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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

===Report on Bhuj Earthquake 2003===

A letter of appreciation from Bhuj Jamaat thanked for the help from World Federation in the form of Temporary Housing, Business Loans, Building construction loan etc. The following is the details of housing help provided by WF:

#Mehdi Colony – Housing for 16 families
#Nagalpur – Housing for 2 families
#Al Mehdi Colony – Housing upgrade for 27 families
#Mehdi Colony – New houses for 8 families
#Self-House Repairs- 2 families
#Own Houses – 15 families
#Total 70 families settled

Further ongoing for work for construction of houses for 14 families at Al Mehdi Society.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Senior's Conference==

Dr. Akbar Mithani, the Convener of the Conference, presented recommendations of the Senior Conference held in
Toronto on 24 May 2002.

Dr. Akber Mithani said that 260 seniors of both genders participated in the Seniors Conference. The seniors expressed:

# A need for a permanent multifunctional facility for their meetings.
# Need a library/resource Centre.
# Support Systems included the need for English classes, transportation, a Help line and information/education sessions vis-à-vis health, retirement, finance, real estate, information technology and counseling.

Dr. Mithani recommended that the World Federation initiates a senior’s Desk that will facilitate the development of a world strategic plan focused on the needs of our seniors in the community.

Brother Ramzan Dhanji, who chairs the UK based KOSHISHCO, senior organization, said that they had approached government bodies to donate money so that seniors would not be burden on Jamaat funds. At the same time, the leaders from UK opined that it was important that the local Jamaats and regional bodies worked hand in hand to ensure that the needs of all seniors were being adequately addressed.

The President concluded that the World Federation would set up a desk at the Secretariat, which would explore ways in which various seniors groups could be accommodated.

==Youth Networking Desk==

The Head of the World Federations’ Youth Networking Desk, Shafique Govani, gave a detailed report of aims and objectives of the Desk. He stated that the aim of Youth Network Desk was to create an interjamaat and intrajamaat network where youth share experience and ideas. The idea was to create unity and communication among youths for the purpose of moral and spiritual upliftment and knowledge.

He stated that the World Federation Youth Network Desk has visited Europe in 2001 and in 2002 they visited Africa for the Youth Leadership Workshop. A North American conference was being held in Toronto on May 26, 2002.

Newly appointed Toronto Youth Director Mehjabeen Allarakhia said that the Toronto “Jaffari Islamic Youth” organization has been active for 15 years and thanked the World Federation for the networking opportunities that the current conference has facilitated.

==International Women's Convention==

An International Women’s Convention was held in Milton Keynes on 14th September, 2002 as part of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation.

The Convention, jointly hosted in conjunction with the Council of European Jamaats, was intended to help the World Federation establish the need of the women of our community.

A steering group of ladies from the UK was put together to organize and lead the event. The aims of the convention were to:
# Raise awareness of the work done by the WF and highlight the success of the past 25 years.
# Identify key issues affecting the women of our community and how to address these.
# Engage women in the working of the World Federation.
# Identify key areas where the WF can provide a lead on behalf of the women.
# Provide a platform to network.

'''Summary:'''

#One of the main issues identified was the need for a change in the traditional Majalis format in order to give women opportunities to develop spirituality and help address current problems arising from living in the 21st. century, such as upbringing and understanding of children and youth, personal development, establishing cultural identity, and deeper Quranic understanding.
# Issues of marriage were another concern of the community. It was felt that the few institutions/committees in place at present are not able to deal with these matters and that the community needs to be educated on the seriousness and importance of the institution of marriage. It was felt that a global solution is required and isolated Jamaats in particular need greater help.
# There is a need to address separately certain women’s health issues such as menopause, HRT, breast cancer awareness, depression and stress related illnesses. It was also recognized that we now have an increasing number of professional ladies in the medical field, who should be utilized to help and advice our communities worldwide.
# Women worldwide are pushing for changes in their role in developing our community. They feel that they can join hands to help keep our religion and culture alive, and expand our capabilities and resources to achieve a healthy Islamic life style. Participants were of the opinion that their ambitious aims could be achieved with the help and support of the World Federation. A full report with recommendations has been submitted to the participants of the convention, and also to the Office Bearers of the World Federation for their action and implementation.
# It was suggested that the World Federation can help in the below manner:
## The ladies would like to suggest that the professional database should be extended.
## Links to other websites from the World Federation website should be increased.
## The World Federation should introduce what has been termed the “Focus Directive”
###Step 1 World Federation should select a specific health issue every 6-12 months (e.g. Breast Cancer)
###Step 2 Information about the specific issue is then disseminated to the various Jamaats.
###Step 3 The Jamaats then decide how to address this issue for that period of time (6 to 12 months). The solutions above can be used to achieve this goal.

# The women present at the convention have helped start a new chapter in the history of the WF. The buzzwords for the day were “networking”, “empowering women”, and maybe the favourite for the day, “WWF” – “Women’s World Federation”

The idea was to create a sort of committee of ladies from different parts of the world. Its task would be then would be to network and identify common issues on a regular basis, to look for solutions and make proposals in form of reports to the Office Bearers. The WF’s task would then be to identify issues which could be handled by regional councils, those which could be passed on to individual Jamaats and those which should be tackled by the WF itself.

The presence of over 25 delegated from abroad for a one-day convention clearly indicated the interest for such networking amongst the ladies

7. It was strongly felt that a Women’s Desk at World Federation level is imminent at this stage. There are a large number of ladies worldwide, who would like to make a commitment to the workings of the World Federation, with the aim to serve the community and seek closeness to Allah SWT. Inshallah with the help of many the vision of this community can become a reality.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report - May 2002===

Medical Advisory Board (MAB)
Dr. Abbas Moledina presented a report on the activities of the Medical advisory Board.

He stated that the World Federation was currently one of the very few organizations still sending medicines and equipment to Iraq and Iran on a regular basis. The Board continued to work closely with the dispensaries in Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Nairobi. A second eye clinic had been established in Patna to provide cataract surgery, and cataract eyeglasses. Primary health care work continued in Bangalore and Patna.

===Report - September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

===Interim Report, Vision to Reality - February 2003===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2002 5187 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

===Report - February 2003===

====Books Published====

=====English=====

#Azadari – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)
#Month of Ramadhan – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)

'''Books being edited by Naushad Mehrali for printing:'''

#Tabligh (Arabic/English)
#Exhortations of Prophet Isa (Jesus) a.s. (Arabic/English)
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 1 – 100 Anecdotes
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 2 – 100 Anecdotes
#Great stories of the righteous by Ahmed Virjee

'''Book checked and financial assistance towards its publication approved (part):'''

#The Early Islamic City: 622-930 by Farhat Husain

=====Italian=====

'''Book being translated into Italian and cost of printing approved:'''

#Amaali of Sheikh Mufid translated by Mulla Asghar

=====Urdu=====

Financial assistance (part) towards Urdu translation and printing approved for “Abaqatul Anwar by Hamid Hindi (in several volumes).

=====Kiswahili=====

Financial assistance towards KISWAHILI publication of “Tafser Al Kashif of Shaikh Jawad Mughniyyah (30 volumes)” and “Duas of Mahe Ramadhan (Arabic/Kiswahili)

=====Thai=====

Full financial assistance was given towards publication of the following books in Thai:
#Halal and Haram according to the Jaffari School of Thought. 350 pages
# The reasons that I accepted Islam. 300 pages
# History of Mankind in perspective of Islam. 350 pages
# The life and struggle of Imam Husein and Hazrat Zainab (as). 250 pages

=====Bosnian=====

#Zivot (quarterly) – Issue no. 46
#Islam u Praksi(Islam in Practice) (How to pray etc.)

Taher Moosawi – a Solicitor – has undertaken the task of compiling a detailed List of all Shia Books in English Language (Title, Autho, Subject, Publisher, ISBN Number, Price etc.). Much progress has been made. It will soon be put on Web Site.

====Quran====

=====Translations=====

Mohammed Datoo of Peterborough donated translation of the Holy Quran in Bengali, Malyabari and Korean to WF Library. WF now has translation of the Holy Quran in more than 40 Languages.

=====Web Sites=====

WF site quran.org.uk is now being regularly updated by Tauseef Mehrali and has a reasonable amount of daily hits.
Tauseef started a “Subscribers list” for those wishing to be kept informed of new articles and additions to this site. 240 people have registered till now.

Bosnian magazine Muslimanski Zivot is available on line since February 2002. The site has a ‘Forum’ where visitors can ask questions and discuss Islamic issues in Bosnian language.

====GCE Islamiyat====

The Islamic Education Board (IEB) is working closely with Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya, Islamic Education Board of Mombasa Jamaat and the Education Board of The Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaats of Africa.

Collective efforts have borne fruit and Edexcel Examining Board of United Kingdom has taken into consideration the requirements of Shia Students.

They have made separate arrangements for Shia Students in their Examination Paper for Islamiyyat 7568 (GCE O Level).

====Zakereens====

=====Development of young Zakirs and Zakiras=====

Naushad Mehrali prepared a detailed plan for the development of young Zakirs and Zakiras. The Paper was discussed during a meeting attended by Muhsin bhai Jaffer, Mujahid Sheriff, Mulla Muhammad Kassamali and Naushad Mehrali.

=====Majalis Books in English=====

About 45 Zakirs/Prospective Zakirs/Writers were requested to write at least 5 Majalis. To maintain a uniform style of all the Majlises that will be collated from various Zakirs, a set format was recommended.

The Publication of book would be used as an additional tool to help with the training of Zakirs

====Media====

During Ramadhan of 1423, daily ½ hour lectures were aired on Leicester TV- Ten each in Urdu, Gujarati and English.

Mrs. Ummul Banin Merali gave daily Radio Broadcasts of half an hour during the holy month of Ramadhan 1423.
There was tremendous positive response for both the programmes. IEB was inundated with requests for cassettes of the programmes and books.

====Islamic Scholars====

A meeting was held with the International Centre for Islamic Education (responsible for all foreign students) and also with our students studying in Qum. A Memorandum of Agreement was signed with them which will lead to minimizing most of the problems facing our students in Qum.

A number of Students, both Khojas and non Khojas were given financial help which would ease their financial problems. Also a number of non Khojas going back to their Countries of Origin after completing studies were given financial assistance.

====Tabligh====

Regular services of answering questions, sending books etc. continues.

Enquiries have been received for advice, guidance and material for Tabligh from Azerbaijan, Chile, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malta, Poland, Russia and other countries.

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)==

===Report - May 2002===

On behalf of ZCSS, Shafique Govani reported that:

# A donor has been secured for the school in Karimpur and work would start in September 2002
# A Teacher’s Quarter was being built in Khujwa
# 45 new Graduates joined the scheme bringing the current total to 224 undergraduates and 424 Graduates as of May 2002
# The Zainabiya Scheme currently had 11,000 students
# It was the organization’s mission to enable education opportunities for all children
# The Zainabiya Yatim & Asir Sponsorship Scheme currently supported 150 children

===Report - September 2002===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

TERM 2000-2003

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

===Report on Bhuj Earthquake 2003===

A letter of appreciation from Bhuj Jamaat thanked for the help from World Federation in the form of Temporary Housing, Business Loans, Building construction loan etc. The following is the details of housing help provided by WF:

#Mehdi Colony – Housing for 16 families
#Nagalpur – Housing for 2 families
#Al Mehdi Colony – Housing upgrade for 27 families
#Mehdi Colony – New houses for 8 families
#Self-House Repairs- 2 families
#Own Houses – 15 families
#Total 70 families settled

Further ongoing for work for construction of houses for 14 families at Al Mehdi Society.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Senior's Conference==

Dr. Akbar Mithani, the Convener of the Conference, presented recommendations of the Senior Conference held in
Toronto on 24 May 2002.

Dr. Akber Mithani said that 260 seniors of both genders participated in the Seniors Conference. The seniors expressed:

# A need for a permanent multifunctional facility for their meetings.
# Need a library/resource Centre.
# Support Systems included the need for English classes, transportation, a Help line and information/education sessions vis-à-vis health, retirement, finance, real estate, information technology and counseling.

Dr. Mithani recommended that the World Federation initiates a senior’s Desk that will facilitate the development of a world strategic plan focused on the needs of our seniors in the community.

Brother Ramzan Dhanji, who chairs the UK based KOSHISHCO, senior organization, said that they had approached government bodies to donate money so that seniors would not be burden on Jamaat funds. At the same time, the leaders from UK opined that it was important that the local Jamaats and regional bodies worked hand in hand to ensure that the needs of all seniors were being adequately addressed.

The President concluded that the World Federation would set up a desk at the Secretariat, which would explore ways in which various seniors groups could be accommodated.

==Youth Networking Desk==

The Head of the World Federations’ Youth Networking Desk, Shafique Govani, gave a detailed report of aims and objectives of the Desk. He stated that the aim of Youth Network Desk was to create an interjamaat and intrajamaat network where youth share experience and ideas. The idea was to create unity and communication among youths for the purpose of moral and spiritual upliftment and knowledge.

He stated that the World Federation Youth Network Desk has visited Europe in 2001 and in 2002 they visited Africa for the Youth Leadership Workshop. A North American conference was being held in Toronto on May 26, 2002.

Newly appointed Toronto Youth Director Mehjabeen Allarakhia said that the Toronto “Jaffari Islamic Youth” organization has been active for 15 years and thanked the World Federation for the networking opportunities that the current conference has facilitated.

==International Women's Convention==

An International Women’s Convention was held in Milton Keynes on 14th September, 2002 as part of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation.

The Convention, jointly hosted in conjunction with the Council of European Jamaats, was intended to help the World Federation establish the need of the women of our community.

A steering group of ladies from the UK was put together to organize and lead the event. The aims of the convention were to:
# Raise awareness of the work done by the WF and highlight the success of the past 25 years.
# Identify key issues affecting the women of our community and how to address these.
# Engage women in the working of the World Federation.
# Identify key areas where the WF can provide a lead on behalf of the women.
# Provide a platform to network.

'''Summary:'''

#One of the main issues identified was the need for a change in the traditional Majalis format in order to give women opportunities to develop spirituality and help address current problems arising from living in the 21st. century, such as upbringing and understanding of children and youth, personal development, establishing cultural identity, and deeper Quranic understanding.
# Issues of marriage were another concern of the community. It was felt that the few institutions/committees in place at present are not able to deal with these matters and that the community needs to be educated on the seriousness and importance of the institution of marriage. It was felt that a global solution is required and isolated Jamaats in particular need greater help.
# There is a need to address separately certain women’s health issues such as menopause, HRT, breast cancer awareness, depression and stress related illnesses. It was also recognized that we now have an increasing number of professional ladies in the medical field, who should be utilized to help and advice our communities worldwide.
# Women worldwide are pushing for changes in their role in developing our community. They feel that they can join hands to help keep our religion and culture alive, and expand our capabilities and resources to achieve a healthy Islamic life style. Participants were of the opinion that their ambitious aims could be achieved with the help and support of the World Federation. A full report with recommendations has been submitted to the participants of the convention, and also to the Office Bearers of the World Federation for their action and implementation.
# It was suggested that the World Federation can help in the below manner:
## The ladies would like to suggest that the professional database should be extended.
## Links to other websites from the World Federation website should be increased.
## The World Federation should introduce what has been termed the “Focus Directive”

Step 1 World Federation should select a specific health issue every 6-12 months (e.g. Breast Cancer)

Step 2 Information about the specific issue is then disseminated to the various Jamaats.

Step 3 The Jamaats then decide how to address this issue for that period of time (6 to 12 months). The solutions above can be used to achieve this goal.

# The women present at the convention have helped start a new chapter in the history of the WF. The buzzwords for the day were “networking”, “empowering women”, and maybe the favourite for the day, “WWF” – “Women’s World Federation”

The idea was to create a sort of committee of ladies from different parts of the world. Its task would be then would be to network and identify common issues on a regular basis, to look for solutions and make proposals in form of reports to the Office Bearers. The WF’s task would then be to identify issues which could be handled by regional councils, those which could be passed on to individual Jamaats and those which should be tackled by the WF itself.

The presence of over 25 delegated from abroad for a one-day convention clearly indicated the interest for such networking amongst the ladies

7. It was strongly felt that a Women’s Desk at World Federation level is imminent at this stage. There are a large number of ladies worldwide, who would like to make a commitment to the workings of the World Federation, with the aim to serve the community and seek closeness to Allah SWT. Inshallah with the help of many the vision of this community can become a reality.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report - May 2002===

Medical Advisory Board (MAB)
Dr. Abbas Moledina presented a report on the activities of the Medical advisory Board.

He stated that the World Federation was currently one of the very few organizations still sending medicines and equipment to Iraq and Iran on a regular basis. The Board continued to work closely with the dispensaries in Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Nairobi. A second eye clinic had been established in Patna to provide cataract surgery, and cataract eyeglasses. Primary health care work continued in Bangalore and Patna.

===Report - September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

===Interim Report, Vision to Reality - February 2003===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2002 5187 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

===Report - February 2003===

====Books Published====

=====English=====

#Azadari – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)
#Month of Ramadhan – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)

'''Books being edited by Naushad Mehrali for printing:'''

#Tabligh (Arabic/English)
#Exhortations of Prophet Isa (Jesus) a.s. (Arabic/English)
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 1 – 100 Anecdotes
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 2 – 100 Anecdotes
#Great stories of the righteous by Ahmed Virjee

'''Book checked and financial assistance towards its publication approved (part):'''

#The Early Islamic City: 622-930 by Farhat Husain

=====Italian=====

'''Book being translated into Italian and cost of printing approved:'''

#Amaali of Sheikh Mufid translated by Mulla Asghar

=====Urdu=====

Financial assistance (part) towards Urdu translation and printing approved for “Abaqatul Anwar by Hamid Hindi (in several volumes).

=====Kiswahili=====

Financial assistance towards KISWAHILI publication of “Tafser Al Kashif of Shaikh Jawad Mughniyyah (30 volumes)” and “Duas of Mahe Ramadhan (Arabic/Kiswahili)

=====Thai=====

Full financial assistance was given towards publication of the following books in Thai:
#Halal and Haram according to the Jaffari School of Thought. 350 pages
# The reasons that I accepted Islam. 300 pages
# History of Mankind in perspective of Islam. 350 pages
# The life and struggle of Imam Husein and Hazrat Zainab (as). 250 pages

=====Bosnian=====

#Zivot (quarterly) – Issue no. 46
#Islam u Praksi(Islam in Practice) (How to pray etc.)

