Barbara R. von Schlegell

Visiting Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Ursinus College
Fellow, Penn Middle East Center

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  Directions to the Overbrook Mosque/Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship

OVERBROOK MOSQUE (BAWA MUHAYIDDEEN FELLOWSHIP)
5820 Overbrook Ave. Philadelphia , PA (215) 879-6300

If you are not accompanying a class trip and, as a friendly non-Muslim, you want to visit, you must call them to let them know you are coming. They welcome visitors. More info: http://www.bmf.org/

FROM PENN CAMPUS (CITY STREET WAY)

TAKE WALNUT GOING EAST UNTIL IT DEAD-ENDS AT 63RD (COBBS CREEK PARKWAY). TAKE A RIGHT ON 63RD. FOLLOW 63RD PAST LANCASTER AVE. TAKE A RIGHT ON ROUTE 1/CITY AVE. TAKE A RIGHT ON TO 59TH. TAKE FIRST LEFT ONTO OVERBROOK AVE. THE MOSQUE IS IN A LARGE STONE HOUSE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF STREET WITH WHITE COLUMNS OUT FRONT. PARK ON STREET IN FRONT OF MOSQUE OR ON SIDE STREETS.

FROM PENN CAMPUS (FREEWAY)

TAKE 76 WEST. TAKE EXIT FOR ROUTE 1/CITY AVE. (FREEWAY SPLITS SLIGHTLY BEFORE THIS – TAKE LEFT FORK.) FOLLOW CITY AVE. STRAIGHT 2 MILES. AT ST. JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY THERE IS A CONCRETE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE STREET.

TAKE THE FIRST LEFT AFTER THIS BRIDGE ON TO CARDINAL AVE. TAKE FIRST RIGHT AT STOP SIGN ONTO OVERBROOK AVE.

THE MOSQUE IS IN A LARGE STONE HOUSE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF STREET WITH WHITE COLUMNS OUT FRONT. PARK ON STREET IN FRONT OF MOSQUE OR ON SIDE STREETS.

BY SEPTA TRAIN (R5)

TAKE THE R5 FROM 30TH STREET STATION. THE FIRST STOP IS OVERBROOK. THE TRAIN TAKES 10 MINUTES. THE MOSQUE IS A FEW BLOCKS FROM THE STATION. FROM THE OVERBROOK STATION WALK UP TO ROUTE 1/CITY AVE. GO RIGHT ON TO CITY AVE. TURN RIGHT ON TO FIRST STREET (AT THE BIG ‘EXECUTIVE’ APT. BUILDING). THIS IS OVERBROOK AVE. FOLLOW IT TO 5820 ON YOUR RIGHT. THE MOSQUE IS IN A LARGE STONE HOUSE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF STREET WITH WHITE COLUMNS OUT FRONT.

DRESS: Men should wear loose pants, long sleeves. Women should bring a head scarf and wear loose pants or long skirts, long sleeves.

 

 

 

             
                 
                 
                 
                 

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