<p>I'm looking for colleges with Muslim-friendly climates and Islamic centers. I have found that it is a rather difficult endeavor to sort through academically strong colleges in order to find the ones that would provide me with these things. I don't want to go to a college where I'm going to be ogled at constantly or won't be able to find halal meals. </p>
<p>Any help you could grant me would much appreciated. Thank you.</p>
<p>I highly doubt you’ll have to worry about being ogled at at good universities.</p>
<p>Anyways, for halal and kosher food, look into BU, Brandeis, NYU, probably all the Ivies. For “Muslim-friendly” climates just look for universities where a large portion of the students are muslim. I know that Brandeis does have quite a bit.</p>
<p>Use SEARCH feature, there are thread about colleges that offer halal meals. If you can eat kosher meat that will expand your possibilities.</p>
<p>Thanks! That’s all very helpful!</p>
<p>I do hope I won’t get ogled at . . . I have to deal with it a lot where I live, and I do hope to be largely rid of that. People act like they’ve never seen a Muslim woman before!</p>
<p>If you are in Michigan, probably some of the state universities there.</p>
<p>U Chicago.</p>
<p>If you live in California, UCI. Emory is very good towards Muslims (my roommate first semester was a very religious Muslim and she loved how accommodating the school was in all aspects as well as the outstanding community both at the school and in the greater ATL area).</p>
<p>Here’s an article from the NYT that might interest you: <a href=“Muslims Enroll at Catholic Colleges in Growing Numbers - The New York Times”>Muslims Enroll at Catholic Colleges in Growing Numbers - The New York Times;
<p>Try Wellesley. There are lots of Muslims there and no male students, so you’re unlikely to be ogled. At move-in day for my D, I saw several veiled students, including two student leaders who gave presentations to the parents, so I don’t think you’d stand out in any way.</p>
<p>ETA: Okay, I just checked Wellesley’s dining hall website. One hall, Stone-Davis, does serve halal meat. (Unfortunately, according to my daughter, that one also has the worst food!). Pomeroy has a strict kosher dining hall (with great food, according to my daughter) and I know the rules for halal are similar but you would know whether they are the same.</p>
<p>Rice has Halal/Kosher dining (for lunch) and a sizable muslim community.</p>
<p>well, on the other end of the school size spectrum… Grinnell College has a halal station in the dining hall and has a Muslim prayer leader listed as being on the staff of its “Center for Religion, Spirituality and Social Justice.”</p>
<p>I looked around more on the website, and they have a Friday Muslim Prayer Group and a Muslim Students Association.</p>
<p>^Most muslims (i.e. everyone I know) eat kosher stuff- it’s usually seen the same as halal. So when talking about dining, any college with a good kosher meal hall would be worth mentioning.</p>