An Orientation seminar was held for the participants of this year's Madinah al-Ilm and Bab al-Ilm Summer Camps to be held in Qum, Iran. The Seminar was chaired by Sheikh Abbas Ismail. At the seminar, WF’s Qum Office was represented by Sheikh Nadir Jaffer and Sheikh Mohammed Ali Ismail, and CoEJ was represented by Hasnain Panjwani and Hasnain Ramji. Also in attendance were some of the mentors: Aliya Datoo, Mehjabeen Rahim and Munir Chagpar.
 
Sheikh Abbas began by introducing the organisers from World Federation (WF) and CoEJ. He also explained the roles of the regions and the WF’s Qum office in the organisation and delivery of the summer camps.
  The students were then given a chance to meet the mentors and hear first hand from them about why they applied to be mentors on this year's trip. An overview of the daily camp schedule was also provided by Sheikh Nadir Jaffer.
 

After an enlightening Q & A session, Hasnain Panjwani and Hasnain Ramji finalised the visa documents and ensured that all the documentation was in place.
 
After an enlightening Q&A session followed by a final check of the documentation necessary for participation, each participant was given a book on Imam Reza (AS), Bibi Masuma e Qum (SA) and on the history of Masjid-e-Jamkaran.
 
One camp attendee commented, "This was a really useful event and now I know much more about what I need to do to prepare for the course. It was really good to have the timetable. I had a lot of questions and they all got answered."


Another participant commented, "It gave us a chance to meet the organisers and mentors which was excellent and now we know who we will be travelling with. I can’t wait to meet the other people from North America and East Africa. This Seminar has made me even more excited."
 
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Iran 2007