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Eastern Illinois Islamic Center (EIIC) was established in order to build an Islamic Center in Charleston, IL. Eastern Illinois University hosts Muslim faculty, staff, and students from a variety of different countries. In addition, Charleston and surrounding areas host many of our community members. A space is needed to promote Islam and exercise our faith as well as to establish a strong community in Eastern Illinois.
The project is launched and directed by EIU faculty, Dr. Hasan F. Mavi, Dr. Belayet Khan, Dr. Ahmed Abou-Zaid, Dr. Toqeer A. Israr, and Dr. Abidalrahman Moh’d. InshaAllah, our dream to establish a dedicated space became a reality with the help of Allah (swt) and dua (prayer) and the support of friends and family in Charleston and beyond.
AlhamdulillaAllah, on November 5th, 2021, EIIC purchased a property to renovate and dedicate it as a Muslim Campus House next to Eastern Illinois University (EIU). Even though the building is not fully functional, the living room is serving as a community prayer area on Fridays.
SPecific Location
SPecific Location
EIIC Campus House is located on the 9th street which goes through the edge of EIU campus.
Parking
Parking
We have a parking spot next to EIIC Campus House (colored blue). Red colored spaces are the parking spots belong to Eastern Illinois University (EIU).
Dr. Hasan Mavi is a professor in Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation department since 2008. He is originally from Turkey. Dr. Mavi teaches mostly physical education teacher education courses for the undergraduate students and research/statistics for the graduate students. Dr. Mavi is also involved with the Muslim Student Association at EIU. The idea of Islamic Center idea was always alive in Charleston community. With the new community members, establishing an Islamic Center in Charleston, IL will be great achievement. He lives in Charleston, IL with wife and three kids.
Dr. Belayet Khan is a retired Emeritus Faculty who still teaches one or two classes each semester at EIU. Dr. Khan taught more than 30 years in the Department of Geology and Geography at Eastern Illinois University. His special academic interests are in the areas of environmental issues, meteorology, climatology, conservation, culture, and pollution studies. Apart from professional activities, he is locally involved with the Muslim student community and he is a frequent guest speaker at the university. Belayet Khan continues to live in Charleston, Illinois. His family members include his wife and three children.
Dr. Ahmed Abou-Zaid (person with white jacket on the picture) is a professor in the department of economics. Dr. Abou-Zaid is originally from Egypt. He teaches graduate as well as undergraduate courses (such as Advanced Macroeconomics, Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, Theory and Research, International Economics and Finance). Dr. Abou-Zaid is also involved with the Muslim Student Association at EIU. He resides in Charleston, IL with wife and three children.
Dr. Toqeer Israr (person with sunglasses) is an Assistant Professor at School of Technology at Eastern Illinois University since 2014. Dr. Israr is a Canadian citizen with Pakistani background. He regularly teaches graduate and undergraduate courses (such as Multimedia and Web Technology, Big Data and Hadoop, Database Security and Reliability, Total Quality System, Mobile App Development) in technology department. His expertise is Software Engineering. Dr. Israr live in Charleston with his wife and two children.
Dr. Abidalrahman Moh'd (person with the striped t-shirt) is a faculty member at the department of mathematics and computer science (CSM 4985; CSM2170; MAT 2120G). He is a Canadian citizen with Jordanian background. Dr. Moh'd teaches computer science classes and his research interest includes machine learning, data mining, natural language processing, and cryptography. Dr. Abidalrahman Moh'd is the newest community member (since August 2018). He lives in Charleston with his wife and two children.
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