Taher Moosawi – a Solicitor – has undertaken the task of compiling a detailed List of all Shia Books in English Language (Title, Autho, Subject, Publisher, ISBN Number, Price etc.). Much progress has been made. It will soon be put on Web Site.

====Quran====

=====Translations=====

Mohammed Datoo of Peterborough donated translation of the Holy Quran in Bengali, Malyabari and Korean to WF Library. WF now has translation of the Holy Quran in more than 40 Languages.

=====Web Sites=====

WF site quran.org.uk is now being regularly updated by Tauseef Mehrali and has a reasonable amount of daily hits.
Tauseef started a “Subscribers list” for those wishing to be kept informed of new articles and additions to this site. 240 people have registered till now.

Bosnian magazine Muslimanski Zivot is available on line since February 2002. The site has a ‘Forum’ where visitors can ask questions and discuss Islamic issues in Bosnian language.

====GCE Islamiyat====

The Islamic Education Board (IEB) is working closely with Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya, Islamic Education Board of Mombasa Jamaat and the Education Board of The Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaats of Africa.

Collective efforts have borne fruit and Edexcel Examining Board of United Kingdom has taken into consideration the requirements of Shia Students.

They have made separate arrangements for Shia Students in their Examination Paper for Islamiyyat 7568 (GCE O Level).

====Zakereens====

=====Development of young Zakirs and Zakiras=====

Naushad Mehrali prepared a detailed plan for the development of young Zakirs and Zakiras. The Paper was discussed during a meeting attended by Muhsin bhai Jaffer, Mujahid Sheriff, Mulla Muhammad Kassamali and Naushad Mehrali.

=====Majalis Books in English=====

About 45 Zakirs/Prospective Zakirs/Writers were requested to write at least 5 Majalis. To maintain a uniform style of all the Majlises that will be collated from various Zakirs, a set format was recommended.

The Publication of book would be used as an additional tool to help with the training of Zakirs

====Media====

During Ramadhan of 1423, daily ½ hour lectures were aired on Leicester TV- Ten each in Urdu, Gujarati and English.

Mrs. Ummul Banin Merali gave daily Radio Broadcasts of half an hour during the holy month of Ramadhan 1423.
There was tremendous positive response for both the programmes. IEB was inundated with requests for cassettes of the programmes and books.

====Islamic Scholars====

A meeting was held with the International Centre for Islamic Education (responsible for all foreign students) and also with our students studying in Qum. A Memorandum of Agreement was signed with them which will lead to minimizing most of the problems facing our students in Qum.

A number of Students, both Khojas and non Khojas were given financial help which would ease their financial problems. Also a number of non Khojas going back to their Countries of Origin after completing studies were given financial assistance.

====Tabligh====

Regular services of answering questions, sending books etc. continues.

Enquiries have been received for advice, guidance and material for Tabligh from Azerbaijan, Chile, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malta, Poland, Russia and other countries.

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)==

===Report - May 2002===

On behalf of ZCSS, Shafique Govani reported that:

# A donor has been secured for the school in Karimpur and work would start in September 2002
# A Teacher’s Quarter was being built in Khujwa
# 45 new Graduates joined the scheme bringing the current total to 224 undergraduates and 424 Graduates as of May 2002
# The Zainabiya Scheme currently had 11,000 students
# It was the organization’s mission to enable education opportunities for all children
# The Zainabiya Yatim & Asir Sponsorship Scheme currently supported 150 children

===Report - September 2002===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

===Report on Bhuj Earthquake 2003===

A letter of appreciation from Bhuj Jamaat thanked for the help from World Federation in the form of Temporary Housing, Business Loans, Building construction loan etc. The following is the details of housing help provided by WF:

#Mehdi Colony – Housing for 16 families
#Nagalpur – Housing for 2 families
#Al Mehdi Colony – Housing upgrade for 27 families
#Mehdi Colony – New houses for 8 families
#Self-House Repairs- 2 families
#Own Houses – 15 families
#Total 70 families settled

Further ongoing for work for construction of houses for 14 families at Al Mehdi Society.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Senior's Conference==

Dr. Akbar Mithani, the Convener of the Conference, presented recommendations of the Senior Conference held in
Toronto on 24 May 2002.

Dr. Akber Mithani said that 260 seniors of both genders participated in the Seniors Conference. The seniors expressed:

# A need for a permanent multifunctional facility for their meetings.
# Need a library/resource Centre.
# Support Systems included the need for English classes, transportation, a Help line and information/education sessions vis-à-vis health, retirement, finance, real estate, information technology and counseling.

Dr. Mithani recommended that the World Federation initiates a senior’s Desk that will facilitate the development of a world strategic plan focused on the needs of our seniors in the community.

Brother Ramzan Dhanji, who chairs the UK based KOSHISHCO, senior organization, said that they had approached government bodies to donate money so that seniors would not be burden on Jamaat funds. At the same time, the leaders from UK opined that it was important that the local Jamaats and regional bodies worked hand in hand to ensure that the needs of all seniors were being adequately addressed.

The President concluded that the World Federation would set up a desk at the Secretariat, which would explore ways in which various seniors groups could be accommodated.

==Youth Networking Desk==

The Head of the World Federations’ Youth Networking Desk, Shafique Govani, gave a detailed report of aims and objectives of the Desk. He stated that the aim of Youth Network Desk was to create an interjamaat and intrajamaat network where youth share experience and ideas. The idea was to create unity and communication among youths for the purpose of moral and spiritual upliftment and knowledge.

He stated that the World Federation Youth Network Desk has visited Europe in 2001 and in 2002 they visited Africa for the Youth Leadership Workshop. A North American conference was being held in Toronto on May 26, 2002.

Newly appointed Toronto Youth Director Mehjabeen Allarakhia said that the Toronto “Jaffari Islamic Youth” organization has been active for 15 years and thanked the World Federation for the networking opportunities that the current conference has facilitated.

==International Women's Convention==

An International Women’s Convention was held in Milton Keynes on 14th September, 2002 as part of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation.

The Convention, jointly hosted in conjunction with the Council of European Jamaats, was intended to help the World Federation establish the need of the women of our community.

A steering group of ladies from the UK was put together to organize and lead the event. The aims of the convention were to:
# Raise awareness of the work done by the WF and highlight the success of the past 25 years.
# Identify key issues affecting the women of our community and how to address these.
# Engage women in the working of the World Federation.
# Identify key areas where the WF can provide a lead on behalf of the women.
# Provide a platform to network.

'''Summary:'''

#One of the main issues identified was the need for a change in the traditional Majalis format in order to give women opportunities to develop spirituality and help address current problems arising from living in the 21st. century, such as upbringing and understanding of children and youth, personal development, establishing cultural identity, and deeper Quranic understanding.
# Issues of marriage were another concern of the community. It was felt that the few institutions/committees in place at present are not able to deal with these matters and that the community needs to be educated on the seriousness and importance of the institution of marriage. It was felt that a global solution is required and isolated Jamaats in particular need greater help.
# There is a need to address separately certain women’s health issues such as menopause, HRT, breast cancer awareness, depression and stress related illnesses. It was also recognized that we now have an increasing number of professional ladies in the medical field, who should be utilized to help and advice our communities worldwide.
# Women worldwide are pushing for changes in their role in developing our community. They feel that they can join hands to help keep our religion and culture alive, and expand our capabilities and resources to achieve a healthy Islamic life style. Participants were of the opinion that their ambitious aims could be achieved with the help and support of the World Federation. A full report with recommendations has been submitted to the participants of the convention, and also to the Office Bearers of the World Federation for their action and implementation.
# It was suggested that the World Federation can help in the below manner:
## The ladies would like to suggest that the professional database should be extended.
## Links to other websites from the World Federation website should be increased.
## The World Federation should introduce what has been termed the “Focus Directive”

Step1. World Federation should select a specific health issue every 6-12 months (e.g. Breast Cancer)
Step 2. Information about the specific issue is then disseminated to the various Jamaats.
Step 3. The Jamaats then decide how to address this issue for that period of time (6 to 12 months). The solutions above can be used to achieve this goal.
# The women present at the convention have helped start a new chapter in the history of the WF. The buzzwords for the day were “networking”, “empowering women”, and maybe the favourite for the day, “WWF” – “Women’s World Federation”

The idea was to create a sort of committee of ladies from different parts of the world. Its task would be then would be to network and identify common issues on a regular basis, to look for solutions and make proposals in form of reports to the Office Bearers. The WF’s task would then be to identify issues which could be handled by regional councils, those which could be passed on to individual Jamaats and those which should be tackled by the WF itself.

The presence of over 25 delegated from abroad for a one-day convention clearly indicated the interest for such networking amongst the ladies

7. It was strongly felt that a Women’s Desk at World Federation level is imminent at this stage. There are a large number of ladies worldwide, who would like to make a commitment to the workings of the World Federation, with the aim to serve the community and seek closeness to Allah SWT. Inshallah with the help of many the vision of this community can become a reality.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report - May 2002===

Medical Advisory Board (MAB)
Dr. Abbas Moledina presented a report on the activities of the Medical advisory Board.

He stated that the World Federation was currently one of the very few organizations still sending medicines and equipment to Iraq and Iran on a regular basis. The Board continued to work closely with the dispensaries in Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Nairobi. A second eye clinic had been established in Patna to provide cataract surgery, and cataract eyeglasses. Primary health care work continued in Bangalore and Patna.

===Report - September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

===Interim Report, Vision to Reality - February 2003===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2002 5187 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

===Report - February 2003===

====Books Published====

=====English=====

#Azadari – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)
#Month of Ramadhan – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)

'''Books being edited by Naushad Mehrali for printing:'''

#Tabligh (Arabic/English)
#Exhortations of Prophet Isa (Jesus) a.s. (Arabic/English)
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 1 – 100 Anecdotes
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 2 – 100 Anecdotes
#Great stories of the righteous by Ahmed Virjee

'''Book checked and financial assistance towards its publication approved (part):'''

#The Early Islamic City: 622-930 by Farhat Husain

=====Italian=====

'''Book being translated into Italian and cost of printing approved:'''

#Amaali of Sheikh Mufid translated by Mulla Asghar

=====Urdu=====

Financial assistance (part) towards Urdu translation and printing approved for “Abaqatul Anwar by Hamid Hindi (in several volumes).

=====Kiswahili=====

Financial assistance towards KISWAHILI publication of “Tafser Al Kashif of Shaikh Jawad Mughniyyah (30 volumes)” and “Duas of Mahe Ramadhan (Arabic/Kiswahili)

=====Thai=====

Full financial assistance was given towards publication of the following books in Thai:
#Halal and Haram according to the Jaffari School of Thought. 350 pages
# The reasons that I accepted Islam. 300 pages
# History of Mankind in perspective of Islam. 350 pages
# The life and struggle of Imam Husein and Hazrat Zainab (as). 250 pages

=====Bosnian=====

#Zivot (quarterly) – Issue no. 46
#Islam u Praksi(Islam in Practice) (How to pray etc.)

Taher Moosawi – a Solicitor – has undertaken the task of compiling a detailed List of all Shia Books in English Language (Title, Autho, Subject, Publisher, ISBN Number, Price etc.). Much progress has been made. It will soon be put on Web Site.

====Quran====

=====Translations=====

Mohammed Datoo of Peterborough donated translation of the Holy Quran in Bengali, Malyabari and Korean to WF Library. WF now has translation of the Holy Quran in more than 40 Languages.

=====Web Sites=====

WF site quran.org.uk is now being regularly updated by Tauseef Mehrali and has a reasonable amount of daily hits.
Tauseef started a “Subscribers list” for those wishing to be kept informed of new articles and additions to this site. 240 people have registered till now.

Bosnian magazine Muslimanski Zivot is available on line since February 2002. The site has a ‘Forum’ where visitors can ask questions and discuss Islamic issues in Bosnian language.

====GCE Islamiyat====

The Islamic Education Board (IEB) is working closely with Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya, Islamic Education Board of Mombasa Jamaat and the Education Board of The Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaats of Africa.

Collective efforts have borne fruit and Edexcel Examining Board of United Kingdom has taken into consideration the requirements of Shia Students.

They have made separate arrangements for Shia Students in their Examination Paper for Islamiyyat 7568 (GCE O Level).

====Zakereens====

=====Development of young Zakirs and Zakiras=====

Naushad Mehrali prepared a detailed plan for the development of young Zakirs and Zakiras. The Paper was discussed during a meeting attended by Muhsin bhai Jaffer, Mujahid Sheriff, Mulla Muhammad Kassamali and Naushad Mehrali.

=====Majalis Books in English=====

About 45 Zakirs/Prospective Zakirs/Writers were requested to write at least 5 Majalis. To maintain a uniform style of all the Majlises that will be collated from various Zakirs, a set format was recommended.

The Publication of book would be used as an additional tool to help with the training of Zakirs

====Media====

During Ramadhan of 1423, daily ½ hour lectures were aired on Leicester TV- Ten each in Urdu, Gujarati and English.

Mrs. Ummul Banin Merali gave daily Radio Broadcasts of half an hour during the holy month of Ramadhan 1423.
There was tremendous positive response for both the programmes. IEB was inundated with requests for cassettes of the programmes and books.

====Islamic Scholars====

A meeting was held with the International Centre for Islamic Education (responsible for all foreign students) and also with our students studying in Qum. A Memorandum of Agreement was signed with them which will lead to minimizing most of the problems facing our students in Qum.

A number of Students, both Khojas and non Khojas were given financial help which would ease their financial problems. Also a number of non Khojas going back to their Countries of Origin after completing studies were given financial assistance.

====Tabligh====

Regular services of answering questions, sending books etc. continues.

Enquiries have been received for advice, guidance and material for Tabligh from Azerbaijan, Chile, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malta, Poland, Russia and other countries.

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)==

===Report - May 2002===

On behalf of ZCSS, Shafique Govani reported that:

# A donor has been secured for the school in Karimpur and work would start in September 2002
# A Teacher’s Quarter was being built in Khujwa
# 45 new Graduates joined the scheme bringing the current total to 224 undergraduates and 424 Graduates as of May 2002
# The Zainabiya Scheme currently had 11,000 students
# It was the organization’s mission to enable education opportunities for all children
# The Zainabiya Yatim & Asir Sponsorship Scheme currently supported 150 children

===Report - September 2002===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

===Report on Bhuj Earthquake 2003===

A letter of appreciation from Bhuj Jamaat thanked for the help from World Federation in the form of Temporary Housing, Business Loans, Building construction loan etc. The following is the details of housing help provided by WF:

#Mehdi Colony – Housing for 16 families
#Nagalpur – Housing for 2 families
#Al Mehdi Colony – Housing upgrade for 27 families
#Mehdi Colony – New houses for 8 families
#Self-House Repairs- 2 families
#Own Houses – 15 families
#Total 70 families settled

Further ongoing for work for construction of houses for 14 families at Al Mehdi Society.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Senior's Conference==

Dr. Akbar Mithani, the Convener of the Conference, presented recommendations of the Senior Conference held in
Toronto on 24 May 2002.

Dr. Akber Mithani said that 260 seniors of both genders participated in the Seniors Conference. The seniors expressed:

# A need for a permanent multifunctional facility for their meetings.
# Need a library/resource Centre.
# Support Systems included the need for English classes, transportation, a Help line and information/education sessions vis-à-vis health, retirement, finance, real estate, information technology and counseling.

Dr. Mithani recommended that the World Federation initiates a senior’s Desk that will facilitate the development of a world strategic plan focused on the needs of our seniors in the community.

Brother Ramzan Dhanji, who chairs the UK based KOSHISHCO, senior organization, said that they had approached government bodies to donate money so that seniors would not be burden on Jamaat funds. At the same time, the leaders from UK opined that it was important that the local Jamaats and regional bodies worked hand in hand to ensure that the needs of all seniors were being adequately addressed.

The President concluded that the World Federation would set up a desk at the Secretariat, which would explore ways in which various seniors groups could be accommodated.

==Youth Networking Desk==

The Head of the World Federations’ Youth Networking Desk, Shafique Govani, gave a detailed report of aims and objectives of the Desk. He stated that the aim of Youth Network Desk was to create an interjamaat and intrajamaat network where youth share experience and ideas. The idea was to create unity and communication among youths for the purpose of moral and spiritual upliftment and knowledge.

He stated that the World Federation Youth Network Desk has visited Europe in 2001 and in 2002 they visited Africa for the Youth Leadership Workshop. A North American conference was being held in Toronto on May 26, 2002.

Newly appointed Toronto Youth Director Mehjabeen Allarakhia said that the Toronto “Jaffari Islamic Youth” organization has been active for 15 years and thanked the World Federation for the networking opportunities that the current conference has facilitated.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report - May 2002===

Medical Advisory Board (MAB)
Dr. Abbas Moledina presented a report on the activities of the Medical advisory Board.

He stated that the World Federation was currently one of the very few organizations still sending medicines and equipment to Iraq and Iran on a regular basis. The Board continued to work closely with the dispensaries in Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Nairobi. A second eye clinic had been established in Patna to provide cataract surgery, and cataract eyeglasses. Primary health care work continued in Bangalore and Patna.

===Report - September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

===Interim Report, Vision to Reality - February 2003===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2002 5187 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

===Report - February 2003===

====Books Published====

=====English=====

#Azadari – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)
#Month of Ramadhan – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)

'''Books being edited by Naushad Mehrali for printing:'''

#Tabligh (Arabic/English)
#Exhortations of Prophet Isa (Jesus) a.s. (Arabic/English)
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 1 – 100 Anecdotes
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 2 – 100 Anecdotes
#Great stories of the righteous by Ahmed Virjee

'''Book checked and financial assistance towards its publication approved (part):'''

#The Early Islamic City: 622-930 by Farhat Husain

=====Italian=====

'''Book being translated into Italian and cost of printing approved:'''

#Amaali of Sheikh Mufid translated by Mulla Asghar

=====Urdu=====

Financial assistance (part) towards Urdu translation and printing approved for “Abaqatul Anwar by Hamid Hindi (in several volumes).

=====Kiswahili=====

Financial assistance towards KISWAHILI publication of “Tafser Al Kashif of Shaikh Jawad Mughniyyah (30 volumes)” and “Duas of Mahe Ramadhan (Arabic/Kiswahili)

=====Thai=====

Full financial assistance was given towards publication of the following books in Thai:
#Halal and Haram according to the Jaffari School of Thought. 350 pages
# The reasons that I accepted Islam. 300 pages
# History of Mankind in perspective of Islam. 350 pages
# The life and struggle of Imam Husein and Hazrat Zainab (as). 250 pages

=====Bosnian=====

#Zivot (quarterly) – Issue no. 46
#Islam u Praksi(Islam in Practice) (How to pray etc.)

