ANNOUNCEMENT

Spread the Word … Excitement is mounting about the forthcoming Youth Convention in Laudium !!!

The Union of Muslim Students Association (UMSA) and the Jamiatul Ulama jointly host an Annual Youth Convention. Last year over 3000 people attended the Convention, in Mackenzie Park, Benoni.The convention comprises of addresses by various guest speakers, a Question and Answer Session and Interactive Breakaway Sessions which deal with various current topics, and is an ideal opportunity to educate and shape the minds of the youth regarding; the present challenges faced by them, the various solutions to current concerns and issues, the rights and responsibilities of the youth, as well as the opportunities that are presented in the contemporary world.

It is also an opportunity to create a forum where youth from various regions and backgrounds can interact, share views and establish networks for the future development and progress of the Muslim Youth.This year, the Convention will take place at the Darus Salam Center in Laudium on the 13th May 2007, commencing at 9:00 AM and concluding at 4:30 PM.The theme for this years convention is “Muslim Youth in a Multi-Cultural Society”, and the title for the convention is “Hang in There!”

.Amongst the guest speakers expected to address the youth at the conference are:

Ml. Sulaiman Moolla (Imam –Houghton),

Ml Yaseen Mukaddam (ex-Imam from California, USA),

Ml. Abbas Hlatywayo(Imam – Soweto),

Ml. Ibrahim Bham (Imam –Newtown ,Jhb)

Hfz. Abdur-Rahman Layly (MSA),

Hfz. Irshad Vawda (MSA),

Br. Uwais Ahmad (Student from Laudium),

Sheikh Ali Yusuf (Teacher at CIS, Laudium),

Dr. R. Moosa (Comedian),

Br. Hashim Amla (South African Cricketer),

Lunch will be served.For more information call: 012 374 2506 / 082 655 9309.

On the same day, 13th May 2007, a similar Youth Convention ‘For Sisters Only’, will take place at the Lenasia Muslim School in Lenasia. The Sisters conference is being coordinated by the Jamiatul Ulama, Islamic Careline and the UMSA.