Whilst not the first of its kind in the world, the Khimar Toastmasters Club is still a bit of a pioneer. Khimar is an online club created for Muslim women across borders.
The club was put together by Juliana Jamal. Ms Jamal’s vision was to have a Toastmasters Club for professional and educated Muslim women.
According to Ms Jamal, the club was created to “bring together Muslimah from the global community to learn and develop communication and leadership skills”.
The Khimar Toastmasters Club first got together in October last year. The club was chartered in early 2022 as an official club of Toastmasters International.
Toastmasters International is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes public speaking, communication and leadership development.
The Muslimah members of the Khimar Toastmasters Club are diverse in age, educational background and profession. What the members have in common, besides being Muslim women, is the desire to develop into more effective communicators.
The club has members from Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and the UK. Members meet monthly, on the last Thursday of the month, via Zoom.
Each meeting is an opportunity for members to practice speech giving. There are many roles up for grabs each month: Time Keeper, Evaluator, Toastmaster of the Meeting, Grammarian and so on.
Khimar was set up as an online club so that Muslim women from anywhere in the world could join it. Women can start by attending a meeting as a guest. If they like it, any Muslimah is welcome to join and become a member.
The Club’s members include a copywriter, a lecturer, a lawyer, a student, a teen life coach, a content writer, an entrepreneur, a professional public speaking mentor and many others.
Khimar Toastmasters Club is run by women for women. It offers a safe and supportive environment for Muslim women to get together and practice their public speaking skills.
Khimar is a great platform for professional and personal development. And it’s fun too!
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