Taher Moosawi – a Solicitor – has undertaken the task of compiling a detailed List of all Shia Books in English Language (Title, Autho, Subject, Publisher, ISBN Number, Price etc.). Much progress has been made. It will soon be put on Web Site.

====Quran====

=====Translations=====

Mohammed Datoo of Peterborough donated translation of the Holy Quran in Bengali, Malyabari and Korean to WF Library. WF now has translation of the Holy Quran in more than 40 Languages.

=====Web Sites=====

WF site quran.org.uk is now being regularly updated by Tauseef Mehrali and has a reasonable amount of daily hits.
Tauseef started a “Subscribers list” for those wishing to be kept informed of new articles and additions to this site. 240 people have registered till now.

Bosnian magazine Muslimanski Zivot is available on line since February 2002. The site has a ‘Forum’ where visitors can ask questions and discuss Islamic issues in Bosnian language.

====GCE Islamiyat====

The Islamic Education Board (IEB) is working closely with Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya, Islamic Education Board of Mombasa Jamaat and the Education Board of The Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaats of Africa.

Collective efforts have borne fruit and Edexcel Examining Board of United Kingdom has taken into consideration the requirements of Shia Students.

They have made separate arrangements for Shia Students in their Examination Paper for Islamiyyat 7568 (GCE O Level).

====Zakereens====

=====Development of young Zakirs and Zakiras=====

Naushad Mehrali prepared a detailed plan for the development of young Zakirs and Zakiras. The Paper was discussed during a meeting attended by Muhsin bhai Jaffer, Mujahid Sheriff, Mulla Muhammad Kassamali and Naushad Mehrali.

=====Majalis Books in English=====

About 45 Zakirs/Prospective Zakirs/Writers were requested to write at least 5 Majalis. To maintain a uniform style of all the Majlises that will be collated from various Zakirs, a set format was recommended.

The Publication of book would be used as an additional tool to help with the training of Zakirs

====Media====

During Ramadhan of 1423, daily ½ hour lectures were aired on Leicester TV- Ten each in Urdu, Gujarati and English.

Mrs. Ummul Banin Merali gave daily Radio Broadcasts of half an hour during the holy month of Ramadhan 1423.
There was tremendous positive response for both the programmes. IEB was inundated with requests for cassettes of the programmes and books.

====Islamic Scholars====

A meeting was held with the International Centre for Islamic Education (responsible for all foreign students) and also with our students studying in Qum. A Memorandum of Agreement was signed with them which will lead to minimizing most of the problems facing our students in Qum.

A number of Students, both Khojas and non Khojas were given financial help which would ease their financial problems. Also a number of non Khojas going back to their Countries of Origin after completing studies were given financial assistance.

====Tabligh====

Regular services of answering questions, sending books etc. continues.

Enquiries have been received for advice, guidance and material for Tabligh from Azerbaijan, Chile, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malta, Poland, Russia and other countries.

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)==

===Report - May 2002===

On behalf of ZCSS, Shafique Govani reported that:

# A donor has been secured for the school in Karimpur and work would start in September 2002
# A Teacher’s Quarter was being built in Khujwa
# 45 new Graduates joined the scheme bringing the current total to 224 undergraduates and 424 Graduates as of May 2002
# The Zainabiya Scheme currently had 11,000 students
# It was the organization’s mission to enable education opportunities for all children
# The Zainabiya Yatim & Asir Sponsorship Scheme currently supported 150 children

===Report - September 2002===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

TERM 2000-2003

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

===Report on Bhuj Earthquake 2003===

A letter of appreciation from Bhuj Jamaat thanked for the help from World Federation in the form of Temporary Housing, Business Loans, Building construction loan etc. The following is the details of housing help provided by WF:

#Mehdi Colony – Housing for 16 families
#Nagalpur – Housing for 2 families
#Al Mehdi Colony – Housing upgrade for 27 families
#Mehdi Colony – New houses for 8 families
#Self-House Repairs- 2 families
#Own Houses – 15 families
#Total 70 families settled

Further ongoing for work for construction of houses for 14 families at Al Mehdi Society.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Senior's Conference==

Dr. Akbar Mithani, the Convener of the Conference, presented recommendations of the Senior Conference held in
Toronto on 24 May 2002.

Dr. Akber Mithani said that 260 seniors of both genders participated in the Seniors Conference. The seniors expressed:

# A need for a permanent multifunctional facility for their meetings.
# Need a library/resource Centre.
# Support Systems included the need for English classes, transportation, a Help line and information/education sessions vis-à-vis health, retirement, finance, real estate, information technology and counseling.

Dr. Mithani recommended that the World Federation initiates a senior’s Desk that will facilitate the development of a world strategic plan focused on the needs of our seniors in the community.

Brother Ramzan Dhanji, who chairs the UK based KOSHISHCO, senior organization, said that they had approached government bodies to donate money so that seniors would not be burden on Jamaat funds. At the same time, the leaders from UK opined that it was important that the local Jamaats and regional bodies worked hand in hand to ensure that the needs of all seniors were being adequately addressed.

The President concluded that the World Federation would set up a desk at the Secretariat, which would explore ways in which various seniors groups could be accommodated.

==Youth Networking Desk==

The Head of the World Federations’ Youth Networking Desk, Shafique Govani, gave a detailed report of aims and objectives of the Desk. He stated that the aim of Youth Network Desk was to create an interjamaat and intrajamaat network where youth share experience and ideas. The idea was to create unity and communication among youths for the purpose of moral and spiritual upliftment and knowledge.

He stated that the World Federation Youth Network Desk has visited Europe in 2001 and in 2002 they visited Africa for the Youth Leadership Workshop. A North American conference was being held in Toronto on May 26, 2002.

Newly appointed Toronto Youth Director Mehjabeen Allarakhia said that the Toronto “Jaffari Islamic Youth” organization has been active for 15 years and thanked the World Federation for the networking opportunities that the current conference has facilitated.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report - May 2002===

Medical Advisory Board (MAB)
Dr. Abbas Moledina presented a report on the activities of the Medical advisory Board.

He stated that the World Federation was currently one of the very few organizations still sending medicines and equipment to Iraq and Iran on a regular basis. The Board continued to work closely with the dispensaries in Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Nairobi. A second eye clinic had been established in Patna to provide cataract surgery, and cataract eyeglasses. Primary health care work continued in Bangalore and Patna.

===Report - September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

===Report - February 2003===

====Books Published====

=====English=====

#Azadari – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)
#Month of Ramadhan – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)

'''Books being edited by Naushad Mehrali for printing:'''

#Tabligh (Arabic/English)
#Exhortations of Prophet Isa (Jesus) a.s. (Arabic/English)
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 1 – 100 Anecdotes
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 2 – 100 Anecdotes
#Great stories of the righteous by Ahmed Virjee

'''Book checked and financial assistance towards its publication approved (part):'''

#The Early Islamic City: 622-930 by Farhat Husain

=====Italian=====

'''Book being translated into Italian and cost of printing approved:'''

#Amaali of Sheikh Mufid translated by Mulla Asghar

=====Urdu=====

Financial assistance (part) towards Urdu translation and printing approved for “Abaqatul Anwar by Hamid Hindi (in several volumes).

=====Kiswahili=====

Financial assistance towards KISWAHILI publication of “Tafser Al Kashif of Shaikh Jawad Mughniyyah (30 volumes)” and “Duas of Mahe Ramadhan (Arabic/Kiswahili)

=====Thai=====

Full financial assistance was given towards publication of the following books in Thai:
#Halal and Haram according to the Jaffari School of Thought. 350 pages
# The reasons that I accepted Islam. 300 pages
# History of Mankind in perspective of Islam. 350 pages
# The life and struggle of Imam Husein and Hazrat Zainab (as). 250 pages

=====Bosnian=====

#Zivot (quarterly) – Issue no. 46
#Islam u Praksi(Islam in Practice) (How to pray etc.)

Taher Moosawi – a Solicitor – has undertaken the task of compiling a detailed List of all Shia Books in English Language (Title, Autho, Subject, Publisher, ISBN Number, Price etc.). Much progress has been made. It will soon be put on Web Site.

====Quran====

=====Translations=====

Mohammed Datoo of Peterborough donated translation of the Holy Quran in Bengali, Malyabari and Korean to WF Library. WF now has translation of the Holy Quran in more than 40 Languages.

=====Web Sites=====

WF site quran.org.uk is now being regularly updated by Tauseef Mehrali and has a reasonable amount of daily hits.
Tauseef started a “Subscribers list” for those wishing to be kept informed of new articles and additions to this site. 240 people have registered till now.

Bosnian magazine Muslimanski Zivot is available on line since February 2002. The site has a ‘Forum’ where visitors can ask questions and discuss Islamic issues in Bosnian language.

====GCE Islamiyat====

The Islamic Education Board (IEB) is working closely with Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya, Islamic Education Board of Mombasa Jamaat and the Education Board of The Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaats of Africa.

Collective efforts have borne fruit and Edexcel Examining Board of United Kingdom has taken into consideration the requirements of Shia Students.

They have made separate arrangements for Shia Students in their Examination Paper for Islamiyyat 7568 (GCE O Level).

====Zakereens====

=====Development of young Zakirs and Zakiras=====

Naushad Mehrali prepared a detailed plan for the development of young Zakirs and Zakiras. The Paper was discussed during a meeting attended by Muhsin bhai Jaffer, Mujahid Sheriff, Mulla Muhammad Kassamali and Naushad Mehrali.

=====Majalis Books in English=====

About 45 Zakirs/Prospective Zakirs/Writers were requested to write at least 5 Majalis. To maintain a uniform style of all the Majlises that will be collated from various Zakirs, a set format was recommended.

The Publication of book would be used as an additional tool to help with the training of Zakirs

====Media====

During Ramadhan of 1423, daily ½ hour lectures were aired on Leicester TV- Ten each in Urdu, Gujarati and English.

Mrs. Ummul Banin Merali gave daily Radio Broadcasts of half an hour during the holy month of Ramadhan 1423.
There was tremendous positive response for both the programmes. IEB was inundated with requests for cassettes of the programmes and books.

====Islamic Scholars====

A meeting was held with the International Centre for Islamic Education (responsible for all foreign students) and also with our students studying in Qum. A Memorandum of Agreement was signed with them which will lead to minimizing most of the problems facing our students in Qum.

A number of Students, both Khojas and non Khojas were given financial help which would ease their financial problems. Also a number of non Khojas going back to their Countries of Origin after completing studies were given financial assistance.

====Tabligh====

Regular services of answering questions, sending books etc. continues.

Enquiries have been received for advice, guidance and material for Tabligh from Azerbaijan, Chile, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malta, Poland, Russia and other countries.

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)==

===Report - May 2002===

On behalf of ZCSS, Shafique Govani reported that:

# A donor has been secured for the school in Karimpur and work would start in September 2002
# A Teacher’s Quarter was being built in Khujwa
# 45 new Graduates joined the scheme bringing the current total to 224 undergraduates and 424 Graduates as of May 2002
# The Zainabiya Scheme currently had 11,000 students
# It was the organization’s mission to enable education opportunities for all children
# The Zainabiya Yatim & Asir Sponsorship Scheme currently supported 150 children

===Report - September 2002===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

===Report on Bhuj Earthquake 2003===

A letter of appreciation from Bhuj Jamaat thanked for the help from World Federation in the form of Temporary Housing, Business Loans, Building construction loan etc. The following is the details of housing help provided by WF:

#Mehdi Colony – Housing for 16 families
#Nagalpur – Housing for 2 families
#Al Mehdi Colony – Housing upgrade for 27 families
#Mehdi Colony – New houses for 8 families
#Self-House Repairs- 2 families
#Own Houses – 15 families
#Total 70 families settled

Further ongoing for work for construction of houses for 14 families at Al Mehdi Society.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Senior's Conference==

Dr. Akbar Mithani, the Convener of the Conference, presented recommendations of the Senior Conference held in
Toronto on 24 May 2002.

Dr. Akber Mithani said that 260 seniors of both genders participated in the Seniors Conference. The seniors expressed:

# A need for a permanent multifunctional facility for their meetings.
# Need a library/resource Centre.
# Support Systems included the need for English classes, transportation, a Help line and information/education sessions vis-à-vis health, retirement, finance, real estate, information technology and counseling.

Dr. Mithani recommended that the World Federation initiates a senior’s Desk that will facilitate the development of a world strategic plan focused on the needs of our seniors in the community.

Brother Ramzan Dhanji, who chairs the UK based KOSHISHCO, senior organization, said that they had approached government bodies to donate money so that seniors would not be burden on Jamaat funds. At the same time, the leaders from UK opined that it was important that the local Jamaats and regional bodies worked hand in hand to ensure that the needs of all seniors were being adequately addressed.

The President concluded that the World Federation would set up a desk at the Secretariat, which would explore ways in which various seniors groups could be accommodated.

==Youth Networking Desk==

The Head of the World Federations’ Youth Networking Desk, Shafique Govani, gave a detailed report of aims and objectives of the Desk. He stated that the aim of Youth Network Desk was to create an interjamaat and intrajamaat network where youth share experience and ideas. The idea was to create unity and communication among youths for the purpose of moral and spiritual upliftment and knowledge.

He stated that the World Federation Youth Network Desk has visited Europe in 2001 and in 2002 they visited Africa for the Youth Leadership Workshop. A North American conference was being held in Toronto on May 26, 2002.

Newly appointed Toronto Youth Director Mehjabeen Allarakhia said that the Toronto “Jaffari Islamic Youth” organization has been active for 15 years and thanked the World Federation for the networking opportunities that the current conference has facilitated.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report - May 2002===

Medical Advisory Board (MAB)
Dr. Abbas Moledina presented a report on the activities of the Medical advisory Board.

He stated that the World Federation was currently one of the very few organizations still sending medicines and equipment to Iraq and Iran on a regular basis. The Board continued to work closely with the dispensaries in Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Nairobi. A second eye clinic had been established in Patna to provide cataract surgery, and cataract eyeglasses. Primary health care work continued in Bangalore and Patna.

===Report - September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

===Report - February 2003===

====Books Published====

=====English=====

#Azadari – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)
#Month of Ramadhan – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)

'''Books being edited by Naushad Mehrali for printing:'''

#Tabligh (Arabic/English)
#Exhortations of Prophet Isa (Jesus) a.s. (Arabic/English)
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 1 – 100 Anecdotes
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 2 – 100 Anecdotes
#Great stories of the righteous by Ahmed Virjee

'''Book checked and financial assistance towards its publication approved (part):'''

#The Early Islamic City: 622-930 by Farhat Husain

=====Italian=====

'''Book being translated into Italian and cost of printing approved:'''

#Amaali of Sheikh Mufid translated by Mulla Asghar

=====Urdu=====

Financial assistance (part) towards Urdu translation and printing approved for “Abaqatul Anwar by Hamid Hindi (in several volumes).

=====Kiswahili=====

Financial assistance towards KISWAHILI publication of “Tafser Al Kashif of Shaikh Jawad Mughniyyah (30 volumes)” and “Duas of Mahe Ramadhan (Arabic/Kiswahili)

=====Thai=====

Full financial assistance was given towards publication of the following books in Thai:
#Halal and Haram according to the Jaffari School of Thought. 350 pages
# The reasons that I accepted Islam. 300 pages
# History of Mankind in perspective of Islam. 350 pages
# The life and struggle of Imam Husein and Hazrat Zainab (as). 250 pages

=====Bosnian=====

#Zivot (quarterly) – Issue no. 46
#Islam u Praksi(Islam in Practice) (How to pray etc.)

Taher Moosawi – a Solicitor – has undertaken the task of compiling a detailed List of all Shia Books in English Language (Title, Autho, Subject, Publisher, ISBN Number, Price etc.). Much progress has been made. It will soon be put on Web Site.

====Quran====

=====Translations=====

Mohammed Datoo of Peterborough donated translation of the Holy Quran in Bengali, Malyabari and Korean to WF Library. WF now has translation of the Holy Quran in more than 40 Languages.

=====Web Sites=====

WF site quran.org.uk is now being regularly updated by Tauseef Mehrali and has a reasonable amount of daily hits.
Tauseef started a “Subscribers list” for those wishing to be kept informed of new articles and additions to this site. 240 people have registered till now.

Bosnian magazine Muslimanski Zivot is available on line since February 2002. The site has a ‘Forum’ where visitors can ask questions and discuss Islamic issues in Bosnian language.

====GCE Islamiyat====

The Islamic Education Board (IEB) is working closely with Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya, Islamic Education Board of Mombasa Jamaat and the Education Board of The Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaats of Africa.

Collective efforts have borne fruit and Edexcel Examining Board of United Kingdom has taken into consideration the requirements of Shia Students.

They have made separate arrangements for Shia Students in their Examination Paper for Islamiyyat 7568 (GCE O Level).

====Zakereens====

=====Development of young Zakirs and Zakiras=====

Naushad Mehrali prepared a detailed plan for the development of young Zakirs and Zakiras. The Paper was discussed during a meeting attended by Muhsin bhai Jaffer, Mujahid Sheriff, Mulla Muhammad Kassamali and Naushad Mehrali.

=====Majalis Books in English
About 45 Zakirs/Prospective Zakirs/Writers were requested to write at least 5 Majalis. To maintain a uniform style of all the Majlises that will be collated from various Zakirs, a set format was recommended.

The Publication of book would be used as an additional tool to help with the training of Zakirs

5. MEDIA
During Ramadhan of 1423, daily ½ hour lectures were aired on Leicester TV- Ten each in Urdu, Gujarati and English.

Mrs. Ummul Banin Merali gave daily Radio Broadcasts of half an hour during the holy month of Ramadhan 1423.
There was tremendous positive response for both the programmes. IEB was inundated with requests for cassettes of the programmes and books.

6. ISLAMIC SCHOLARS
A meeting was held with the International Centre for Islamic Education (responsible for all foreign students) and also with our students studying in Qum. A Memorandum of Agreement was signed with them which will lead to minimizing most of the problems facing our students in Qum.

A number of Students, both Khojas and non Khojas were given financial help which would ease their financial problems. Also a number of non Khojas going back to their Countries of Origin after completing studies were given financial assistance.

