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Sweden Boys Camp 2003 - Report |
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Under the patronage of The World Federation of KSIMC
The Council of European Jamaats annually arranges for a girls camp and a boys camp at different venues. The Girls camp this year was in Paris. This report is about the boys' camp which was held in Sweden over the period 20 July to 1 August 2003. 32 boys attended.
Alhamdulillah this year, the standard of the campers was high intellectually and educationally. The organisers therefore decided to raise the standard of the camp by introducing more challenging quizzes, debates and higher levels of communication and public speaking skills. It was also decided to have an essay competition titled Sweden 2003 - My Experiences. The campers had a deadline of 10 days after the camp to submit their essays of 600 words maximum.
18 campers submitted their essays. The writings were good; the styles were varied and interesting; the experiences quoted were personal and well chosen to suit the length of the essay.
The 4 judges independently decided that the one and only first prize of £100 cash should go to Ali Qasim Raza The winning essay is being reproduced herewith in full. All the essays will Inshallah be published in due course.
You may like to visit the camp web site to read the daily diaries; to see the interesting photographs of the varied activities; to understand the philosophy behind this camp; to learn about the mentors and generally to have a feel why this annual event of a journey towards excellence is actually an experience of a life time for campers, mentors and all involved. http://camp.coej.org
We further request the Jamaats whose boys participated ( Ahmedabad, Allentown, Essex, Hyderi, Leicester, Los Angeles, Moshi, Mwanza, Peterborough, Stanmore, Stockholm, Switzerland, Trollhattan, Wessex) to publish their experiences in your local newsletters and to give the campers a chance to speak of their experiences to the Jamaat.
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