not walking into a lecture, and nobody is going to put you on the spot. Sit, eat, see what you think.

No. Come when you can. It is highly recommended though, because that is how you actually end up part of the community instead of somebody who turns up twice a year and does not know anybody.

If you said you would be somewhere and cannot make it, just tell someone. That is the whole ask.

Nothing to join. Nothing to attend. Ever. The food is free too.

The only thing that ever costs money is the end-of-year trip, and the club fundraises the bus itself so that stays as low as possible. If cost is ever a problem for you, text the President privately. It gets handled quietly and it is nobody else’s business.

Yes. You can get service hours through us toward the requirement you need to graduate. Whitehall requires 12 hours across all four years.

They are real logged and signed hours, not a favour. Work a fundraiser table, help set up a movie night, come to a service day. Ask Jibril to log it the same day and it is done.

Come anyway. Someone will meet you at the door, introductions go around the whole room so you will hear everyone’s name, and food is out before anything starts. Most of us walked in exactly the same way.

Yes. Please do. They do not have to be Muslim and they do not have to be a member of anything. That is how almost everyone here found this club in the first place.

Yes. There is girls’ leadership. If you are not comfortable bringing something to a guy in leadership, you do not have to. There is someone on the girls’ side who will take your issue or your concern and get it straight to the President for you.

Nothing gets lost and nothing gets awkward. We also run sister-only sessions when people want them. Bring it up with the Vice President.

No worries at all. This is a place for all of us to come, and a safe place for all of us to learn. That is genuinely what it is for.

Nobody is checking, nobody is quizzing you, and nobody is going to make you feel bad about where you are at. Half the room is somewhere in the middle. Come as you are.

Text the President privately. You do not have to bring it up in front of a room.

Most of what we run came from a member. If it is a good one you will probably get asked to help run it, which is also how people end up in leadership.

Show up consistently. Volunteer. Ask what roles are available and how you can get involved. That is the whole path, and it is open to anybody.

Roles open at the start of each year and get filled on readiness, not on popularity. Doing the unglamorous jobs well is what actually gets noticed.

Twice a month after school, 3:00 to 4:00, usually Room E103 or the library. Exact dates go out in the WhatsApp group and on Instagram.

Yes, always. That is not something you have to ask about or check here.