7. TABLIGH
Regular services of answering questions, sending books etc. continues.

Enquiries have been received for advice, guidance and material for Tabligh from Azerbaijan, Chile, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malta, Poland, Russia and other countries.

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)==

===Report - May 2002===

On behalf of ZCSS, Shafique Govani reported that:

# A donor has been secured for the school in Karimpur and work would start in September 2002
# A Teacher’s Quarter was being built in Khujwa
# 45 new Graduates joined the scheme bringing the current total to 224 undergraduates and 424 Graduates as of May 2002
# The Zainabiya Scheme currently had 11,000 students
# It was the organization’s mission to enable education opportunities for all children
# The Zainabiya Yatim & Asir Sponsorship Scheme currently supported 150 children

===Report - September 2002===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

TERM 2000-2003

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

===Report on Bhuj Earthquake 2003===

A letter of appreciation from Bhuj Jamaat thanked for the help from World Federation in the form of Temporary Housing, Business Loans, Building construction loan etc. The following is the details of housing help provided by WF:

#Mehdi Colony – Housing for 16 families
#Nagalpur – Housing for 2 families
#Al Mehdi Colony – Housing upgrade for 27 families
#Mehdi Colony – New houses for 8 families
#Self-House Repairs- 2 families
#Own Houses – 15 families
#Total 70 families settled

Further ongoing for work for construction of houses for 14 families at Al Mehdi Society.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Senior's Conference==

Dr. Akbar Mithani, the Convener of the Conference, presented recommendations of the Senior Conference held in
Toronto on 24 May 2002.

Dr. Akber Mithani said that 260 seniors of both genders participated in the Seniors Conference. The seniors expressed:

# A need for a permanent multifunctional facility for their meetings.
# Need a library/resource Centre.
# Support Systems included the need for English classes, transportation, a Help line and information/education sessions vis-à-vis health, retirement, finance, real estate, information technology and counseling.

Dr. Mithani recommended that the World Federation initiates a senior’s Desk that will facilitate the development of a world strategic plan focused on the needs of our seniors in the community.

Brother Ramzan Dhanji, who chairs the UK based KOSHISHCO, senior organization, said that they had approached government bodies to donate money so that seniors would not be burden on Jamaat funds. At the same time, the leaders from UK opined that it was important that the local Jamaats and regional bodies worked hand in hand to ensure that the needs of all seniors were being adequately addressed.

The President concluded that the World Federation would set up a desk at the Secretariat, which would explore ways in which various seniors groups could be accommodated.

==Youth Networking Desk==

The Head of the World Federations’ Youth Networking Desk, Shafique Govani, gave a detailed report of aims and objectives of the Desk. He stated that the aim of Youth Network Desk was to create an interjamaat and intrajamaat network where youth share experience and ideas. The idea was to create unity and communication among youths for the purpose of moral and spiritual upliftment and knowledge.

He stated that the World Federation Youth Network Desk has visited Europe in 2001 and in 2002 they visited Africa for the Youth Leadership Workshop. A North American conference was being held in Toronto on May 26, 2002.

Newly appointed Toronto Youth Director Mehjabeen Allarakhia said that the Toronto “Jaffari Islamic Youth” organization has been active for 15 years and thanked the World Federation for the networking opportunities that the current conference has facilitated.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report - May 2002===

Medical Advisory Board (MAB)
Dr. Abbas Moledina presented a report on the activities of the Medical advisory Board.

He stated that the World Federation was currently one of the very few organizations still sending medicines and equipment to Iraq and Iran on a regular basis. The Board continued to work closely with the dispensaries in Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Nairobi. A second eye clinic had been established in Patna to provide cataract surgery, and cataract eyeglasses. Primary health care work continued in Bangalore and Patna.

===Report - September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

===Report - February 2003===

====Books Published====

=====English=====

#Azadari – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)
#Month of Ramadhan – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)

'''Books being edited by Naushad Mehrali for printing:'''

#Tabligh (Arabic/English)
#Exhortations of Prophet Isa (Jesus) a.s. (Arabic/English)
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 1 – 100 Anecdotes
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 2 – 100 Anecdotes
#Great stories of the righteous by Ahmed Virjee

'''Book checked and financial assistance towards its publication approved (part):'''

#The Early Islamic City: 622-930 by Farhat Husain

=====Italian=====

'''Book being translated into Italian and cost of printing approved:'''

#Amaali of Sheikh Mufid translated by Mulla Asghar

=====Urdu=====

Financial assistance (part) towards Urdu translation and printing approved for “Abaqatul Anwar by Hamid Hindi (in several volumes).

=====Kiswahili=====

Financial assistance towards KISWAHILI publication of “Tafser Al Kashif of Shaikh Jawad Mughniyyah (30 volumes)” and “Duas of Mahe Ramadhan (Arabic/Kiswahili)

=====Thai=====

Full financial assistance was given towards publication of the following books in Thai:
#Halal and Haram according to the Jaffari School of Thought. 350 pages
# The reasons that I accepted Islam. 300 pages
# History of Mankind in perspective of Islam. 350 pages
# The life and struggle of Imam Husein and Hazrat Zainab (as). 250 pages

BOSNIAN
Zivot (quarterly) – Issue no. 46
Islam u Praksi(Islam in Practice) (How to pray etc.)

Taher Moosawi – a Solicitor – has undertaken the task of compiling a detailed List of all Shia Books in English Language (Title, Autho, Subject, Publisher, ISBN Number, Price etc.). Much progress has been made. It will soon be put on Web Site.

2. QURAN:
TRANSLATIONS
Mohammed Datoo of Peterborough donated translation of the Holy Quran in Bengali, Malyabari and Korean to WF Library. WF now has translation of the Holy Quran in more than 40 Languages.

WEB SITES
WF site quran.org.uk is now being regularly updated by Tauseef Mehrali and has a reasonable amount of daily hits.
Tauseef started a “Subscribers list” for those wishing to be kept informed of new articles and additions to this site. 240 people have registered till now.

Bosnian magazine Muslimanski Zivot is available on line since February 2002. The site has a ‘Forum’ where visitors can ask questions and discuss Islamic issues in Bosnian language.

3. GCE ISLAMIYAT
The Islamic Education Board (IEB) is working closely with Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya, Islamic Education Board of Mombasa Jamaat and the Education Board of The Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaats of Africa.

Collective efforts have borne fruit and Edexcel Examining Board of United Kingdom has taken into consideration the requirements of Shia Students.

They have made separate arrangements for Shia Students in their Examination Paper for Islamiyyat 7568 (GCE O Level).

4. Zakereens:
Development of young Zakirs and Zakiras
Naushad Mehrali prepared a detailed plan for the development of young Zakirs and Zakiras. The Paper was discussed during a meeting attended by Muhsin bhai Jaffer, Mujahid Sheriff, Mulla Muhammad Kassamali and Naushad Mehrali.

Majalis Books in English
About 45 Zakirs/Prospective Zakirs/Writers were requested to write at least 5 Majalis. To maintain a uniform style of all the Majlises that will be collated from various Zakirs, a set format was recommended.

The Publication of book would be used as an additional tool to help with the training of Zakirs

5. MEDIA
During Ramadhan of 1423, daily ½ hour lectures were aired on Leicester TV- Ten each in Urdu, Gujarati and English.

Mrs. Ummul Banin Merali gave daily Radio Broadcasts of half an hour during the holy month of Ramadhan 1423.
There was tremendous positive response for both the programmes. IEB was inundated with requests for cassettes of the programmes and books.

6. ISLAMIC SCHOLARS
A meeting was held with the International Centre for Islamic Education (responsible for all foreign students) and also with our students studying in Qum. A Memorandum of Agreement was signed with them which will lead to minimizing most of the problems facing our students in Qum.

A number of Students, both Khojas and non Khojas were given financial help which would ease their financial problems. Also a number of non Khojas going back to their Countries of Origin after completing studies were given financial assistance.

7. TABLIGH
Regular services of answering questions, sending books etc. continues.

Enquiries have been received for advice, guidance and material for Tabligh from Azerbaijan, Chile, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malta, Poland, Russia and other countries.

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)==

===Report - May 2002===

On behalf of ZCSS, Shafique Govani reported that:

# A donor has been secured for the school in Karimpur and work would start in September 2002
# A Teacher’s Quarter was being built in Khujwa
# 45 new Graduates joined the scheme bringing the current total to 224 undergraduates and 424 Graduates as of May 2002
# The Zainabiya Scheme currently had 11,000 students
# It was the organization’s mission to enable education opportunities for all children
# The Zainabiya Yatim & Asir Sponsorship Scheme currently supported 150 children

===Report - September 2002===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

===Report on Bhuj Earthquake 2003===

A letter of appreciation from Bhuj Jamaat thanked for the help from World Federation in the form of Temporary Housing, Business Loans, Building construction loan etc. The following is the details of housing help provided by WF:

#Mehdi Colony – Housing for 16 families
#Nagalpur – Housing for 2 families
#Al Mehdi Colony – Housing upgrade for 27 families
#Mehdi Colony – New houses for 8 families
#Self-House Repairs- 2 families
#Own Houses – 15 families
#Total 70 families settled

Further ongoing for work for construction of houses for 14 families at Al Mehdi Society.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Senior's Conference==

Dr. Akbar Mithani, the Convener of the Conference, presented recommendations of the Senior Conference held in
Toronto on 24 May 2002.

Dr. Akber Mithani said that 260 seniors of both genders participated in the Seniors Conference. The seniors expressed:

# A need for a permanent multifunctional facility for their meetings.
# Need a library/resource Centre.
# Support Systems included the need for English classes, transportation, a Help line and information/education sessions vis-à-vis health, retirement, finance, real estate, information technology and counseling.

Dr. Mithani recommended that the World Federation initiates a senior’s Desk that will facilitate the development of a world strategic plan focused on the needs of our seniors in the community.

Brother Ramzan Dhanji, who chairs the UK based KOSHISHCO, senior organization, said that they had approached government bodies to donate money so that seniors would not be burden on Jamaat funds. At the same time, the leaders from UK opined that it was important that the local Jamaats and regional bodies worked hand in hand to ensure that the needs of all seniors were being adequately addressed.

The President concluded that the World Federation would set up a desk at the Secretariat, which would explore ways in which various seniors groups could be accommodated.

==Youth Networking Desk==

The Head of the World Federations’ Youth Networking Desk, Shafique Govani, gave a detailed report of aims and objectives of the Desk. He stated that the aim of Youth Network Desk was to create an interjamaat and intrajamaat network where youth share experience and ideas. The idea was to create unity and communication among youths for the purpose of moral and spiritual upliftment and knowledge.

He stated that the World Federation Youth Network Desk has visited Europe in 2001 and in 2002 they visited Africa for the Youth Leadership Workshop. A North American conference was being held in Toronto on May 26, 2002.

Newly appointed Toronto Youth Director Mehjabeen Allarakhia said that the Toronto “Jaffari Islamic Youth” organization has been active for 15 years and thanked the World Federation for the networking opportunities that the current conference has facilitated.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report - May 2002===

Medical Advisory Board (MAB)
Dr. Abbas Moledina presented a report on the activities of the Medical advisory Board.

He stated that the World Federation was currently one of the very few organizations still sending medicines and equipment to Iraq and Iran on a regular basis. The Board continued to work closely with the dispensaries in Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Nairobi. A second eye clinic had been established in Patna to provide cataract surgery, and cataract eyeglasses. Primary health care work continued in Bangalore and Patna.

===Report - September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

===Report - February 2003===

====Books Published====

=====English=====

#Azadari – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)
#Month of Ramadhan – 40 Ahadith Series (Arabic/English)

'''Books being edited by Naushad Mehrali for printing:'''

#Tabligh (Arabic/English)
#Exhortations of Prophet Isa (Jesus) a.s. (Arabic/English)
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 1 – 100 Anecdotes
#100 Subjects and 500 Anecdotes – part 2 – 100 Anecdotes
#Great stories of the righteous by Ahmed Virjee

'''Book checked and financial assistance towards its publication approved (part):'''

#The Early Islamic City: 622-930 by Farhat Husain

=====Italian=====

'''Book being translated into Italian and cost of printing approved:'''

#Amaali of Sheikh Mufid translated by Mulla Asghar

=====Urdu=====

Financial assistance (part) towards Urdu translation and printing approved for “Abaqatul Anwar by Hamid Hindi (in several volumes).

KISWAHILI
Financial assistance towards KISWAHILI publication of “Tafser Al Kashif of Shaikh Jawad Mughniyyah (30 volumes)” and “Duas of Mahe Ramadhan (Arabic/Kiswahili)

THAI
Full financial assistance was given towards publication of the following books in Thai:
1. Halal and Haram according to the Jaffari School of Thought. 350 pages
2. The reasons that I accepted Islam. 300 pages
3. History of Mankind in perspective of Islam. 350 pages
4. The life and struggle of Imam Husein and Hazrat Zainab (as). 250 pages

BOSNIAN
Zivot (quarterly) – Issue no. 46
Islam u Praksi(Islam in Practice) (How to pray etc.)

Taher Moosawi – a Solicitor – has undertaken the task of compiling a detailed List of all Shia Books in English Language (Title, Autho, Subject, Publisher, ISBN Number, Price etc.). Much progress has been made. It will soon be put on Web Site.

2. QURAN:
TRANSLATIONS
Mohammed Datoo of Peterborough donated translation of the Holy Quran in Bengali, Malyabari and Korean to WF Library. WF now has translation of the Holy Quran in more than 40 Languages.

WEB SITES
WF site quran.org.uk is now being regularly updated by Tauseef Mehrali and has a reasonable amount of daily hits.
Tauseef started a “Subscribers list” for those wishing to be kept informed of new articles and additions to this site. 240 people have registered till now.

Bosnian magazine Muslimanski Zivot is available on line since February 2002. The site has a ‘Forum’ where visitors can ask questions and discuss Islamic issues in Bosnian language.

3. GCE ISLAMIYAT
The Islamic Education Board (IEB) is working closely with Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya, Islamic Education Board of Mombasa Jamaat and the Education Board of The Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaats of Africa.

Collective efforts have borne fruit and Edexcel Examining Board of United Kingdom has taken into consideration the requirements of Shia Students.

They have made separate arrangements for Shia Students in their Examination Paper for Islamiyyat 7568 (GCE O Level).

4. Zakereens:
Development of young Zakirs and Zakiras
Naushad Mehrali prepared a detailed plan for the development of young Zakirs and Zakiras. The Paper was discussed during a meeting attended by Muhsin bhai Jaffer, Mujahid Sheriff, Mulla Muhammad Kassamali and Naushad Mehrali.

Majalis Books in English
About 45 Zakirs/Prospective Zakirs/Writers were requested to write at least 5 Majalis. To maintain a uniform style of all the Majlises that will be collated from various Zakirs, a set format was recommended.

The Publication of book would be used as an additional tool to help with the training of Zakirs

5. MEDIA
During Ramadhan of 1423, daily ½ hour lectures were aired on Leicester TV- Ten each in Urdu, Gujarati and English.

Mrs. Ummul Banin Merali gave daily Radio Broadcasts of half an hour during the holy month of Ramadhan 1423.
There was tremendous positive response for both the programmes. IEB was inundated with requests for cassettes of the programmes and books.

6. ISLAMIC SCHOLARS
A meeting was held with the International Centre for Islamic Education (responsible for all foreign students) and also with our students studying in Qum. A Memorandum of Agreement was signed with them which will lead to minimizing most of the problems facing our students in Qum.

A number of Students, both Khojas and non Khojas were given financial help which would ease their financial problems. Also a number of non Khojas going back to their Countries of Origin after completing studies were given financial assistance.

7. TABLIGH
Regular services of answering questions, sending books etc. continues.

Enquiries have been received for advice, guidance and material for Tabligh from Azerbaijan, Chile, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malta, Poland, Russia and other countries.

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)==

===Report - May 2002===

On behalf of ZCSS, Shafique Govani reported that:

# A donor has been secured for the school in Karimpur and work would start in September 2002
# A Teacher’s Quarter was being built in Khujwa
# 45 new Graduates joined the scheme bringing the current total to 224 undergraduates and 424 Graduates as of May 2002
# The Zainabiya Scheme currently had 11,000 students
# It was the organization’s mission to enable education opportunities for all children
# The Zainabiya Yatim & Asir Sponsorship Scheme currently supported 150 children

===Report - September 2002===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

TERM 2000-2003

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

===Report on Bhuj Earthquake 2003===

A letter of appreciation from Bhuj Jamaat thanked for the help from World Federation in the form of Temporary Housing, Business Loans, Building construction loan etc. The following is the details of housing help provided by WF:

#Mehdi Colony – Housing for 16 families
#Nagalpur – Housing for 2 families
#Al Mehdi Colony – Housing upgrade for 27 families
#Mehdi Colony – New houses for 8 families
#Self-House Repairs- 2 families
#Own Houses – 15 families
#Total 70 families settled

Further ongoing for work for construction of houses for 14 families at Al Mehdi Society.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Senior's Conference==

Dr. Akbar Mithani, the Convener of the Conference, presented recommendations of the Senior Conference held in
Toronto on 24 May 2002.

Dr. Akber Mithani said that 260 seniors of both genders participated in the Seniors Conference. The seniors expressed:

# A need for a permanent multifunctional facility for their meetings.
# Need a library/resource Centre.
# Support Systems included the need for English classes, transportation, a Help line and information/education sessions vis-à-vis health, retirement, finance, real estate, information technology and counseling.

Dr. Mithani recommended that the World Federation initiates a senior’s Desk that will facilitate the development of a world strategic plan focused on the needs of our seniors in the community.

Brother Ramzan Dhanji, who chairs the UK based KOSHISHCO, senior organization, said that they had approached government bodies to donate money so that seniors would not be burden on Jamaat funds. At the same time, the leaders from UK opined that it was important that the local Jamaats and regional bodies worked hand in hand to ensure that the needs of all seniors were being adequately addressed.

The President concluded that the World Federation would set up a desk at the Secretariat, which would explore ways in which various seniors groups could be accommodated.

==Youth Networking Desk==

The Head of the World Federations’ Youth Networking Desk, Shafique Govani, gave a detailed report of aims and objectives of the Desk. He stated that the aim of Youth Network Desk was to create an interjamaat and intrajamaat network where youth share experience and ideas. The idea was to create unity and communication among youths for the purpose of moral and spiritual upliftment and knowledge.

He stated that the World Federation Youth Network Desk has visited Europe in 2001 and in 2002 they visited Africa for the Youth Leadership Workshop. A North American conference was being held in Toronto on May 26, 2002.

