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Roadshow - Sweden March 2007 |
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On Saturday 18 March 2007 the Youth Desk departed from Stanstead Airport for their road show visit to Sweden. The first leg of this trip was visiting Marsta jamaat, located just outside of Stockholm. Here the Youth Desk met with Brother Minhal and his team. The session was well attended with active youth form both brothers and sisters of the jamaat. After learning about the activities and projects currently being undertaken by the youth group in Marsta our attention turned to advising on how to cope with problems faced by jamaats with smaller attendances. We were also very fortunate to have had the opportunity to spend time with the resident alim and Brother Salim Govani and discuss the common problem of attracting the youth. They also highlighted some of the potential difficulties facing the youth, and provided a great insight into areas that the Youth Desk could be of assistance.
Our focus then switched to the jamaat of Trolhatten, located 400km west of Stockholm. We had the privilege of meeting Brother Mazahir and his committee at the Trolhatten Mosque on Sunday morning. The discussion was lively and informative and many ideas were shared, and inshallah these will be put into practice in the near future. After a tour of their beautiful centre we were served lunch with the madressa students, and after saying our zohrain prayers we departed for Gothenburg airport for our flight back to Stanstead.
The Youth Desk would like to thank all those brothers and sisters who were in attendance over the weekend and to both Jamaats for their kind hospitality. |
