Photos: Yasir Qadhi, Khalid Latif, & Hisham Mahmoud
Salam Alaikum, InshAllah looking forward to the MSA EZ conference this weekend. Try to make it with your friends inshAllah. I plan on working the registration tables Friday – see you there!
Amazing speakers + zabiha food + halal friends = EZ MSA Conference
(from MSA email)
The response for this year’s East Zone has been AMAZING, mashallah!
Just wanted to give you all some logistical announcements for East Zone in Newark, NJ this Friday!
1) There are 26 Single Bed rooms left at the price of $120 per registrant
Registration ONLINE is closed so its a first-come first-serve basis!
2) FREE PARKING is included WITH your registration cost (pre-registered or on-site) at the Edison Parking Lot (intersection of New St. and Broad St. in front of military park. The lot is ONE BLOCK north of the hotel (do not use the hotel lot or the NJPAC lot because parking will not be available).
Also note: because most cities have amazingly irritating one-way rules, the lot is on a one-way street so once you see it, just go around the block and get your FREE PARKING.
MOST IMPORTANTLY: You will only get FREE PARKING if you show your MSA EZ badge when you’re leaving the lot. When you park, let them know you are with EZ BUT you will only get FREE Parking if you SHOW your badge when you leave the lot.
If you do NOT have your badge, be prepared to arrange with a friend to have him/her bring their badge OR pay full price.
3) Please be aware that on the MAIN FLOOR, there are only TWO BATHROOMS (One for each gender with 3 stall/wash stations in each bathroom)
Please be prepared to go to your hotel rooms for wudu if the lines are long. For the sake of all attendants being on time for conference-scheduled salats, if you do have a hotel room or a friend with a room, please do wudu there.
4) ALL SALATS will be in the Pennsylvania Room.
When it is time for “cuisine” break, please be aware the Brother’s will eat in that room also (prayer sheets will be removed at that time, of course) and the sister’s will be eating in the MAIN BALLROOM. PLEASE KEEP IT CLEAN! 
5) ACTION HOUR will allow an opportunity to feed the homeless with conference “cuisine” during a conference break, please stay tuned to further details.
6) To accommodate our speakers and the BEST topics available, the programming has been changing each day to ensure that this conference is an absolute success, INSHALLAH. The program will be out soon and we thank everyone for their patience.
7) In case you were wondering….
EZ Food Menu (Note Entire Menu is Zabihah Halal)
Friday Dinner
Biriyani Rice and Tandoori Chicken
Friday Entertainment Session
Samosas
Saturday Breakfast
Bagels and Cream Cheese
Saturday Lunch
Chinese – General Tso Chicken
Saturday Dinner
NYC Platters – The Famous 53rd and 6th
Sunday Breakfast
Bagels and Cream Cheese
Sunday Lunch
Fried Chicken & Taquitos
7) Be prepared for amazing food, outstanding speakers, a dedicated host state!
We can only hope we can provide the necessary knowledge to work on our faith individually and our community as a whole. WE CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL THIS FRIDAY APRIL 4TH THROUGH SUNDAY APRIL 6TH FOR ANOTHER INCREDIBLE EAST ZONE CONFERENCE!
Special message from conference chair: http://youtube.com/watch?v
WaSalaamu Alaykum
NJMSA/EZ Team
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