Newly appointed Toronto Youth Director Mehjabeen Allarakhia said that the Toronto “Jaffari Islamic Youth” organization has been active for 15 years and thanked the World Federation for the networking opportunities that the current conference has facilitated.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report - May 2002===

Medical Advisory Board (MAB)
Dr. Abbas Moledina presented a report on the activities of the Medical advisory Board.

He stated that the World Federation was currently one of the very few organizations still sending medicines and equipment to Iraq and Iran on a regular basis. The Board continued to work closely with the dispensaries in Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Nairobi. A second eye clinic had been established in Patna to provide cataract surgery, and cataract eyeglasses. Primary health care work continued in Bangalore and Patna.

===Report - September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)==

===Report - May 2002===

On behalf of ZCSS, Shafique Govani reported that:

# A donor has been secured for the school in Karimpur and work would start in September 2002
# A Teacher’s Quarter was being built in Khujwa
# 45 new Graduates joined the scheme bringing the current total to 224 undergraduates and 424 Graduates as of May 2002
# The Zainabiya Scheme currently had 11,000 students
# It was the organization’s mission to enable education opportunities for all children
# The Zainabiya Yatim & Asir Sponsorship Scheme currently supported 150 children

===Report - September 2002===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Senior's Conference==

Dr. Akbar Mithani, the Convener of the Conference, presented recommendations of the Senior Conference held in
Toronto on 24 May 2002.

Dr. Akber Mithani said that 260 seniors of both genders participated in the Seniors Conference. The seniors expressed:

# A need for a permanent multifunctional facility for their meetings.
# Need a library/resource Centre.
# Support Systems included the need for English classes, transportation, a Help line and information/education sessions vis-à-vis health, retirement, finance, real estate, information technology and counseling.

Dr. Mithani recommended that the World Federation initiates a senior’s Desk that will facilitate the development of a world strategic plan focused on the needs of our seniors in the community.

Brother Ramzan Dhanji, who chairs the UK based KOSHISHCO, senior organization, said that they had approached government bodies to donate money so that seniors would not be burden on Jamaat funds. At the same time, the leaders from UK opined that it was important that the local Jamaats and regional bodies worked hand in hand to ensure that the needs of all seniors were being adequately addressed.

The President concluded that the World Federation would set up a desk at the Secretariat, which would explore ways in which various seniors groups could be accommodated.

==Youth Networking Desk==

The Head of the World Federations’ Youth Networking Desk, Shafique Govani, gave a detailed report of aims and objectives of the Desk. He stated that the aim of Youth Network Desk was to create an interjamaat and intrajamaat network where youth share experience and ideas. The idea was to create unity and communication among youths for the purpose of moral and spiritual upliftment and knowledge.

He stated that the World Federation Youth Network Desk has visited Europe in 2001 and in 2002 they visited Africa for the Youth Leadership Workshop. A North American conference was being held in Toronto on May 26, 2002.

Newly appointed Toronto Youth Director Mehjabeen Allarakhia said that the Toronto “Jaffari Islamic Youth” organization has been active for 15 years and thanked the World Federation for the networking opportunities that the current conference has facilitated.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report - May 2002===

Medical Advisory Board (MAB)
Dr. Abbas Moledina presented a report on the activities of the Medical advisory Board.

He stated that the World Federation was currently one of the very few organizations still sending medicines and equipment to Iraq and Iran on a regular basis. The Board continued to work closely with the dispensaries in Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Nairobi. A second eye clinic had been established in Patna to provide cataract surgery, and cataract eyeglasses. Primary health care work continued in Bangalore and Patna.

===Report - September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)==

===Report - May 2002===

On behalf of ZCSS, Shafique Govani reported that:

# A donor has been secured for the school in Karimpur and work would start in September 2002
# A Teacher’s Quarter was being built in Khujwa
# 45 new Graduates joined the scheme bringing the current total to 224 undergraduates and 424 Graduates as of May 2002
# The Zainabiya Scheme currently had 11,000 students
# It was the organization’s mission to enable education opportunities for all children
# The Zainabiya Yatim & Asir Sponsorship Scheme currently supported 150 children

===Report - September 2002===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

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==Address by New President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

The incoming President, Dr. Hasnain Walji, began with a Gujarati poem for paying Homage to [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgarali M. M. Jaffer) who passed away in March 2000.

He further stated that the World Federation would give the same standard of Services in future, which it used to give in past. He said he expects the same co-operation from the members. He emphasized that our unity is the strength of the World Federation.

He reminded the members and delegates that the main aim of the World Federation is the religious and social upliftment of our community.

He further declared the coming term, 2000-2003, as “Term of Education”. He said we will have to invest more on Education of Boys and Girls. He said with the help of Jamaats and Federations, World Federation would prepare a programme for creating a large Fund where all aspects of Education aid would be available.

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==Secretary General's Report at Triennial Conference 2000==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], in his opening speech remembered the recently passed away President of The World Federation, Alhaj [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer). He said that today at this Conference, We are all united to pay our respect to Mulla Saheb.

Only now that he is gone do we truly appreciate his record of humanitarian services, generally, as well as to muslim communities internationally. Today is our chance to express our heartfelt appreciation for the way he occupied the office of the President that brought honour to this organization by the manner in which he filled his role far above any feelings of partisanship.

The Secretary General remembered other Marhumeen, such as Marhoom Alibhai M. Jaffer, Marhoom Haji Hussein Haji, Marhoom [[Jafferali Asil]], Marhoom Haji Mohammed Javari, Marhoom Mohammed Raza Rashid, Marhoom Alhaj Nazirali Gulamhussein and few others who are no longer with us now.

Among the Ulema who are no longer with us this year, he remembered Maulana Zeeshan Haider. He was the founder member of Tanzeemul Makatib. He was a well known Aalim & Zakir and served many East African Jamaats from early nineteen seventies. He translated Nahjul Balagha, Mafatul Jinan and Tafser of Quran in Urdu. Maulana Karar Hussein, also one of the founder members of Tanzeemul Makatib and served our Jamaats in East Africa, passed away this year. Moulana Adibal Hindi who ran many religious institutions also passed away this year

Among those who also passed away were Ayatollah Sheikh Murtaza Buroujerdi, Ayatollah Mirza Ali Gharavi and Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al Sadr.

The Secretary General said that the community will remember this eventful term as the “Term of reminding and reflection” which saw many well-wishers, dedicated community workers and Ulema depart from this world.

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], said that over a period of 24 years, The World Federation has evolved as a body serving not only its members but also Muslims from all over the world. Primary objective being preserving our religious identity, eradication of poverty, illiteracy and poverty from within our community.

Responding to the appeal from the needy has to be done with care, courtesy and confidentiality, always conscious of the fact that all applicants receive due respect. Applications are received from many of parts of the world and they have to be heard patently and with empathy. Each application has to be dealt on its merit. Disbursement of Huquq monies will always remain an immense responsibility on the shoulders of those entrusted with the task of disposing.

In addition, the World Federation receives applications from throughout the world for emergency due to natural disaster or war, capital projects, ZCSS projects, MAB projects and Aalim grants.

The World Federation is a global institution and its secretariat is a hub around which the whole wheel of the World Federation rotates. It has over 40 people from many parts of the world who continuously give their time to the World Federation without charging a penny.

They range from those who visit each and every patient who comes for medical assistance to the United Kingdom via the World Federation, to those who continuously visit towns and cities for the new ZCSS sponsor parents. Then there are representative who assist the Secretariat who are based in Australia, Canada, USA, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, France, Kenya and Tanzania.

The volunteers, together with the staff at the permanent Secretariat keep the World Federation running continuously throughout the year. But this is not enough. The World Federation has the community numbering over 100,000, now settled in many parts of the World. They replicated mainly African experience in almost all places and formed Jamaats and later on to forming regional federations. It is from these institutions that the WF receives solid support and backing. World Federation's strength as a community is its ability to raise and generate funds whenever required in the name of our faith.

Finally, the Secretary General said that it’s his privilege to present the report for the term October 1997 to October 2000.

'''Report:'''

===Tabligh:===

At the 7th. Triennial Conference of the World Federation held in October 1997, the President of the World Federation, Marhum [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgerali M. M. Jaffer) declared the next three years term as the term of Islamic Education activities. The community throughout the world was affected by a process of social transformation that uses information technology to relay ideas and information from one remote station to be received in any part of the world within seconds. Digital Television, along with the Satellite and Cable Television, Internet and E-mail have proved to be extremely successful in exchanging useful information.

With this development, there is huge disadvantage of inaccurate portrayal of Islam, particularly the religion of Ahlul Bait A.S. given this; the World Federation has to evolve to respond to this new challenge.

The first task was to establish resource Centres at strategic places, fully equipped with modern technology and materials. First '''Dar Al Tabligh, London''' and later on '''Dar Al Tabligh, New York''' was the location chosen for this purpose. Islamic Education Board (IEB) of the World Federation is based in their headquarters at Dar al Tabligh, London.

====Digitizing of Resources:====

The medium of information technology was used to reach the wider audience and explain the true Shia perspective. IEB has embarked on digitizing Islamic literature so that it is readily available on the Internet. It has its own web page and is maintaining a Quran theme page. This contains translations and articles on the Holy Quran. Research students frequently visit the site and it has proved to be so beneficial that the faculty of Jurisprudence at the School of Oriental and African Study – University of London – has provided link to it.

The IEB is working closely with the Ahlul Bait Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP), which was started six years ago with the aim of putting Shia literature on the net for the public. After six years, it now has major Shiite works available on their site. The World Federation has assisted this organization. It is now digitizing works in Arabic, French and Spanish.

====Radio Broadcast - "A Success Story"====

'''Driving to work one morning, two weeks ago, and being a little dissatisfied with Radio 2 and Capital Radio, I turned to 558 AM. And I heard a very sweet voice telling me about the words of the Quran. I was fascinated.

I was fascinated by the enthusiasm. It was so infectious that I listened to the whole programme. I now listen every morning, for the duration of my journey into London. In fact, I now time my drive to ensure that I can listen to your whole programme.

Although not a Muslim by upbringing, what you say has truth, simplicity and common sense running like threads throughout. I am not sure I will ever be a believer. I was brought up a Catholic, but your words reinforce my belief in how to live a rewarding life”.

(Comment from a listener after listening to Radio Broadcast from IEB).
'''

This is the expression of spiritual contentment from a non-Muslim after the Radio Broadcast, the thirst for spirituality that can be quenched through the Quran.

For the past year, IEB has been broadcasting programmes on Islamic concept for better understanding among Muslims and Non-Muslims residing in London and surrounding areas. It had to learn the discipline required to produce daily programmes.

There is tremendous encouraging response as well as demand for audio cassettes from listeners. WF now has successful broadcast content available to try out in any part of the world. The World Federation is grateful to Marhoom [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer), Brother Mustafa Mawji, Brother Maqbul Rahim, Brother [[Safdar Jaffer]], Brother Mustafa Jaffer and Sister Ummulbanin Merali for making the programme a success.

====Majalises on TV:====

12 Majlises in Urdu were broadcast on TV in Muharram 1419 (1998) and with popular demand from the listeners, these Majlises were repeated during Muharram 1420 A.H. (1999). Similarly, in last Mahe Ramadhan, lectures by Marhoom [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer), Brother Mustafa Mawji and Brother Safdar Jaffer were broadcast on TV for United Kingdom audience.

====Audio/Video/CD Library:====

Under IEB, Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material is established at the World Federation building at Anderson Park Road in Birmingham. A comprehensive database of nearly 500 audio cassettes and 75 video tapes has been set up. Facility for duplication s of audio and videotapes are available at the library. A CD writer has also been acquired to enable material to be copied on to CD’s.

====Institution of Zakiri:====

Islamic Education Board (IEB) has a database of Zakirs and Zakiras mainly from our own community. Over the years, the number is increasing. Soon we will have sufficient pools of Zakirs and Zakiras to fulfill the need of our community.

To facilitate interaction between them, the World Federation, over the past 8 years held many seminars. The last one was held in March 1998 at Birmingham. Among many issues discussed was the need to have more Shia references in English and to shift the focus of content on more practical issues affecting our Community. IEB has published and distributed Zakir’s Compendium. This is a book containing Namaz-e-Mayyit, Talqeen and Namaz –e- Juma Khutba. This is an aid to every Zakir who, more often, also perform the role of resident Aalim of the host Jamaat.

====Holy Quran Exhibition:====

The first exhibition of the Holy Quran was held at the Islamic Centre, London, in December 1998. IEB of the World Federation was a co-organizer of the major event. Mulla Asgherali M. M. Jaffer was invited to speak on the role of Muslims in promoting the message of the Holy Quran. Radio 4 also interviewed him for listeners in the UK.

The exhibition displayed the Holy Quran in different prints and there were thirty different translations of English language, sixty different translations in Persian language as well as copies of translation in many languages of the world. Subjects ranged from Sciences of the Holy Quran, Bibliographic, Concordances containing over 6000 verses on different subjects, Tafser, Stories from the Holy Quran and research and Theses related to Quran. There were Multimedia resources on more than 20,000 different subjects as well as paintings and calligraphy works of the Holy book were on display for the public to appreciate.

A philanthropist made is possible for Dar al Tabligh to obtain a number of Books on Quran and Theses exhibited at the Quran Exhibition. The Quran Library at Dar al Tabligh now has nearly 150 Theses on Quran presented at Universities in Iran. It is proposed to publicize it among academic institutions and invite researchers and scholars to avail themselves of it for research.

====Tabligh Among Bosnian Muslims:====

The policy WF adopted 8 years ago has now begun to show results in Bosnia. Since 1992, the Bosnian desk at the World Federation has carried out extensive work in this field in two ways.

Firstly, translation and publication of books like Principle of Religion, A First Course in Islam and the Holy Quran are printed and distributed to Bosnian in Europe and elsewhere. Ten issues of the magazine ‘Muslimanski Zivot’ were published for distribution among Bosnians during the term 1997-2000. In them, a book by Sayyid Akhtar Rizvi on “Imamat” and a book by Tahera Kassamali on ‘Raising Children’ have been published in parts.

Secondly, adopting a special mode of communication developed by the Bosnian desk, WF was able to run a correspondence course for those who are eager to learn about Islam.

During the period 1997-2000, nearly 2500 individual contacted the Bosnian desk at IEB out of whom, 1200 are participating in the correspondence course and about 250 practices Jafferi Fiqh.

====War In Kosovo:====

In 1999, Kosovo was engulfed by war. There are large communities of Albanians in Kosovo. Albanians are predominantly Muslims with over 40 per cent followers of Bektashi Sufi Order who believe in Twelve Imams a.s. The community responded generously to our appeal on the plight of Kosovo Muslims.

The World Federation, through the Albanian Islamic Society, sent food, clothes and money for the purchase of an ambulance. WF embarked upon propagation of Islam within the community by printing an Albanian translation of the Holy Quran and distributed it among refugees in Europe and North America. A Mosque was re-built in Kosovo by a donor from Dubai, through the World Federation.

The WF provided financial assistance to a Shia publishing firm in Macedonian to print the following books in Albanian:

1. The Roots of religion (published by Dar Rahe Haq, Qum) was translated into Albanian and published and distributed by the World Federation.

2. Five thousand copies of translation of the Holy Quran in Albanian were reprinted and distributed.

The Minister for Religious Affairs of the Albanian Government had a meeting with the Chairman of Islamic Education Board. He requested assistance for Muslims in Albania and promised all cooperation and assistance.

====Madressa - Our Enduring Institution:====

The Madressa remains the enduring institution of the community. Children take religious instruction and education through it. They are run on a voluntary basis by committed and dedicated group of teachers.

One such vivid example that comes to the mind is Alhaj Mulla Abdulrasul Mulla Hassanali in Mombasa whose lifelong mission has been to serve the cause of Madressa. In every Jamaat we have some highly dedicated individuals like Mulla Abdulrasul. This is the important responsibility taken by them, which really belongs to parents

Our communities throughout the world have a Madressas, some well-established, self-sufficient and of good standard while others lack resources and basic facilities. IEB has played a facilitative role in bringing Madressa administrators and teachers to gather, provide financial assistance, organize teacher seminars and more importantly provide books and other resource materials to our community Madressa, religious institutions outside our community and secular schools and institutions.

However more needs to be done. Challenges facing us today are different from those that existed even 10 years ago. The demands will change even further due to globalization. As a result, the problems facing our children living in the west may become almost identical to ones in the east and they need to be approached collectively. Unfortunately, the lack of co-ordination between Madressas is a real setback and this need to be addressed.

The role of Madressa in the community presented at the symposium organized by the Council of European Jamaats, Alhaj [[Hassan Ali M Jaffer]] stated:

“We spend huge sums of money in recruiting Ulema to serve as Resident Aalim. Mostly to lead congregational prayers only; we recruit renowned Zakereens for the moths of Muharram, Safar and Ramadhan, and we spend colossal sums of money for Niyaz, all in the good name of religion. Necessary as these endeavors are, how much resources do we expend to effectively upgrade the role of Madressa education and in training potential Madressa Muallim, in introducing modern teaching aids for religious education and in supplementing the income of Madressa teachers to make them economically self-supporting and consequently more devoted in their assignments.

The challenge is to give Madressa education the same level of importance that we give secular academic education. Given the choice of exercising one option only, the first priority must go to Madressa.”

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]] stated that the World Federation will have to move the needs of Madressa to the top of the IEB agenda.

He further stated that IEB has produced, printed and distributed many books. Some of them are as follows:

#Al-Islamu Dini – A set of 11 manuals for Madressa students
#Ahsanal Qisas –Stories for children
#Kalimatun Tayyabi – Majlises for children including Khutba and Masaib Workbooks for children
#Al Islamu Dini – Key stage 1 and 2 for secular schools according to Islamic Religious Education Syllabus in Harrow, Ealing and Hertfordshire schools.

In addition, audio cassettes on many subjects are available from our resource centre. WF has distributed more than 10,000 copies of thesis books to individual throughout the world.

====Aalim Grant:====

World Federation subsidizes the cost incurred in procuring the services of Aalim. Member Jamaats in Europe, USA, Australia and India receive a substantial contribution to the costs of maintaining their resident Aalim. Certain nonmember Shia Organizations also receives this assistance in the light of their needs of a resident Aalim. For Moharram, those Shia Organizations who are unable to have a Zakir, WF would step in to commit part or all the expenses for the sole purpose of ensuring that the remembrance of Imam Husain (AS) is spread far and wide in all parts of the globe.

