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Putting aside all of the urgent demands to feed that part of you that you draw upon when you are having trouble, is one of the hardest activities for students to manage, says Nava Ashraf, a resident tutor in Mather House. Through her conversations with Matherites and others, Ashraf realized that in addition to time constraints students are also limited by a shortage of appropriate space where they would feel comfortable meditating or praying...
...Ashraf recalls a talk last April with John A. Hulsey 03-04, then a Mather sophomore, where they both expressed concern that the House community did not provide space to pray, reflect, meditate or generally relax. Ashraf also heard from students who pointed out the lack of options for people who are unsure about their ties to organized religions and would feel uncomfortable praying at Memorial Church. Her idea for a multi-faith meditation room came from Ashrafs own affiliation to the Bahai faith which supports Bahai centers with prayer rooms where people of all faiths are welcome to pray...
With space already at a premium, progress in finding a spot for the Meditation Room was slower than Ashraf had hoped. However, after the events of Sept. 11 highlighted how valuable an interfaith spiritual space would be, the meditation room became a higher house priority and Ashraf secured a spot. Even so, with decorating decisions still to be made, the room is not slated to open until reading period in January. This is actually good timing, says Ashraf, because students will be able to access the meditation room during their times of greatest stress...
...four laborers to leave with them. At dusk, villagers hear short bursts of gunfire. The next morning, a policeman reports that soldiers killed six "hard-core" militants during the search and a subsequent skirmish; three soldiers were injured. Four of the dead are later identified as Shawkat Ahmed, Mohammed Ashraf, Mohammed Sultan and Altaf Ahmed, all from the neighboring area of Rafiaabad. (The two others are not named.) District magistrate Sheikh Mohammed Hussain later admits the four were unarmed civilians, and promises $2,123 to each of their families as compensation and a job to a relative...
...Faruk Ashraf Khan...