Saturday, February 7, 2015

MILF: Bangsamoro youth attend 12th WAMY Conference in Morocco

Posted to the MILF Website (Feb 7): Bangsamoro youth attend 12th WAMY Conference in Morocco

Bangsamoro youth attend 12th WAMY Conference in Morocco

Three Bangsamoro youth had attended the 12th World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) Conference held in the city of Marakkech, Morocco on January 29-February 1, 2015.

The three Bangsamoro delegates were Camarodin Abdulbayan, President of Philippine Students’ Association in Cairo, Margany Gumander, Chairperson of Bangsamoro Assembly of Muslim Youth based in Cotabato City, and this author which is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Muslim Youth Society of the Philippines.

The conference pooled organization representatives from 80 countries at the historical Moroccan city to learn from speakers the large number of topics and issues related to the present and future of Muslim youth around the globe.

The activity which was themed “Muslim youth in a changing world,” also gave the participants the opportunity to share their experiences in addressing issues affecting the young Muslims in their respective states.



Presenters identified poverty, westernization, and drugs are among the concerns greatly affecting the young generation of the followers of Islamic faith.

Dr. Saleh bin Sulaiman Al-Wohaibi, WAMY Secretary-General, reported the accomplishments in implementing programs that includes training, scholarship, research, relief, support to orphans, mosque construction, youth empowerment, media, and publications.

WAMY is also a member of the UN NGOs whose mission is to care for the advancement of the youth through programs run by the workers and volunteers specialize in youth affairs.

Al-Wohaibi said that the welfare of the youth on all fronts is central to WAMY’s role in drawing up its strategy and implementation of these programs.

WAMY’s total executed programs in the 11th Session reached to 47 programs with the cost of SR1,504,566,448 covering the period 2011-2014.

Active member organizations of WAMY also elected their new Board of Directors for the 12th Session. Al-Wohaibi was re-elected to the same position.

The Secretary-General looks forward for continuous collaboration between WAMY and its member organizations in addressing the issues affecting the Muslim youth.

http://www.luwaran.net/index.php/welcome/item/751-bangsamoro-youth-attend-12th-wamy-conference-in-morocco

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