Archive for the ‘Youth Development’ Category
Administrator on June 28th, 2011
Makkah Masjid is pleased to invite you to an inter-active workshop on ‘Shariah and compatibility with Western values’. Amongst others, the workshop will be facilitated by Imam of Makkah Masjid, Qari Asim.
The objectives of the worskhop are:
• Understand what is meant by Shariah and the different perspectives
• Understand examples of living Islam within a Western
context
• Be able to deal with real situations and dilemmas
Date & Time: Sunday 3 July 2011, 5-7pm
Venue: Woodsley Community Centr, 64 Woodsley Road, Leeds LS3 1DU
Administrator on May 11th, 2011
Imam of Makkah Mosque, Qari Muhammad Asim, has written a book on Mosques and Youth Engagement.
The book/toolkit can potentially revolutionaries the relationship of young people in Mosques, creating our Mosques as community hubs for social action, safe spaces for young people in particular those disengaged & vulnernable, and as hospitals for spiritual healing.
The purpose of the toolkit is:
- To increase the influence of young people in decision making,
- To improve and increase programmes that caters for the needs of young people,
- To increase the leadership development of young people and opportunity to lead on projects.
The toolkit contains key findings from a number of workshops held in Mosques and Islamic centres throughout the country to ascertain reasons for lack of participation of youth in British mosques as well as share some best practice models which have been discovered.
Download your copy of the toolkit by visiting the following link:
http://minab.org.uk/projects/youth-engagement/mosques-a-youth-engagement-guidelines-and-toolkit
Administrator on May 7th, 2011
Two revolutionary toolkits on how UK Mosques could better engage with young people and women is being launched on 8th May at a major national conference organised by the British Muslim Forum (BMF) in partnership with UK’s Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board (MINAB) at Nawaab Banqueting Suite, Manchester.
The Toolkits contain key findings from a number of workshops held in mosques and Islamic centres across the country which explored reasons on the lack of participation of women and young people in British mosques as well as examples of best practices.
The Toolkits were devised by a young Imam, Qari Asim who is based at the Makkah Masjid in Leeds in his capacity as Chair of MINAB’s Youth Committee. Qari Asim said: “The workshops held throughout the country highlighted a number of powerful examples of mosques being sources of community harmony, cohesion and platforms for dialogue.”
“These two MINAB toolkits contain practical solutions, which if implemented, can go a long way in turning British Mosques into more inclusive and engaging local institutions whereby, they become centres of excellence and civic engagement for the benefit of all”, he said.
The Chair of MINAB, Maulana Shahid Raza OBE said: “The pastoral needs of young Muslims have considerably changed in the last 15 years and it is encouraging to see that an increasing numbers of British Mosques are providing extensive services to the Muslim community. The Muslim community must aspire to recreate the mosques as places buzzing with spiritual blessing and of care and compassion for men, women, young, old and people of other faiths in our communities.”
“A multi-functional mosque would be better placed to serve the increasingly complex needs of young Muslims and better equipped to guide the younger generations that might be wrestling with ideas and personalities;” he said.
Maulana Nisar Ahmed Baig, Chairman of the British Muslim Forum said: “We are delighted to have worked with the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board to launch this toolkit and disseminate it throughout the country for the benefit of all Mosques”.
Administrator on May 1st, 2011
Makkah Masjid invites you to the following conference:
Effectively Engaging Women and Youth in Our Mosques
Date & Time: Sunday 8th May 2011, from 12pm till 4pm
Venue: Nawaab Banqueting Suite, 1008 Stockport Road, Manchester, M19 3WN
The conference has been organised by the British Muslim Forum in partnership with MINAB and will be held in Manchester. At the conference, the toolkit on Mosques & Youth Engagement, produced by Qari Muhammad Asim, the Imam of Leeds Makkah Mosque, will be launched.
The main aim of this conference is to launch two revolutionary toolkits on the extremely important issue of engagement of youth and women in our mosques.
The toolkits contain key findings from a number of workshops held in mosques and Islamic centres throughout the Country to ascertain reasons for lack of participation in our mosques as well as share some best practice models which have been discovered.
In the summary of both toolkits important recommendations are made, which if implemented, can go a long way in turning our mosques into more effective Islamic institutions that are vibrant, engaging and real community hubs.
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad will speak on the topic of Youth Engagement.
Please note that places are limited and attendance is by prior REGISTRATION only.
To book your FREE place, please use one of the registration methods listed below:
1 – Register online by visiting www.bmfonline.org
2 – Write to events@bmfonline.org
Administrator on April 25th, 2011
The Royal wedding of Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton is scheduled to take place at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011.
The government has encouraged communities to organise street parties to celebrate this happy occasion.
Islam attaches great importance to marriage, with traditions stating that “marriage is half of the Deen”. In a hadith, the Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon him) says:“Marriage is my way of living, whoever chose other than that is not one of mine.”
Every year hundreds of British Muslims get married and in Spring and Summer, there is hardly a weekend when someone we know is not getting married.
Many of our youngsters spend longer preparing for the wedding, as opposed to the married life ahead of them. Before getting married, many youngsters do not consider the challenges that a marriage throws up and how they can be resolved.
