The Council Of European Jamaats

On 10th October 2004, Khawateen committee had organized a meeting inviting all jamaat chairladies and khawateen representatives from individual jamaats at Stanmore Hujjat Imambargah.

Birmingham Jamaat hosted the 9th Annual Ladies Sports Tournament on 24th and 25th July 2004. Participants from all over the UK enjoyed a weekend of fun and competition taking part in Netball, Football, Badminton, Table Tennis, Swimming and 5 A-side Football. Girls as young as 8 spent 2 days competing, making new friends and enjoying themselves at the King Edwards High School for Girls Sports Centre in Edgbaston and at the Community Hall facilities at the National Indoor Arena. Although competition levels were of a high standard, the atmosphere at both centres was happy and relaxed, with participants giving their best on the courts and sharing their experiences and enjoying each others company off the courts.

A young girls camp was organised by the khawateen sub-committee between 1st and 4th June 2004 at Portsmouth Jamaat.

The camp was targeted between the ages of 8 and 12 years.
The aim of the camp was:

• to welcome the girls into their buloogh age
  
• to teach them their roles and responsibilities 
  
• to give them importance of directly connecting with Allah. 
  
• Meeting girls from various jammats and form lasting relationships
  
• Provide safe and Islamic environment where the girls can have fun

Since the last COEJ meeting in Jan 2003, The Khawateen Sub-Committee has had various events and activities organised within the Jamaat.

I would like to list down a few initiatives made by the  Committee since: