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INITIATIVE TITLE: YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING PROGRAMOrganised by: Youth Fusion (division of Forum on Australia’s Islamic Relations) Contact Details: PO BOX 1013, Strawberry Hills, NSW; Email: info@fair.org.au Funded by: Self‐funded State: NSW Time Period of Initiative: 2006 Number of participants involved: Approximately 100 at each event Target Group: Young Muslim male and female Project Description: Youth Leadership and Mentoring Program (under the guidance of internationally esteemed scholar Sidi Naeem Abdul Wali (from the USA) is a series of short certificate courses on Islam including In the Footsteps of our prophet, History of the Hijab, Arabic morphology, Media for Muslims, Resolving conflicts the fun way, Muslim awareness about Drugs and Alcohol, An overview of Islamic history, Introduction to Islam and more. Islamic Youth camps and weekend Deen Intensives/retreats are also conducted. The aim is to preserve the civil liberties and protect religious and social rights of Muslims, reduce religious bigotry and ignorance about Islam, simultaneously promoting involvement and active participation of Muslims within the broader spectrum of Australian society. The Youth Leadership and Mentoring program is also designed to empower young Muslims, to provide them with the skills and knowledge to integrate into mainstream society, and leadership capabilities which will eventually see them working effectively with other Australians in all fields. Youthfusion is about self‐reassertion and free expression self‐identity. It is about self‐ confidence and comfort in knowing that youths are valued members of society. It is about securing a safe and stable future for youths and ensuring the inculcation of mutual respect in the community regardless of faith or ethnicity. It has a FITRA centre which is open to youth and adults alike. It also has an internet cafe, Islamic library, games area, all within 3 minutes walk from Auburn station. Successes and Challenges: People who have gone through the program developed a sense of direction, as well as began to understand the qualities of being an empowered Muslim in Australia. Programs such as these have a strong potential to bring about positive change in the Muslim community. Challenges include breaking the mould of people’s perception of Islam and making them understand the forward looking and empowering aspects of the religion. What evaluation (if any) was conducted: Positive feedback from participation; via surveys, direct feedback and by email. INITIATIVE TITLE: ISLAM AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION PROJECTOrganised by: School Development Support Agency (SDSA) Contact Details: Maurice Irfan Coles 1st Floor, Alliance House, 6 Bishop Street, Leicester LE1 6AF; Phone: +44 116 299 5939 Email: contact@theiceproject.com; Web: http://www.theiceproject.sdsa.net
Government (Part of the Prevent Strategy) Country: United Kingdom Time Period of the Initiative: 2008‐2009 Number of Participants Involved: Unlimited Target Group: Muslims of school age Project Description: The project team has taken the national citizenship program of study that UK schools use and added the Islamic guidance. Our approach is essentially to teach citizenship values through the Islamic perspective. Our overarching conclusion is clear: citizenship values and Islamic values are broadly compatible. Indeed all participants agreed‐that to be a good Muslim is to be a good citizen. An evaluation of the first phase of the project was carried out by the Institute of Community Cohesion. The School Development Support Agency is a not‐for‐profit company that set ups partnerships and projects that improve outcomes for children and young people. Successes and Challenges: The 44 lessons (22 for Key Stage 2; 9‐11 year olds and 22 for Key Stage 3; 11‐14 year olds) in the curriculum come with guidance and with a series of questions and answers designed to provide a better understanding of citizenship values. The number of madrassah teachers, scholars and imams involved in this project has been enormous and a range of Sunni and Shi`a scholars and teachers offered guidance and critical insights in the development phase. The key to the success of the program has been the active involvement, guidance and material approval by a wide range of UK Muslim communities. Every lesson, every Quranic quote, every hadith used has been discussed, piloted and finally approved by a range of Britain’s finest scholars. Ease of access to course and support materials has been ensured through the provision of a separate website for the course. What evaluation (if any) was conducted: Some evaluation material is available about the development phase of the project. Directory: sites -> default -> files -> documents -> 01 2014 documents -> Ace abi catair customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements documents -> Mobile audio/video recording systems documents -> The south australian government gazette documents -> All public acts appearing in this gazette are to be considered official, and obeyed as such documents -> Union interparlementaire inter-parliamentary union 01 2014 -> Voices Shaping the 01 2014 -> Muslim Voices – Hopes and aspirations of Muslim Australians Centre for Muslim Minorities & Islam Policy Studies 01 2014 -> Editors: Kerry Download 16.24 Mb. Share with your friends:
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