The newly established IWWA Youth Committee ran a ‘Multicultural Night’, second event this year on Saturday 17 September 2022.
The first event, a trivia pizza night was held on the 25 July. This event was centred around introducing the concept of IWWA Youth and meeting new people.
Various activities at the Multicultural Night included world map games, potluck food from around the world, kahoots and best dressed competitions that were both fun and also a social mingling, helping young people to connect and to educate them about the importance of multiculturalism in Islam:
“O people, we created you all from a single man and a single woman, and made you into races and tribes so that you should get to know one another.” (Quran 49:13)
Many of the girls that attended mentioned how enjoyable and empowering the night was and IWAA is making an impact.
IWWA, the Islamic Women’s Welfare Association was established in 2000 and for the last 22 years, the organisation has strived in providing activities, lectures and support to Muslim women and children in the community.
While over those decades the organisation has also empowered young people through its initiatives, the IWWA Youth committee was started to give a voice to and empower young people, to determine what programs and events they would like to see more of in the community.
The next event will be held on Saturday 15 October, as the first of a speaker panel series, inviting inspiring Muslim women to address the youth.
These events have been facilitated by the generosity of IWWA and its president, Sister Abla Kadous.
Paying only $10 joining fee, attendees are invited to a state of the art facility with food, prizes and amenities provided to them that highly encourages young Muslim women to attend the programs.
“Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.” (Quran 18:13)
The importance of young people in Islam is demonstrated many times in the Quran and Sunnah and it is thus, so important for them to be empowered and united, through events such as this.
You can reach IWWA Youth Committee through our email:
iwwayouthcommittee@gmail.com or on Instagram @iwwayouth.
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