- The Young Muslims UK
The Young Muslims UK (YMUK) was established in
1984 [ [http://www.ymuk.net The Young Muslims UK] . Last accessed April 15, 2008.] cite news|title=From scholarship, sailors and sects to the mills and the mosques|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |date=2002-06-18|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/jun/18/september11.religion|accessdate=2008-04-22] and is due to celebrate its 25th Anniversary in2009 . It became the youth wing of theIslamic Society of Britain (ISB) in1990 , aiming to "provide a vehicle for committed young British Muslims to combine their knowledge, skills and efforts for the benefit of one another and British society as a whole." [ [http://www.ymuk.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=113 The Young Muslims UK] . Last accessed April 15, 2008.]The Young Muslims UK is an affiliate body of the
Muslim Council of Britain [ [http://www.mcb.org.uk/affiliates.php Muslim Council of Britain] . Last accessed April 15, 2008.] .Methods of working
YMUK has been praised for its forward thinking and ability to make Islam relevant to British society: "The establishment of organisations such as Young Muslims UK is a step in the right direction, offering as they do resources for Muslims seeking to make Islam relevant to their own hybrid condition." [ [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HGWxjEQqbzIC&pg=PA124&dq=the+young+muslims+uk&sig=W9nn6didWhwPHGtuGL8YBNv9Kag#PPA124,M1 citation| title=Transnational Muslim Politics: Reimagining the Umma| edition=1st| year=2001| Publisher=Routledge ] ] [ [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HMymzO0fKFsC&pg=PA133&dq=the+young+muslims+uk&sig=9fm3FdD3sycKX_V-la12rFV8Fl0 citation| title=Meaning and International Relations| edition=1st| year=2003| Publisher=Routledge ] ]
YMUK adopt and promote five principles [citation| title=The Young Muslims UK Application Pack| edition=3rd| year=2007| Publisher=The Young Muslims UK] :
* Inviting - "...invites all youth to the message of Islam."
* Teamwork - "...organises all those who respond to its call into a committed, loving and disciplined brotherhood."
* Educating - "...develops the talents, knowledge and understanding of individuals and applies them for the benefit of all."
* Developing - "...promotes personal, spiritual and moral development and building a relationship with God."
* Action - "...initiates various programmes to involve individuals to help society around them."A key feature that distinguishes YMUK from other Islamic organisations is its lack of discrimination to different Islamic schools of thought: "Some organisations, such as Young Muslims UK, have decided that one's choice of
Madh'hab or school of jurisprudence should be a personal choice. Where the organisation needs to take a public position on some issue, however, this is decided by a process ofShura (consultation) in which the views of various "madhahhib" are considered." [ [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Gh7Q-EsH_EwC&pg=PA137&dq=the+young+muslims+uk&sig=j8PoGBhAhZtMK_ZbuzffbcZ9Log citation| title=Muslim Networks and Transnational Communities in and Across Europe| edition=1st| year=2003| Publisher=BRILL ] ]Notable Members
These individuals were part of the organisation at some point in its history.
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Ajmal Masroor , television presenter and a candidate for the Liberal Democrats. [ [http://www.ajmal4london.co.uk/profile.asp Ajmal4London] ]
*Inayat Bunglawala , now an Assistant Secretary-General at theMuslim Council of Britain . Joined YMUK in 1987 [ [http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/inayat_bunglawala/profile.html Comment is Free Profile] ] .
*Hanif Abdulmuhit , aNewham councillor who ran for theGreater London Authority in 2008. [ [http://www.abdulmuhit.co.uk Hanif Abdulmuhit Website] ]
*Sarah Joseph , now editor ofemel magazine and anOBE awardee.Notable Recent Projects/Events
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Heroes 2007 - www.heroestoday.co.uk
*YM London Treasure HuntNotes and references
External links
* [http://www.ymuk.net The Young Muslims UK]
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