In order to understand the concept of marriage in Islam or the Art of Living Together, Leeds Makkah Masjid presents a seminar on “Introduction to Marriage”.
Marriage is about love, commitment, affection, mercy and hope, yet sometimes we struggle to find these elements in the lives of married people. Hence, we see many unhappy couples around us, such situation leading to break-ups many a times.
With divorce rates increasing and the importance of marriage decreasing, this course provides an opportunity to explore the true concept of marriage in Islam.
Topic: Introduction to Marriage
Date: Saturday 30 April 2011 at 3pm
Venue: Makkah Masjid 36 Thornville Road Leeds LS6 1JY
The seminar is FREE but attendance is via REGISTRATION ONLY. Prior to the event, for the purposes of gender ratio, food, space and any changes so as to notify attendees, we would be grateful if those interested in the course could register by contacting us at mail@makkahmasjid.co.uk
Administrator on October 21st, 2010
Mosques & Imams National Advisory Board (MINAB) is in holding a leadership development programme in Leeds on 6 & 7 November.
The Programme is FREE of charge and will also provide a certificate from the Institute for Leadership and Management to the attendees.
The leadership development programme shall cover the following 4/5 modules.
• Leadership Theory and Models
• Understanding Self and Emotional Intelligence
• Myers Briggs Personality Type Indicator – Understanding Self and others
• Giving and Receiving Feedback
• Inspirational Leadership in Practice
• Visioning (personal and community)
• Thinking strategically
• Conflict and Negotiation
• Understanding Power and Politics
For further details, please visit, www.minab.org.uk
Administrator on October 6th, 2010
Makkah Masjid in conjunction with Young Minds is holding Girls only Self-Defense/ Karate classes.
It is a 6 weeks FREE course taught by black belt lady instructor. The course will run until the end of October.
Time: Every Thursday 6-7:30pm
Venue: Woodsley Community Centre
64 Woodsley Road, Leeds LS3 1DU
Tel: 0113 244 2684
Administrator on September 27th, 2010
The Mosaic Leeds Leadership Board has organized an informal ‘drop in’ session for potential Leeds Mosaic Mentors. Mosaic is one of HRH Prince of Wales’ charities and was founded to create opportunities for young people and inspire them.
The Mosaic mentor network includes individuals drawn from a wide range of professions and backgrounds who can inspire and motivate young people to fulfill their potential by sharing their own experiences and discussing some of the challenges they might face.
What sets Mosaic apart from other mentoring schemes is the calibre of professionals on board. The immense changes Mosaic has made to many children and young adults throughout the region cannot be done without the continuous help of incredible role models.
The informal drop in session on Tuesday the 28th September between 6:30- 8:30 pm to find out in detail the opportunities available and also meet with existing Mosaic Mentors from in and around Yorkshire who have been working with Mosaic Yorkshire over the past few years.
The drop in session will also provide an opportunity to meet with some of the students which have received mentoring through Mosaic.
Event venue: The Hamara Centre Tempest Road Leeds LS11 6RD
This is an open invite to other professionals within Leeds who may like to get involved.
Chair of Mosaic Leeds, Qari Asim said: “This is a great initiative that bring together ‘role models’ that can raise the aspiration of our young people and motivate them to do well in their education.
The Mosaic mentoring network provides the professionals with an opportunity to give something back to their community and there is nothing more rewarding than inspiring the youth, that are the future. I hope that more and more professionals will join this mentoring scheme to make a profound difference in their community.
The Mosaic mentoring scheme is not too demanding on professionals as it only requires professional Mentors to commit to six hour long sessions in an academic year.”
Administrator on September 18th, 2010
Due to the overwhelming success of the first Youth Leadership residential, the MINAB Youth Committee, in conjunction with Makkah Masjid and Young Minds has organised a 3 day residential, between 24-26 September 2010, for young brothers involved in their Mosques or those who aspire to help their community through the masjid.
The MINAB Youth Leadership Programme aims to support young people involved in their Mosque, to increase their leadership skills, and knowledge to engage more effectively in the Mosque and community.
This residential links to the MINAB commitment to support the implementation of systems and processes to achieve greater participation of young people in the activities, including governance, for young people.
There will also be a visit to an outdoor activity site, the activities will include paintballing and team building games.
Dates: Friday 24 to Sunday 26 September 2010
Venue: YHA Coalbrookdale, 1 Paradise, Coalbrookdale, Telford, TF8 7NR
There are limited spaces on this residential so the applications will be considered on a first come first served basis.
Administrator on September 12th, 2010
The MINAB Youth Committee has organised a 3 day residential for young people involved in their Mosques.
The residential will take place in London on Friday 17 to Sunday 19 September.
For further details, please visit: www.minab.org.uk
The chair of the MINAB Youth Committee, Qari Asim, said: ‘This residential is a kind of an Eid present from MINAB to all the youth that are involved in their respective mosques. This residential will provide an ideal opportunity to young people to meet other brothers and sisters from across the country, visit some of the attractions in London and learn about being involved in decision making and service delivery at their mosques.”