====The World Federation In South Africa:====

The Federation was represented at the third parliament of the World Religions held at Cape Town, South Africa from 1st. to 8th. December 1999.

The Chairman of the Islamic Education Board, Haji [[Muhsin Jaffer]] represented the World Federation in the parliament and also at the exhibition held in the same Centre, where the Islamic Education Board had a stall which displayed books and CD- ROM’s on Islam. Nearly 7000 people of all faith from all over the world attended the parliament, including Nelson Mandela, the first President of the Republic of South Africa and Dalai Lama.

The World Federation took this opportunity to make contact with many prominent personalities from many faiths; IEB has followed this up and are in contact with many of them.

IEB stall was inundated with visitors from around the world. Most of the visitors were professors and lecturers from many universities but there were also many teachers from local Muslim Schools who took keen interest in the working of our own Madressa and children’s books.

====Tabligh Activities in Pakistan====

World Federation assisted in the construction and running of many religious institution in the areas of Punjab and Baltistan.

The World Federation published two valuable books, namely Talkhees-al-Mantiq and Talkhees-al-Maani, which were compiled by Allama Sheikh Muhsin Ali Najafi of Pakistan. WF has assisted six religious institutions in this region. Among them are the following:

# Jamia Tu Ahlul Bait – Islamabad – This is the hub through which many Tabligh activities occur in Punjab and Baltistan. It has “Qaatu al Khui” auditorium specially constructed by the World Federation to cater for educational and cultural activities in Islamabad.
# Kulliatul Ahlul Bait – Jhang District – This Centre was built at a time when Shia Community was under considerable pressure and its survival was at stake.
# Madaris mazhar ul Iman – Dhudial Chakwal – Late Mulla Saheb through the World Federation took great interest and through his advice gave it a new shape and dimension.
# Markaze –Ahlul bait – Mansehra – This area has half a million Sadat and over the years ignorance took them away from the right path. The World Federation established this Centre to undertake educational and preaching activities. As a result, hundreds of Sadaats benefited and embraced the Imamia path. After the graduation from these Madressas, many bright students pursue higher education in Qum and some students from these Madressas have attained high scholastic positions

====Dar Ul Tabligh - New York:====

[[Nasimco]] through its IEB looks after the Madressa needs of our community in North America. The World Federation is playing its role in Tabligh activities in this continent.

Many charitable organizations have risen and flourished in this part of the World. Tarike-Tarsile Quran is amongst such organizations which have done excellent publication work. The [[Bilal Muslim Mission of America]] (BMMA) is another, which has introduced to as many people as possible, the teachings of Ahlul bait.

BMMA has published a book entitled ‘Quran – Its Protection from Alteration’, which was originally authored by Allama Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi. The purpose is to reiterate the Shia position in unequivocal terms that the Quran as it is now is the entire Quran without addition, subtraction or change.

BMMA was also actively involved in Tabligh in Central and South America including Caribbean islands. It had established Madressas in Guyana and Trinidad and has seen great awareness of the Jaffri faith among communities. It has expanded its Tabligh activities into Columbia and Solomon Islands. The World Federation had sent a large stock of books to the BMMA for free distribution. The World Federation gave its support in the acquisition of the first Shia Islamic Centre in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Marhoom [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer) opened the Dar al Tabligh in New York on the 18th September 1999 marking another milestone in the activities of IEB in North America. WF is grateful to the generosity and benevolence of the G.R. Jaffer family for their continued support in providing space for the Centre.

The [[Dar al Tabligh]] in North America performs all the operations like in the Dar al Tabligh in UK. It also acts as a resource Centre for researchers, Madressa teachers and students and members of the Shiite Ummah at large.

[[Dar al Tabligh]] – North America converts the Video material received from UK into NTSC system which is prevalent in North America and distributes all over the North American continent. A library comprising of all classic reference material in original Arabic language as well as books in English, Urdu and Persian language has been set up and is now fully operational.

===Education:===

One of the objectives of the World Federation is to educate members of the community. The World Federation considers education as s top priority.

====Zainabiya child sponsorship scheme (ZCSS):====

=====India:=====

At the start of the scheme in 1982, ZCSS had a handful of students in Gujarat. Now it has over 2000 core sponsor parents from throughout the world. These sponsor parents and the funds from the Sehme Sadat portion of the Khums have enabled ZCSS to take over 11,000 students on the scheme from many parts of the world. The new intake this year is African Students from the Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya.

In Gujarat, over 3500 students from our community are on the scheme. In Karnataka there are nearly 1000 students under the scheme with many in universities.

ZCSS scheme in Andra Pradesh, Bihar, Madras and Thailand is continuing to provide education to children of poor families.

WF has built 4 schools through Zainabiya. They are:
#Madressa Islamia Khujwa – Bihar
#School in Avalkonda – Andra Pradesh
#School in Alipur, Karnataka
#School in Bidar, Karnataka

=====Pakistan:=====

In the mountainous part of Baltistan, Pakistan, 95% of the population is Shia Ithna Asheri. Poverty exists and literacy rate is just around 25%.

A private trust runs a school by the name of Uswa public school. The World Federation provides guidance and financial assistance to this trust. WF builds a School at Manthoka which is now part of Uswa public school. Mullah Saheb this year visited Baltistan and laid foundation stone of a Girls Primary School at Skardu. The school is expected to be completed later this year and WF is grateful to the donor who made the construction of this school possible.

The World Federation is also building a wing at Uswa Academy that is nearing completion which will be used to provide computer and other vocational training to students in Skardu. WF has also equipped schools with furniture and educational accessories to provide modern amenities to students.

====Higher Education And Career Advice:====

The demand for Higher education loans among our Boys and Girls is ever increasing. The WF continues to support higher education needs of students of our community with the repayment rates being very low. WF has made special efforts to increase the rate of collection and hope that this money will enable it to provide more scholarship loans.

The Careers, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB) provide information to our community on matters relating to secular education. The board receives inquires related to courses mainly from Kenya, Tanzania, India, Pakistan, UAE, UK and Iran and were dealt with accordingly.

The Secretary General, Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, stated that our community must chart out long-term sustainable resources to make sure that education of all our children and particularly higher education of our youth does not suffer. We need to provide our young people with life skills with which they can tease out their best talents and contribute to the development of human society.
As a community, we must provide every opportunity for our youths to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion. This is the challenge that is facing the community today.

===Health===

The World Federation through its ‘Medical Advisory Board (MEB)’ has provided healthcare services and advice to community members, healthcare professionals, primary care practices, hospitals and healthcare academics institutions. Its unique healthcare-screening programme is replicated by many of other community organizations. Its innovative preventive primary healthcare programme in India has benefited communities and proved to be successful in delivering cost effective ways of preventing common diseases in India.

Today, Medical Advisory Board (MEB) of The World Federation is viewed with respect and consulted by many prestigious organizations throughout the world that want to share our experiences.

===Welfare And Emergency Assistance:===

Today, Muslim countries have the largest number of refugees. Many citizens suffer daily hardships. During this term, the World Federation raised and spent nearly Pound Sterling 500, 000 for the welfare and emergency assistance to poor and the needy from throughout the world. This is in addition to assistance to needy Sadaats who are assisted from Sadaats Huquq funds. Welfare cases, therefore, include those of Sadats and non-Sadaats Momineen.

The World Federation has helped people from outside our own community also. For many, therefore, the World Federation is the first port of call. Some need money for medication and food etc. To all such cases, the World Federation would help as much as was practically possible. Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Medical Society of Bombay is one such agent, which was set up to assist those who were ill and now provides many welfare and educational assistance to poor and needy Sadaats and non Sadaats.

The World Federation in Mumbai is assisting the number of needy students at different level through ZCSS, which at present are over 2300. KSI Medical Society has continued to assist those who are ill and has managed on its own in most cases. But when it has stretched, it has looked on to the World Federation for assistance and the World Federation has obliged.

'''Emergency Assistance:'''

The World Federation has responded generously to the plight of desperate people. Example being:
# Earthquake in North Afghanistan and Turkey
# Cyclone in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, Media, Miana, Nawlakhi and Mandvi.
# Floods in Bangladesh
# War in Kosovo

===Assistance to Iraqi:===

Since 1992, with the help of generous support from the community worldwide, the World Federation has sent one million pounds worth of medicines to Iraqi refugees. Still WF continuous to send help for cancer drugs for cancer patients among refugees. Daily necessities like food, clothing and other necessary expenses of around Pound Sterling 5000 per month are being sent to refugee camps through Ulema in Qum.

===Students in Iran:===

WF pays stipends to nearly a thousand students from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Africa who are studying in Iran. It’s a vital source of assistance from the World Federation and it contributes greatly to their meager resources from which they can barely meet their expenses as they spend their lives in learning the religion of Islam.

===Food Relief For the Needy:===

During the month of Ramadhan, WF contributed Rs. 76000 for Iftar of Momineen in Hyderabad and 1 lakh 87 thousand worth of food grains were distributed in Bihar.

===Housing===

====Gujarat====

The World Federation in April 1999 completed construction of 70 with all the amenities. The World Federation appreciates the efforts of Haji Ramzanali Asaria, Haji Vazirbhai Varteji and his sons and Haji Hasanbhai Merchant, who took great pains to see that the complex is finally completed.

There remain at least 100 families in need of housing in Bhavnagar. A donor had purchased a plot and the World Federation has commenced construction of around 72 flats. Similarly, in Palitana, 12 flats are constructed to house poor families.

Over the period of 10 years, the World Federation has provided housing at a cost of nearly $ 1.4 million to the needy families.

====Avalkonda====

It has a Zainabiya School financed by the World Federation under the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme. The Indian government has declared it as a ‘Model Village’. The state supplied electricity to the whole village and in partnership with the World Federation drew up plans to supply water to all the houses. Presently, together with the government of India, WF is subsidizing the building of 89 houses. The community of Avalkonda can now begin to plan programmes of self-sufficiency and self help. This is the model of development that is worthy of emulation in other parts of India.

====Kareempur====

The World Federation embarked upon housing project in Kareempur, Pothanhally and Dodballapur in Karnataka province of India.

#At Kareempur, 21 Sadat houses have been built at a cost of USD 48742.
#At Pothanhally 4 houses were built for poor Sadaats families at a cost of USD 5714 and
#At Dodballapur 2 houses were built at a total cost of USD 5714

===Religious Centres And Mosques:===

Many religious centres that appeared in the West in the eighties and early nineties functioned as Imambaras and some had Bait us Salaat within it. Soon extensions were added and Madressas began to function within it and tuition classes, Adult classes, workshop and seminars followed.

Today, these centres are vibrant with activities and World Federation has provided moral and material support.

During this term, Sayeeda Zainab project of Birmingham Jamaat was successfully completed and opened for use in 1998. Similarly, Madressa at Los Angeles is now opened catering for the religious need of our community.

====Capital assistance to Centres in North America====

# Vancouver Jamaat has started a multipurpose project costing 7.5 million Canadian dollars. The World Federation has pledged $50,000 towards the cost.
# The World Federation has also pledged $50,000 for Allentown Jamaat project
# Albany, the capital of New York State has the first and only Shia Centre which will provide religious and social facilities to Shias living there. WF has pledged $75000 to them.

====Bilal Secretariat Extension Project – Mombasa, Kenya====

The World Federation provided the funding for the extension of the Bilal Secretariat in Mombasa. The area of extension is 3013 sq.ft built at a cost of Pound Sterling 30,000. With this extension, Bilal Kenya, can consolidate its present activities and expand their Tabligh activities within the indigenous people.

After 38 years of Tabligh a sizable number of Africans in East Africa has embraced Shia Ithna Asheri faith. Some of them are professionals and some occupy position in the government services.

During this term, financial help was provided to Tanzania and Kenya branch of Bilal Muslim Mission. The assistance was used for publication of religious literature and towards the rising cost of administration.

====Mosques:====

Idara e Ma’rife Islam, Birmingham was set to fire by arsonists in 1998. The Late President of the World Federation had visited the site and contributed Pound Sterling 50, 000 out of the total estimated damage of Pound Sterling 500, 000.

During this term, a mosque in Bihar was renovated at a cost of Rupees one Lakh. Two mosques are being built in Pakistan. These are donations from generous donors.

===Publication===

The WF publishes religious literature in many languages. They are either translation work or original work. Two new books are published by the World Federation:

# Shaykh Mufid’s Al Amaali, which was the last work translated by Marhoom Mulla Asgherali M. M. Jaffer and published by the World Federation. The book comprises of a collection of Ahadith dictated by the famous Shaykh Mufid (RA) when he was in gatherings of friends and students.
# Albanian Translation of the Holy Quran in response to a request by the displaced Muslims of Kosovo. The copies have already been widely received and requests for more copies continue to be received at the IEB.

The Bosnian desk of the World Federation published three books during this term for Muslims of Bosnia and Albania.
#The first book is titled Biseri Mudrosti. This is the translation of the book “Pearls of Wisdom” which has sixty-two short stories from Islamic history.
#The second book is titled Hazrat Fatima Imam Hussein. This is a book about the lives of Hazrat Fatima and Imam Hussein a.s.
#The third book is Islam u Praski that explains Islamic rules of wudhu, tayammum, Namaz, Zakat, hajj, ijtihad and Taqleed. These books are distributed widely among Bosnian and Albanian Muslims throughout Europe.

There is a book in publication by the title The History of shrines in Karbala. This is the first ever detailed and methodical study to be published in English language. It is well researched document by Dr. Rauf Al Ansari that traces the history of the construction of the Holy shrines.

The secretariat also publishes an ‘Insight’ publication that provides information to the public on the activities of the World Federation. During this term 4 issues were published describing the activities related to Tabligh, Zainabiya Education, Health Care and relief of poverty.

‘Muslimanski Zivot’ is a quarterly magazine for Bosnian Muslims residing in Europe published by the Bosnian desk of the World Federation. This magazine seeks to convey Islamic living and awareness among the Bosnians and Albania.

===External Liaison Desk - "Creating Framework To Interact"===

Objectives:

# To establish appropriate network so that the views of the World Federation are adequately represented in influential area such parliaments and governments.
# To establish contact with other charitable organizations so as to seek joint sponsorship for mutual benefits.
# To represent the World Federation through its members on the interfaith networks to pursue common objectives with other faith representatives.

===Interfaith Network:===

The World Federation is represented on the United Kingdom Interfaith network. Wessex Jamaat became a member of the interfaith groups. Under the umbrella of the World Federation, it has maintained good relationships with Portsmouth Cathedral. Both institutions participate in each other’s major events.

The Millennium Service for England was held on 2nd January 2000 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London. At the invitation of Canterbury, The Muslim Council of Britain and The World Federation represented Muslims of the United Kingdom. Among the dignitaries were the Queen, Prime minister of the UK and many foreign dignitaries.

===Research & Development Desk:===

In an effort to evaluate competing proposals and assign priorities, World Federation has set up the WF Research & Development Desk. The purpose is to collate all material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and finally produce reports with an analysis of the data. The first stage is the development of a ‘clean’ database of our membership throughout the World and the area that the research desk will explore is service usage as well as gathers important data from the Jamaats in terms of housing, educational and welfare needs of the community members.

===Bridging The Divide:===

Over the last 24 years, the World Federation has taken on diverse projects to see to the needs of our community where ever they are in the world. In general, they are divided into two:

# Those that alleviate poverty and human suffering in the East.
# Those that were designed to preserve our religious heritage in the West.

In Gujarat, WF built 500 houses for the needy and poor. Through Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme, WF sponsor over 3500 children for primary and secondary education and WF also sponsor many youth for graduate education. WF spends money to renovate Masjid and Imambara and Madressas so that our community members have proper facilities to learn about Islam. WF has provided marriage, welfare and medical assistance to the deserving within the community.

More water pumps and boring wells facilities were provided this term. There are 103 water pumps and boring wells facilities in 25 towns and villages.

Today, in Gujarat we can see vibrant mosques and Imambaras, active Madressas, excellent opportunities for secular education, newly built accommodation facilities, financial assistance for the needy, medical assistance for the ill and infirm and welfare assistance for orphans and poor. We also see of giving within our community in Gujarat. We now see many projects within Gujarat that are financed by brothers from Gujarat. In this the World Federation can truly say that it has played its part as much as its resources allow it to.

While in Europe and North America, the needs and requirements are different. The history of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Europe is very new. The displaced members of our community from Uganda arrived in United Kingdom in 1972 with very little on them. They had to leave much of what they owned behind. Under the guidance of Marhum [[Mulla Asgar]] Saheb, work started for construction of Islamic Centres at every place where our own community had made their home. The effect was to cause a re-migration amongst our people. The displaced and scattered community regrouped. Community life as we knew was rekindled. From nothing in 1972, our community now boasts upwards of 15 major Centres in UK and numerous others throughout Europe. These Centres are vibrant with activity bringing about the ethos of Islamic values within the community in the West.

The World Federation did not confine itself only to Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri community in its services. Many Shia Ithna Asheries from India, Pakistan, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq were assisted to set up Centres that have become the nucleus of their community. Many such Centres now exist in London, the Midlands, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

The World Federation has also cooperated with many Muslim organizations and took on the task of dealing with problems and injustices faced by all Muslims.

The World Federation became involved with interfaith, a group which has representatives from all major religion in the United Kingdom. WF is recognized as a key Muslim organization by establishment in the UK.

Similarly, in Canada and United States, WF has provided guidance and monetary assistance for many capital projects. Amongst the many assisted, are our Centres in Toronto, New York, Ontario, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Allentown, Albany, Los Angeles and also many others.

The Secretary General, Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, stated that in the East, in places like Gujarat, our people were poor, lacking in education and were confines to poverty. While in the West, people were literate and reasonably wealthy but they did not have religious institutions and identity. Over the last 24 years, the World Federation has been able to bridge this divide to a large extent. This is '''Mulla Saheb’s enduring legacy at the World Federation'''.

The task ahead for all of us is to consolidate these achievements and chart out new programmes that will fulfill the needs and aspirations of our community.

Today, World Federation’s successful activities have established its own unique presence within the Shia World – an achievement, judge by any standard, is worthy of respect. Yet, we cannot ignore new management concepts that are used by similar charity organizations to achieve competency and effective performance in the delivery of services.

==Reports presented at Triennial Conference for Term 1994-1997==

===Islamic Education Board (IEB)===

====TV And Radio Broadcast:====

In Muharram 1419 A.H. – 1998 – 12 Majlises in Urdu by Marhoom Mulla Asgherali M. M. Jaffer were broadcast on TV which covered the whole of United Kingdom.

