San Diego State University Chapter of the American Islamic Council's student-led initiative- Project Nur. We seek to bring the mission of AIC to the SDSU campus through providing student leadership opportunities and a culturally pluralistic campus community. Project Nur is an inclusive space where civic-minded students of all backgrounds can come together to explore the complexity of the Muslim co
mmunity and Muslim identity and simultaneously work together on issues affecting all human beings. While we encourage Muslim leadership, our leaders and members are both from within and outside the Muslim community. Project Nur is again distinct in that it emphasizes civic action, but does so with the goal of forging a cohesive and mutually respectful multicultural community. Moreover, Project Nur transcends mere discourse and dialogue through action-based undertakings addressing issues that equally affect all communities. It is Project Nur’s belief that only in taking action with different people, addressing issues affecting all humans, do we truly come to understand the meaning and reality of co-existence. In sum, Project Nur aims to invigorate an activist spirit in and beyond the American-Muslim student community, cultivate intercultural understanding through civic undertakings, and challenge the perception of a monolithic Muslim community.
