
Prayer & Dining
Here are some important prayer locations, Halal dining recommendations, housing information, and other useful resources.
Prayer Spaces
018 Champlin Hall
Brown Muslim Students' Center (BMSC)
The BMSC is a large space where Muslim students can come to pray, read Qur'an, access Islamic texts, study, and socialize. It has a small wudu station and kitchen for cooking halal food. To gain swipe access to the space, students must contact the BMSA.
201 Thayer St
Sciences Library
This small prayer room is located on the 12th floor of the Sciences Library. To use the space, students must request a key from the service desk on Level A.
69 Brown St
Page-Robinson Hall
This small prayer room is located at Room 412 on the 4th floor of Page-Robinson Hall. There is no process necessary to access the space.
103 Thayer St
New Dorm
This prayer room is located at New Dorm just inside the Vartan Gregorian Quad. To gain swipe access to the space, students must e-mail philip_torphy@brown.edu.
222 Richmond St
Alpert Medical School
This prayer room is inside the fitness center on the 4th floor of the Alpert Medical School, a few minutes away from Brown's main campus.
Note: This space is only available for the use of medical students.
121 South Main St
Public Health Building
This prayer room is located at Room 243B in the Public Health Building.
Halal Dining
333 Wickenden St
Jahunger
Jahunger is a Uyghur restaurant on Wickenden St. serving Zabiha Halal classic Uyghur and northwestern Chinese cuisine. Some of their dishes include spiced chicken stew, kavaap lamb skewers, hand-pulled laghman noodles and polo, a slow-cooked carrot, lamb, raisin and rice dish. Their only non-Halal dish is the Ding Ding Noodles.
Accommodations
Religious Housing Accommodations
Brown University Residential Life provides religious housing accommodations for students who need it. Accommodations for Muslim students range from rooms with semi-private bathrooms to suites with private bathrooms and kitchens for upperclassmen. Students will be given the option to submit an accommodation form through Residential Life before the Housing Lottery each year.