Due to huge response, the TV station repeated it during Muharram 1420 A.H.-1999 – on own initiative.

In Mahe Ramadhan 1420 A.H. and again in 1421 A.H. – 1998/1999 – lectures by Marhoom [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M.M. Jaffer), [[Mustafa bhai Mawji]] and [[Safdar Jaffer]] were broadcast on TV for viewers from all over the United Kingdom.

From October, 1999, half to one hour Islamic programmes are being broadcast on Radio Asia – with some breaks.

Marhoom Mulla Asgherali M. M. Jaffer, Mustafa Mawji, Maqbul Rahim, Safdar Jaffer, Mustafa Jaffer and Sister Ummulbanin Merali participated in the programmes.

The response from listeners, Shias and Sunnis and even some non-Muslims, has been tremendous. The office of The Islamic Education Board is undated with letters and telephone calls requesting for audio cassettes of these broadcasts. Some non-Shia listeners have sent financial contributions towards these programmes to ensure that the programmed continue.

'''Listener’s Comments:'''

M. Cockar: “Can I also ask if it is possible to sometimes ask for a transcription of any talks that you have on radio? Being rushed in the mornings, it is not possible to catch all the wonderful advise and knowledge that is imparted in these programmes – anyway ay to overcome them?”

Ahmed Saeed Khan: “I am blind person and an IT tutor at Royal Society for the Blind. I listen to your broadcast with keen interest and find it very informative especially for children and young adults. I have recently set up a Computer Training Centre for the Blind in Karachi and would like to obtain the recorded tapes for my students there.”

Yusuf Husein: “We were delighted this morning to hear you back on air after being told the 10 programmes had come to an end. My Wife and I have been listening and recording the programmes for later playback in the car.”'''

====South Africa:====

The Islamic Education Board (IEB) of The World Federation was one of the four Muslim organizations who had a stall at Cape Good Hope Centre where the parliament session was held. More than 200 stalls were made available by the organizers for exhibition of religious books and literature.

The Islamic Education Board took this opportunity to make contact with many prominent personalities from many faiths; IEB has followed this up and are in contact with many of them.

IEB stall was inundated with visitors from around the world. Most of the visitors were professors and lecturers from many universities but there were also many teachers from local Muslim Schools who took keen interest in the working of our own Madressa and children’s books.

====Gujarat, India:====

In June, 1997 a large delegation from Council of Gujarat and Kutch Federation visited Dar ul Tabligh and discussed some of the suggestions in regards to religious awareness in the community. Some of the matters discussed were:

=====Islamic software and Archiving=====

It was pointed to the visitors that the IEB had been in search of Shia Software Engineers to produce Islamic Software and India could be the right place for qualified and experienced Computer (Hardware) and Software Experts. An appeal was made to them to scout for such persons and submit their details to the Islamic Education Board.

IEB requires programme of Archiving both the History of our Community and Material useful for Madressas and Muballigheen was explained to them. The IEB was holding scores of books in Gujarati on the History of the Community which had to be archived and put on CD-ROMs, with Search Facilities.

The problem of Search Facilities for Gujarati material transferred to CD-ROMS was a very difficult one. The Islamic Education Board had been searching for any Software produced in India to overcome this problem. An appeal was made to the Visitors to help in locating such Software.

=====Importance of Religious education=====

It was pointed out that only social and welfare projects were given importance. It created a false impression in the society that Religious matters were not important at all.

President of The Council of Gujarat, Haji Hassanali J. Merchant, stated that since their attention was drawn to it, he would make sure that visit to Madressas and discussion on the Religious Affairs would be put in the programme of all such visitors.

=====Islamic Books in Gujarati=====

As Islamic Books in Gujarati were not of the highest standard desirable, it was suggested that high quality books be translated into Gujarati and published from Arabic, Farsi and/or Urdu. A programme of publishing at least two to three such books in Gujarati per annum is formulated.

=====Media=====

The role and importance of Media in educating and informing our Community as well as conveying the message to others was discussed. It agreed:

# That regular news and reports would be sent to LABBAIK for publication
# That details of intensive and correspondence courses in Journalism available in UK would be sent to The Council of Gujarat.
# That contact will be established with existing Media in India, i.e. Ali Channel of Bombay, which would facilitate in conveying the Message to non-Shias in India.

=====Madressas=====

Madressa Seminars would be held in India with participation by Madressa Teachers from other parts of the world.

Also Madressa Teachers from India would be sent together with Teachers from other parts of the World to inspect teaching methods in our Madressa in various parts of the World. This will help in exchange of information and views and would benefit all parties involved.

=====Zakiri in Gujarati, Hindi and English=====

The Council of Gujarat would encourage Zakiri in Gujarati, English, Hind and other languages in co-operation with the Islamic Education Board,
The Council of Gujarat would send audio cassettes of such Zakirs to the Islam Education Board.

=====Khoja Students in Qum=====

The Council of Gujarat would establish contact with all Khoja Ithna Asheries studying in Qum (Iran), ascertain their needs and requirements, guide and assist them.

The Council would keep the Islamic Board informed of such activities.

=====Linguists and Translators=====

The Council of Gujarat would try to look for people fluent in different languages (i.e. Portuguese, Bosnian, Albanian…), with a view to assisting the Islami Education Board in translating Books into these languages.

It would also try to encourage members of our Community to study these languages. The World Federation would be requested to provide Scholarships for such studies.

====Bosnia====

The content of a number of letters that the Bosnian Desk received during the last term proves that a correspondence course can play a very important role in Tabligh.

In the 1997-2000 periods IEB was contacted by 2500 individuals out of whom 600 were writing for the first time. 1200 were participating in IEB correspondence '''“Stay in touch!- send your coupon”''' scheme in which they had been requested to answer 3 to 4 questions related to different topics presented in the magazine.
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IEB have been contacted by more than 5000 individuals and 1200 have qualified for mailing list and receive IEB books and magazine on regular basis. About 250 practice Jafferi Fiqh.

'''''Some quotations (Translated from Bosnian)'''''

'''''“I don’t know whether you will believe me or not, but when I received a copy of the Quran from you I started to cry. I asked myself what I was doing all these years. But, is it my fault for being brought up in such society that was a Bosnia? It is possible that we needed all those sufferings in order to wake us up and make us realize who we are? We are passing through the most difficult period in our lives, but returning to Allah gives us strength and give us hope for a better future.”
Sadija''
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'''''“When it seemed to me that I was alone in this world I came to know you. I thank to Allah for showing me the right path on which you are treading. He is to be thanked for making your our guiding lamp. I ask Him to give me strength to stay on the path that has been made manifest through you.”
Sefik
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'''''“Now, Shia and Sunni Mazhab are explained to me. To be honest, I did not know what they really meant, so I did know which one is mine. Now, when everything has been explained, I believe every person in Bosnia would choose Shia Mazhab as I have.”''
'''

'''''“Dua-Kumayl has become something very special for me. I have never felt so close to my Creator, as much as I am when reading this Dua. Reading every new line causes tears in my eyes. It really gives strength to my faith. I pray to Allah that every believer feels like myself when reading this wonderful Dua.” Dijana
'''''

Books published

The following books have been published or obtained for free distribution among Bosnians:

#Prevod Kur’ana
#Pravim putem
#Sura Jasin
#Biseri Mudrosti
#Principi vjera
#Hazreti Fatima I Imam Hussejn
#Islam u Praksi
#Muslimanski Zivot
#Kur’ani

Books obtained and distributed:
#Islam I Zapadna civilizacija
#Staza Rjecitosti
#Sahifa Sedzdzadijja
#Zacudnow stvaranju sismisa
#Zacudnom stvaranju pauna
#Dua I Kumail

====Zakirs====

The IEB has a database of Zakirs and Zakiras mainly from our own community. Many Jamaats all over the world rely on this database to select Zakirs for Muharram, Ramadhan, or even as a resident Aalim.

The first seminar of Zakiri was held in London on 18th July 1992. It was attended by more than 40 Zakirs and Zakiras from all parts of the world.

During the seminar, the IEB distributed a Zakir's Compendium containing Namaz e Mayyit, Talqeen and Namaz-e- Juma Khutba- an aid to every Zakir.’

====Internet and digitizing of resources====

IEB embarked on digitizing resources some four years ago. Apart from its page under WF home page, the IEB is also maintaining a Quran theme page.

It contains translations and articles of the Holy Quran. The site is widely used and links to the site have been made in University Research Sites.

The IEB is also working closely with the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP). The DILP is a pool of resourceful Shia youths from all over the world who felt the need of Shia resources on the net. They started six years ago and today major Shiite works are available on the site.

====Audio/Video/CD Library====

IEB has set up a central audio/video/CD library during this term. A comprehensive database of nearly 500 audio cassettes has been set up together with 75 out of a total of over 400 video tapes.

Jamaats and organizations are requested to assist by sending copies of tapes from their libraries so that the IEB can add the copies to their collection.

====Quran Exhibition====

The first exhibition of the Holy Quran was held at the Islamic Centre England, London on the 12th, 13th and 14th of December 1998. IEB of the World Federation was a co-organizer of this Major event.

The exhibition was opened on 11th. December 1998. Three renowned speakers, Ayatollah Araki, Yusuf Islam and [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M.M. Jaffer) delivered eloquent speeches pertinent to the role of Muslims in promoting the message of the Holy Quran.

====Quran Library – Dar ul Tabligh====

A philanthropist made it possible for Dar ul Tabligh to obtain a number of Books on Quran and Theses exhibited at the Quran Exhibition.

The Quran Library at Dar ul Tabligh now has nearly 150 Theses on Quran presented at Universities in Iran and many books in English on the Holy Quran published in different parts of the world.

The Library now has many Translations, Books and Thesis on the Holy Quran. It is proposed to publicize it among Universities and invite researchers and scholars to avail themselves of it for research.

====Islamic Education Course in Qum, Iran====

Islamic Education Board organized and arranged for a one month Islamic Study course in which 14 boys from the UK and 8 boys from East Africa participated. It was in conjunction with a Group of Islamic Scholars (GIS) based in Qum and the Council of European Jamaats,

The programme for the youths included:

#Educational: Classes in English language on subjects like Aqaed, Akhlaq, Holy Quran, History and Contemporary Affairs were taken by well-known scholars. Dr. Murtaza Alidina, Shaykh Aliasghar Shaheedi, Dr. Safiullah Khan, Shaykh Muhibullah Jaffer are just a few names of scholars who cooperated with IEB in running the classes.
#Social: The GIS helped organize sports meetings with local students and hires sports halls for the benefits of the youths.
#Religious/Spiritual: Visits to religious site (Ziarat) outside Qum and to religious scholars were also part of the programme. For the spiritual welfare of the youth, Dua, lectures, question and answer sessions were also organized during the course of their stay in Qum.

====Dar ul Tabligh, North America (DNA)====

The late President of the World Federation, [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer), performed the opening Ceremony of Dar ul Tabligh offices on sat Sep 18, 1999. It was the culmination of months of planning and tireless efforts by the Islamic Education Board of the World Federation. The fully equipped facility has a reference library which has thousands of books in several languages. Collection of the translation of the Holy Quran in over 30 languages was on display during the opening ceremony.

The entire facility including fixtures and fittings and the high tech equipment, have all been provided by the Jaffer family of New York. The primary goal of DNA is to assist the community in North America in fulfillment of its responsibility of imparting religious education to the upcoming generations as well become a source of information on Islam for the public at large.

===Medical Advisory Board===

====Help to Patients====

Total no. patients treated during this term:
#1997 315 patients
#1998 293 patients
#1999 240 patients

====Help to Health Care Professionals====

MAB receives requests from doctors abroad for advice on postgraduate medical education in the West. It tries to advise them as best it can. In some cases, it gives grants or interest free loans.

====Help to the Community====

The Medical Advisory board of the World Federation has been conducting medical screening programs in most of the Jamaats in UK over the last three years.

These are:
Birmingham, Essex, Hyderi, Leeds, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Stanmore, Watford and Wessex.

====Haj Medical Mission====

The World Federation sent a team of doctors, Aalim and administrator to serves Haji from the year 1977 to 1992. When it was felt that the community had now become self-sufficient, the mission was stopped. However, there was universal pressure to re-start the mission.

A survey was conducted and Dr. Walji presented his detailed report to the Executive Council on 10th. July 1999. He recommended that the World Federation should send a doctor and/or administrator from its secretariat to help with and co-ordinate with doctors accompanying different groups and also assist such group/groups which may not have accompanying doctors or medical supplies. This should be for a few years until it is no longer needed. This was approved.

So, this year saw re-launch of Haj Medical Mission. The MAB team for Hajj 2000 was Dr. Abbas Vakil, Dr. Mithani, Dr. Gulamabbas Rajpar and Mr. Aliasghar Rajbhai.

During Haj 2000, The World Federation donated 5 wheel chairs to the Tanzania Muslim Haj Trust.

'''British Haj Delegation:'''

The British government launched a programme from this year (2000) to send a team of doctors, paramedics and helpers to help the British Hujjaj in Saudi Arabia.

The World Federation took active part in the preparation and in formulation of the delegation. The advice from the World Federation from its vast experience of 25 years in Haji Medical Mission was very much appreciated by the government representatives and WF was invited to be active participants of this delegation.

====Help to Slum Dwellers, Poor & Refugees====

=====Govandi, Bombay=====

Govandi is one of the largest slums in Bombay with 25000 of Shia population. Here health and hygiene was poor with almost no sanitation.

WF alleviates the disease by educating the community on how to avoid or prevent health miseries. The health education programme is self-running and perpetual.

WF runs “Al Safeena Education Centre with four classes and about 300 children. This Centre was started in
1991. The activities consist of:

# A Balwadi consisting of nursery, junior kindergarten and senior kindergarten classes.
# A non-formal education class mainly for adolescent girls who could not take up formal education. Here they are taught reading, writing and simple arithmetic, along with some cooking, stitching etc.

In May 1993 during the annual holidays WF teachers and social workers went around the Baiganwadi area of Govandi form house to house to motivate the parents, so send their children to our school for nearly free education.

The teachers were also told to help the parents in getting their children admitted to good Government recognized schools, after the completed their studies in WF school.

The number of students seeking admission to better schools goes on increasing every year so much so that in the academic year ending in May 2000, 235 students out of 257 studying in our school got admitted to other schools.

In 1998 WF carried out a survey of Baiganwadi area to find out the number of children under five in the area and the number of them attending any school.

The results of the survey were really surprising. The survey showed that there were 1071 children eligible for admission to nursery. But only 291 of these children were attending any school. 780 of them were deprived of any education. Of the 291 students a majority of 95% were attending WF school.

The survey seems to have also motivated the parents as there was a very heavy rush for admission this year. Due to this 360 students were admitted.

=====Patna=====

Zainabiya Health Centre is working at Nauzer Katra Patna since December 1996. General patients are examined, treated and advised. Medicines are also supplied to poor patients. Numbers of patients examined are:

#1996-97 3422
#1997-98 4805
#1998-99 4573
#1999-20 3892

“Pulse Polio” programme was carried out from Dec 1996 to Mar 2000. A total of 1384 children were given Polio vaccine.

Zainabiya Health Centre has started the working of its ‘Eye Section’ on a weekly basis from August 1999. A total of 330 patients have been examined from August 1999 to March 2000.

Since 1996 every year ‘eye operation camps’ are organized at Madressa Islamia, Kujhwa, under ‘Kujhwa Education Society and Charitable Trust’. Patients suffering from eye disease are examined and operable Cataract and Pterygium cases are selected for operation. Spectacles are also supplied free of charge.

=====Bangalore=====

The World Federation has started the Zainabiya Primary Health Centre in 1997 at Neelsandra. It’s a small locality where a large slum of deprived Shia population of around 1000 families resides.

The health Centre is supervised by Dr. Sajjad Husein. There is general practitioner, two gynecologist and two social workers.

The social workers job consists of

# Personal house visits in the locality.
# Keeping complete statistics of each individual family with regards to their economic status, family size, and occupation, source of income, nutrition status, educational status and chronic illness in the family.
# Ensuring all children are vaccinated regularly.
# Advice importance of personal hygiene and nutrition
# Motivating family planning and antenatal care in Zainabiya Health Care were free of charge.
# Holding group discussions on different aspects of preventive health care like family planning, nutrition, diabetes, hypertension, asthma.

=====Iraqi Refugees In Iran=====

In 1991, after the Gulf war, there was a Shia uprising in Southern Iraq. It was most brutally crushed by Saddam’s army using chemical weapons, tanks and helicopter gunships. Hundreds of thousands of innocent Shias were massacred; Millions began to flee towards Iraq-Iran border. About a million Shias, mostly from Najaf, Karbala and Basra are now in most pathetic situation and are sheltered in refugee camps along the Iran-Iraq border. Iran government provides bare minimum provision. World federation tries to provide medicines.

====Sister Organisations====

=====Central Health Board (CHB) of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Supreme Council=====

CHB continues to offer health education and health awareness programmes for the youths and the community at large. Jamaats are encouraged to give priority and to organize such programmes through their medical and educational institutions. The Dar es Salaam Jamaat held the following programmes until April 2000.

#Dental Hygiene by Dr. S. Mohammadali
#Common ENT problems by Dr. M. Datoo
#Appendicitis by Dr. Sayed Iqbal Ali
#Smoking and its Effects by Dr. Mahmood Hameer
#Treatment of heart diseases without surgery by Dr. Shoaib Padaria
#Preventive Health Care and MAB activities by Dr. Mohammedtaki Walji

Lecture programmes have been introduces for the Hussein Madressa boys section. The challenge to all Jamaats is now to focus and introduce Health and Sex Education in the curriculum of all our religious and secular institutions.

CHB in collaboration with the Ithna Asheri Union Literary Section and Hussein Madressa organized a symposium on 9th April 2000 at the Muntazar Complex in Dar es Salam. The theme of the symposium was –“Vision 2000 and the Emerging Dilemmas of the Youths”.

Following a resolution in April 1998 by the Supreme Council, all Jamaats introduced the pre-marital testing of HIV/AIDS. The Executive Council of the World Federation also passed a resolution on 3rd. October 1998 in Peterborough requiring all member Jamaats and Federations to seek from the bride and groom evidence of their being free of HIV & AIDS virus and that both are not Thalassemia carriers.

