MUSLIM YOUTH-GANG LEADERS OR WORLD LEADERS ?

MOZADDED1924 —

“You are the best of the nation raised up for mankind because you enjoin what

is right and forbid the wrong.” [TMQ Ale-Imran: 110]


Allah tells us in this verse of the Qur’an that we are the best

nation raised up from mankind. When many people look

to the reality of the Muslims today and in particular the

reality of the Muslim youth in the West, they think to themselves,

‘how can these people be the best people raised from mankind?’When

they see the Muslim youth involved in gang culture and drug culture,

they can’t see the difference between them and the non-Muslim youth

in society.

We need to look to how the Muslim youth in the past used to be

leaders, not followers of the Kuffar as some of the youth have become


Website aims to connect those working with Muslim youth

Muslim Youth Skills —

A website that aims to bring together those working with Muslim youth was launched on Saturday 23rd October, at the GPU conference, ExCel, London.


With the ambitious motto of 'the one-stop shop for those working with Muslim youth', the Connect Online website is an expansion of the highly successful quarterly newsletter Connect, which has developed into a resource providing news, a blog, articles, projects, videos, research and policy information, and many other resources for those working with Muslim youth.


Connect Online founder Tafazal Mohammad said: "The website is a fantastic resource for youth and community workers, teachers, social workers, health professionals and anyone else working with Muslim youth. It aims to gather all onto one platform to explore and learn together in this area of emerging practice."


Mr Mohammad added: "It is essential that we are able to share resources, hear the views, success stories, and ideas of all working with Muslim youth to develop together as a community of practice."


Connect online is completely free to join. Through the website it is hoped that many individuals and organisations across the UK can come together to best fulfill the needs of the Muslim Youth.


"We need to hear from the huge diversity of groups across the country, big and small, and encourage everyone to contribute and connect online" said Mohammad.


For more information please visit www.connectonline.org.uk