Raising Leaders: Developing the next generation of Muslim role models

UWA MSA wants to hold a leadership conference for the youth of High School age. The aim is to nourish the sense of leadership in the youth, answer the difficult questions they have and at the same time give tips to their parents on how to answer to reply to their kids when they have such questions. The conference is also meant to equip the kids with the knowledge of what challenges they would face in the University and how to address them.

This will be a full day conference with speakers from various walks of life. The conference is open to the general public, but registration is mandatory. It will be mandatory for the children to be accompanied by at least one parent.

The conference will be run in a Lecture cum workshop style. We have confirmed the availability of following speakers

1. Sheikh Yahya Ibrahim – UWA Muslim Chaplain

2. Dr Aminah Mah ​- A renowned psychologist in Perth

3. Sheikh Safdar Parkar – The resident imam of Thornlie Mosque and a registered ​​Marriage Celebrant

4. Dr Zulqarnain Gilani – UWA Staff

5. Dr Amira Allaham - UWA Staff

6. Sumayyah Ahmad​ - UWA Staff

7. Mr Mahirul Haq Chowdhury - UWA Student and President UWA MSA

8. Mr Nabil Musharraf ​- Imam of Ummul Qura Islamic Center

9. Mrs Rasha Reda - Director “I Know” (Not for profit organization)