MENA Cultural Center Events Calendar

Monday, January 26, 2026

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  Smash Tournament - Students Organize for Syria

  6:00 - 8:30 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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  Henna w/ Palestine Children's Relief Fund

  Recurring

  4:00 - 7:00 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, January 29, 2026

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  Henna w/ Palestine Children's Relief Fund

  Recurring

  4:00 - 7:00 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

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  Vision Board Making - Pre-Health Latino Undergraduate Society

  6:30 - 8:00 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, February 5, 2026

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  POSTPONED - TBD in March - Dinner on Us - Celebrating Africa w/ BNAACC (Black History Month)

  6:00 - 9:00 pm

  TBA

  • Other

Friday, February 6, 2026

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  Chai and Chill - Assyrian Student Association

  6:30 - 8:00 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, February 13, 2026

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  Social Gathering - Ahlul-Bayt Association

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, February 16, 2026

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  Embedded Coaching - Career Center

  2:30 - 4:30 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Monday, March 2, 2026

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  Embedded Coaching - Career Center

  2:30 - 4:30 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

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  Fasting Traditions - Ramadan w/ PCRF, MSA, & SSA

  All Day

  YMCA - Latzer and Murphy

  • Religious/Cultural

Thursday, March 5, 2026

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  Coffee Mug Decorating w/ Lebanese Student Association

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, March 6, 2026

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  International Women's Day (Women's History Month)

  12:00 - 5:00 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other
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  Dinner on Us - International Dinner

  6:00 - 8:00 pm

  YMCA - Latzer Hall

  • Other

Thursday, March 12, 2026

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  3rd Annual Physics Fast-a-Thon

  6:00 - 9:00 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, March 13, 2026

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  Spring Break Interfaith Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit

  Recurring

  All Day

  Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126

  • Other

Saturday, March 14, 2026

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  Spring Break Interfaith Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit

  Recurring

  All Day

  Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126

  • Other

Sunday, March 15, 2026

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  Spring Break Interfaith Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit

  Recurring

  All Day

  Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126

  • Other

Monday, March 16, 2026

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  Spring Break Interfaith Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit

  Recurring

  All Day

  Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126

  • Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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  Spring Break Interfaith Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit

  Recurring

  All Day

  Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126

  • Other

Friday, March 20, 2026

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  Nowruz w/ Iranian Heritage Foundation (MENA Heritage Month)

  6:00 - 8:00 pm

  Student Union

  • Religious/Cultural

Thursday, March 26, 2026

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  Game Night w/ Campus Chai

  6:00 - 9:00 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

Saturday, March 28, 2026

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  Resource Fair - Salaam @ Student Union

  10:00 am - 2:00 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, March 30, 2026

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  Embedded Coaching - Career Center

  8:30 am

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Thursday, April 2, 2026

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  Arabic Calligraphy (MENA Heritage Month)

  6:00 - 8:00 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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  Turkish Lamps and Sahlep w/ Illini Union Courtyard (MENA Heritage Month)

  6:00 - 8:00 pm

  Student Union Illini Courtyard

  • Other

Monday, April 13, 2026

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  Embedded Coaching - Career Center

  2:30 - 4:30 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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  Dinner on Us - Celebrating Al-Andalus: How Islamic Iberia Lives on in Arabic and Hebrew (MENA Heritage Month)

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  TBA

  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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  Dinner on Us - Red Sea Coffee & Tea w/ International Education (MENA Heritage Month)

  5:30 - 7:00 pm

  Asian American Cultural Center 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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  Game Night w/ Campus Chai

  6:00 - 9:00 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, April 24, 2026

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  Dinner on Us - Qatar Foundation Arabic Debates - Regional Competition

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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  Dinner on Us - Mizrahi Night: MENA's Indigenous Jewish Communities - TBD

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  TBD

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, June 11, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Friday, June 12, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Saturday, June 13, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Sunday, June 14, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Monday, June 15, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Thursday, June 18, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Friday, June 19, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other
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  Juneteenth - Omar bin Said's Arabic Slave Narrative

  11:00

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Saturday, June 20, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Sunday, June 21, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Monday, June 22, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Thursday, June 25, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Friday, June 26, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Saturday, June 27, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Sunday, June 28, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Monday, June 29, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Thursday, July 2, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Friday, July 3, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Saturday, July 4, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Sunday, July 5, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Monday, July 6, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Thursday, July 9, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Friday, July 10, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Saturday, July 11, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Sunday, July 12, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Monday, July 13, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Thursday, July 16, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Friday, July 17, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Saturday, July 18, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Sunday, July 19, 2026

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  World Cup - International Cafe

  Recurring

  All Day

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other