Attending BYU has ‘enriched’ their faith, religious minority students say

At a university where the majority of students identify themselves as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one might expect the experience of students of other faiths at BYU to be challenging, isolating and maybe even characterized by religious tension.

Still, at a recent panel discussion organized by the Student Advisory Council within BYU’s Student Service Association , four students of diverse faith traditions — Muslim, Protestant Christian and Hindu — spoke from their own experiences, openly sharing with their fellow students both the challenges they have faced and the growth in faith and strength they have obtained from being a religious minority at BYU.

Attending BYU as a religious minority has enriched Muslim BYU student Tala Alnasser’s devotion and rela