=====Medical Advisory Board (MAB) of [[Nasimco]]=====

Dr. Haider Fazal has been appointed as Chairman of MAB Nasimco and work done so far includes:

#Financial support to various projects in India and Africa.
#Medical supplies and literature to East Africa
#Regular medical lectures and seminars for our community
#Fund raising activities

=====Medical Awareness Committee (MAC)=====

The Council of European Jamaats has formed a Medical Awareness Committee (MAC) and the following activities are carried out

#Health Awareness Seminars
#Medical Cover for European Haj Mission
#Health Screening & Health Information (Triennial Conference 2000 London 8th (2) . Page 142-149)

===Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)===

Report:
Remembering Mulla Saheb, the Chairman of ZCSS, Mohamed Visram stated that the number of students being sponsored keep of increasing every year as always, but what is more rewarding is that the number of undergraduates keeps increasing as well. This means that the quality f education and the determination of students are increasing as well. This year, out of 449 higher education students on the files of ZCSS, 115 have already qualified.

Capital projects undertaken in this period are as follows:
# Construction of a girl’s school in the Multan area of Pakistan and upgrading the existing school for boys with furniture and equipment.
# Construction of teachers quarters in Alipur and the start of extensions to these subsequently.
# Fencing and securing of the school compound of the Alipur School.
# Completion of a school in Bidar for the Khana Badosh Shia population and the handing over of this building to the local population to administer.
# Completion of the extensions in both Alipur School and the Avalkonda School. In Avalkonda, students who were at one time debt slaves are now beginning to request for undergraduate sponsorship.

Vision for the Future of the Scheme has got to be the continuing support in education of the poor members of our community all over the world. The greatest challenge facing the Scheme is to carry on taking on new students on the Scheme as well as at the same time supporting the meritorious students through the universities, while the number of sponsored students and the cost of education have increased over the past years; the cost of the sponsor parent has not been increased since 1984. As a result the real equity of the scheme is much less that what it was fourteen years ago.

The aim of ZCSS is to ensure that secular education is made available to all Shia Ithna Asheri boys and girls. Needy parents are encouraged to send their children to any local school of their choice, with ZCSS providing the necessary funds for school fees, tuition fees, books, uniforms and transportation.

At present (2000) there are 5840 non Sadats and 4991 Sadats, plus 334 students taking Higher Education under the Scheme.

The Sadat students are being supported by the Sehme Sadat portion of the World Federation and Non Sadat students are sponsored either under the one to one scheme or by one-off generous donations received by ZCSS.

Breakdown of ZCSS children as at August 2000

Agency Non-Sadat Sadats
#Anjumane e Hussaini, Madras, India-266
#Avalkonda, Andhra Pradesh, India-300
#Bilal Muslim Mission, Mombasa, Kenya-56
#Council of Gujarat, Gujarat, India-3290
#Hussein Education Soc., Bhavnagar, India-711
#Imam-e-Zamana Mission, Hyderabad, India-1500
#Imamia Education& Welfare Trust, Bangalore-1296
#Khoja Ashna Asheri Jamaat, Hyderabad, India-58
#Kutch Federation, Kutch, India166
#KSI Medical Aid & Welfare Society, Bombay-2385
#Madras Islamia Kujhwa, Bihar, India-628
#Hazrat Fatima (AS) S.W.S., Bangladesh-18
#Youth Imamia Education Comm., Bangladesh-37
#Dar Ahle Bait, Bangkok-120

Total: 10831

===Career, Education And Training Advisory Board (CETAB)===

The Careers, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB) provide information to our community on matters relating to secular education. The Board members are Ahmed Hassam, Barkat Ali Walji and Hasnain Walji. The main activities during this term are as below:

#General Inquires: The Board continues to receive numerous inquiries from students for information on specific courses and/or their suitability to pursue certain courses. These are mainly from Kenya, Tanzania, India, Pakistan, UAE, UK and Iran. Information on courses was sent to these students. Inquiries for financial assistance received from overseas students were either referred to their regional federations or dealt with at the Secretariat, as appropriate.
#Female Education Scholarships: The girls, one from Kenya and the other from Tanzania, who had been awarded scholarships to study at the Charterhouse College of Radiology at the University of London, successfully completed their degree course. They graduated in 1997 and are now working in UK hospitals.
#Books and Education Materials: During the term, career magazines were sent on a regular basis to the Education Boards in Mombasa and Dar es Salaam and to Jaffery Academy in Mombasa.
#Visit to Al-Muntazar Islamic Seminary, Dar es Salaam: Barkat Walji visited the Al Muntazar Islamic Seminary in Dar es Salaam. Murtaza Nanji (Education Officer) showed him the classrooms, library and the science laboratory. A two hour meeting with Mr. Julian Tetlow (Academic Director) took place where various aspects of education were discussed.
#Informal Visit to Jaffery Academy, Mombasa, by Barkat Ali Walji: In March 2000 Barkat Walji visited the Jaffery Academy in Mombasa. Mohammed Razabhai Jagani explained the impressive structure of the school and showed him the classrooms, the computer department and the library.
#Visit to Zainabiya Schools in Avalkonda and Alipur and The Jaffery School in Mahuva: The Chairman visited the above places from 29th August to 10th September 2000. A detailed report together with the recommendations for further improvements is being prepared for ZCSS and the Office bearers for implementation during the next term. It is anticipated that CETAB will be closely involved with the implementation of these recommendations and the evaluation of the outcome.
#Karachi IT College: CETAB has been able to evaluate the IT course offered by this college. Karachi institute of information Technology (KIIT) in cooperation with School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, is offering a one year certificate of computing and a 3 year BSC/BSC (Honour) computing course. The curriculum at KIIT is the same as the one offered at the University of Huddersfield with assurance of quality.
#CETAB looks into range of careers: CETAB prepared additional reports on various careers. These reports describe the profession, the entrance requirements, the career prospects and job opportunities.

CONCLUSION:
Much more needs to be done to improve access to secular education for members of our communities. Whilst in Europe access to good quality primary and secondary education is easily available and is relatively cost-free, students in the U.K. are finding it hard to cope financially at University since the introduction of fees and reduction in grants by the local education authorities.

Access to primary and secondary education by our communities in East Africa continues to improve and some of our schools have already introduced IGCE or are in the process of doing so, But financial assistance to our students from East Africa for higher Education continues to be a major obstacle and CETAB needs to work with the Education Board of Africa to find ways to raise funds for financial assistance.

In India, through the ZCSS many children have received education and some of these students have now gone through universities and obtained professional qualifications. CETAB is to set up an external audit of all schools where ZCSS students undertake their studies, including the schools at Alipur, Avalkonda and Mahuva. This will ensure that the standard of education is monitored and continuously improved.

CETAB will continue to work with Regional Federations and Jamaats to improve access to education by way of raising awareness, providing career information and financial assistance.

==Secretariat==

As at October 2000, The World Federation had following 30 Members:

#Aden Jamaat
#Africa Federation
#Birmingham Jamaat
#Council of Gujarat
#Dubai Jamaat
#Essex Jamaat
#Gloucester Jamaat
#KSIC of Australia
#Karachi Jamaat
#Kutch Federation
#Kuwait Jamaat
#Leeds Jamaat
#Leicester Jamaat
#London Jamaat
#Mehfile Murtaza, Karachi
#Mehfile Zainab, Paris
#Milton Keynes Jamaat
#Muhammadi Welfare, Australia
#Mumbai Jamaat
#Nasimco
#Panjatan Society, Australia
#Paris Jamaat
#Peterborough Jamaat
#Portugal Jamaat
#South London Jamaat
#Stockholm Jamaat
#Switzerland Jamaat
#Trollhattan Jamaat
#Watford Jamaat
#Wessex Jamaat

TERM 1997-2000

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==Address by New President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

The incoming President, Dr. Hasnain Walji, began with a Gujarati poem for paying Homage to [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgarali M. M. Jaffer) who passed away in March 2000.

He further stated that the World Federation would give the same standard of Services in future, which it used to give in past. He said he expects the same co-operation from the members. He emphasized that our unity is the strength of the World Federation.

He reminded the members and delegates that the main aim of the World Federation is the religious and social upliftment of our community.

He further declared the coming term, 2000-2003, as “Term of Education”. He said we will have to invest more on Education of Boys and Girls. He said with the help of Jamaats and Federations, World Federation would prepare a programme for creating a large Fund where all aspects of Education aid would be available.

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==Secretary General's Report at Triennial Conference 2000==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], in his opening speech remembered the recently passed away President of The World Federation, Alhaj [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer). He said that today at this Conference, We are all united to pay our respect to Mulla Saheb.

Only now that he is gone do we truly appreciate his record of humanitarian services, generally, as well as to muslim communities internationally. Today is our chance to express our heartfelt appreciation for the way he occupied the office of the President that brought honour to this organization by the manner in which he filled his role far above any feelings of partisanship.

The Secretary General remembered other Marhumeen, such as Marhoom Alibhai M. Jaffer, Marhoom Haji Hussein Haji, Marhoom [[Jafferali Asil]], Marhoom Haji Mohammed Javari, Marhoom Mohammed Raza Rashid, Marhoom Alhaj Nazirali Gulamhussein and few others who are no longer with us now.

Among the Ulema who are no longer with us this year, he remembered Maulana Zeeshan Haider. He was the founder member of Tanzeemul Makatib. He was a well known Aalim & Zakir and served many East African Jamaats from early nineteen seventies. He translated Nahjul Balagha, Mafatul Jinan and Tafser of Quran in Urdu. Maulana Karar Hussein, also one of the founder members of Tanzeemul Makatib and served our Jamaats in East Africa, passed away this year. Moulana Adibal Hindi who ran many religious institutions also passed away this year

Among those who also passed away were Ayatollah Sheikh Murtaza Buroujerdi, Ayatollah Mirza Ali Gharavi and Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al Sadr.

The Secretary General said that the community will remember this eventful term as the “Term of reminding and reflection” which saw many well-wishers, dedicated community workers and Ulema depart from this world.

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], said that over a period of 24 years, The World Federation has evolved as a body serving not only its members but also Muslims from all over the world. Primary objective being preserving our religious identity, eradication of poverty, illiteracy and poverty from within our community.

Responding to the appeal from the needy has to be done with care, courtesy and confidentiality, always conscious of the fact that all applicants receive due respect. Applications are received from many of parts of the world and they have to be heard patently and with empathy. Each application has to be dealt on its merit. Disbursement of Huquq monies will always remain an immense responsibility on the shoulders of those entrusted with the task of disposing.

In addition, the World Federation receives applications from throughout the world for emergency due to natural disaster or war, capital projects, ZCSS projects, MAB projects and Aalim grants.

The World Federation is a global institution and its secretariat is a hub around which the whole wheel of the World Federation rotates. It has over 40 people from many parts of the world who continuously give their time to the World Federation without charging a penny.

They range from those who visit each and every patient who comes for medical assistance to the United Kingdom via the World Federation, to those who continuously visit towns and cities for the new ZCSS sponsor parents. Then there are representative who assist the Secretariat who are based in Australia, Canada, USA, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, France, Kenya and Tanzania.

The volunteers, together with the staff at the permanent Secretariat keep the World Federation running continuously throughout the year. But this is not enough. The World Federation has the community numbering over 100,000, now settled in many parts of the World. They replicated mainly African experience in almost all places and formed Jamaats and later on to forming regional federations. It is from these institutions that the WF receives solid support and backing. World Federation's strength as a community is its ability to raise and generate funds whenever required in the name of our faith.

Finally, the Secretary General said that it’s his privilege to present the report for the term October 1997 to October 2000.

'''Report:'''

===Tabligh:===

At the 7th. Triennial Conference of the World Federation held in October 1997, the President of the World Federation, Marhum [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgerali M. M. Jaffer) declared the next three years term as the term of Islamic Education activities. The community throughout the world was affected by a process of social transformation that uses information technology to relay ideas and information from one remote station to be received in any part of the world within seconds. Digital Television, along with the Satellite and Cable Television, Internet and E-mail have proved to be extremely successful in exchanging useful information.

With this development, there is huge disadvantage of inaccurate portrayal of Islam, particularly the religion of Ahlul Bait A.S. given this; the World Federation has to evolve to respond to this new challenge.

The first task was to establish resource Centres at strategic places, fully equipped with modern technology and materials. First '''Dar Al Tabligh, London''' and later on '''Dar Al Tabligh, New York''' was the location chosen for this purpose. Islamic Education Board (IEB) of the World Federation is based in their headquarters at Dar al Tabligh, London.

====Digitizing of Resources:====

The medium of information technology was used to reach the wider audience and explain the true Shia perspective. IEB has embarked on digitizing Islamic literature so that it is readily available on the Internet. It has its own web page and is maintaining a Quran theme page. This contains translations and articles on the Holy Quran. Research students frequently visit the site and it has proved to be so beneficial that the faculty of Jurisprudence at the School of Oriental and African Study – University of London – has provided link to it.

The IEB is working closely with the Ahlul Bait Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP), which was started six years ago with the aim of putting Shia literature on the net for the public. After six years, it now has major Shiite works available on their site. The World Federation has assisted this organization. It is now digitizing works in Arabic, French and Spanish.

====Radio Broadcast - "A Success Story"====

'''Driving to work one morning, two weeks ago, and being a little dissatisfied with Radio 2 and Capital Radio, I turned to 558 AM. And I heard a very sweet voice telling me about the words of the Quran. I was fascinated.

I was fascinated by the enthusiasm. It was so infectious that I listened to the whole programme. I now listen every morning, for the duration of my journey into London. In fact, I now time my drive to ensure that I can listen to your whole programme.

Although not a Muslim by upbringing, what you say has truth, simplicity and common sense running like threads throughout. I am not sure I will ever be a believer. I was brought up a Catholic, but your words reinforce my belief in how to live a rewarding life”.

(Comment from a listener after listening to Radio Broadcast from IEB).
'''

This is the expression of spiritual contentment from a non-Muslim after the Radio Broadcast, the thirst for spirituality that can be quenched through the Quran.

For the past year, IEB has been broadcasting programmes on Islamic concept for better understanding among Muslims and Non-Muslims residing in London and surrounding areas. It had to learn the discipline required to produce daily programmes.

There is tremendous encouraging response as well as demand for audio cassettes from listeners. WF now has successful broadcast content available to try out in any part of the world. The World Federation is grateful to Marhoom [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer), Brother Mustafa Mawji, Brother Maqbul Rahim, Brother [[Safdar Jaffer]], Brother Mustafa Jaffer and Sister Ummulbanin Merali for making the programme a success.

====Majalises on TV:====

12 Majlises in Urdu were broadcast on TV in Muharram 1419 (1998) and with popular demand from the listeners, these Majlises were repeated during Muharram 1420 A.H. (1999). Similarly, in last Mahe Ramadhan, lectures by Marhoom [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer), Brother Mustafa Mawji and Brother Safdar Jaffer were broadcast on TV for United Kingdom audience.

====Audio/Video/CD Library:====

Under IEB, Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material is established at the World Federation building at Anderson Park Road in Birmingham. A comprehensive database of nearly 500 audio cassettes and 75 video tapes has been set up. Facility for duplication s of audio and videotapes are available at the library. A CD writer has also been acquired to enable material to be copied on to CD’s.

====Institution of Zakiri:====

Islamic Education Board (IEB) has a database of Zakirs and Zakiras mainly from our own community. Over the years, the number is increasing. Soon we will have sufficient pools of Zakirs and Zakiras to fulfill the need of our community.

To facilitate interaction between them, the World Federation, over the past 8 years held many seminars. The last one was held in March 1998 at Birmingham. Among many issues discussed was the need to have more Shia references in English and to shift the focus of content on more practical issues affecting our Community. IEB has published and distributed Zakir’s Compendium. This is a book containing Namaz-e-Mayyit, Talqeen and Namaz –e- Juma Khutba. This is an aid to every Zakir who, more often, also perform the role of resident Aalim of the host Jamaat.

====Holy Quran Exhibition:====

The first exhibition of the Holy Quran was held at the Islamic Centre, London, in December 1998. IEB of the World Federation was a co-organizer of the major event. Mulla Asgherali M. M. Jaffer was invited to speak on the role of Muslims in promoting the message of the Holy Quran. Radio 4 also interviewed him for listeners in the UK.

The exhibition displayed the Holy Quran in different prints and there were thirty different translations of English language, sixty different translations in Persian language as well as copies of translation in many languages of the world. Subjects ranged from Sciences of the Holy Quran, Bibliographic, Concordances containing over 6000 verses on different subjects, Tafser, Stories from the Holy Quran and research and Theses related to Quran. There were Multimedia resources on more than 20,000 different subjects as well as paintings and calligraphy works of the Holy book were on display for the public to appreciate.

A philanthropist made is possible for Dar al Tabligh to obtain a number of Books on Quran and Theses exhibited at the Quran Exhibition. The Quran Library at Dar al Tabligh now has nearly 150 Theses on Quran presented at Universities in Iran. It is proposed to publicize it among academic institutions and invite researchers and scholars to avail themselves of it for research.

====Tabligh Among Bosnian Muslims:====

The policy WF adopted 8 years ago has now begun to show results in Bosnia. Since 1992, the Bosnian desk at the World Federation has carried out extensive work in this field in two ways.

Firstly, translation and publication of books like Principle of Religion, A First Course in Islam and the Holy Quran are printed and distributed to Bosnian in Europe and elsewhere. Ten issues of the magazine ‘Muslimanski Zivot’ were published for distribution among Bosnians during the term 1997-2000. In them, a book by Sayyid Akhtar Rizvi on “Imamat” and a book by Tahera Kassamali on ‘Raising Children’ have been published in parts.

Secondly, adopting a special mode of communication developed by the Bosnian desk, WF was able to run a correspondence course for those who are eager to learn about Islam.

During the period 1997-2000, nearly 2500 individual contacted the Bosnian desk at IEB out of whom, 1200 are participating in the correspondence course and about 250 practices Jafferi Fiqh.

====War In Kosovo:====

In 1999, Kosovo was engulfed by war. There are large communities of Albanians in Kosovo. Albanians are predominantly Muslims with over 40 per cent followers of Bektashi Sufi Order who believe in Twelve Imams a.s. The community responded generously to our appeal on the plight of Kosovo Muslims.

The World Federation, through the Albanian Islamic Society, sent food, clothes and money for the purchase of an ambulance. WF embarked upon propagation of Islam within the community by printing an Albanian translation of the Holy Quran and distributed it among refugees in Europe and North America. A Mosque was re-built in Kosovo by a donor from Dubai, through the World Federation.

The WF provided financial assistance to a Shia publishing firm in Macedonian to print the following books in Albanian:

1. The Roots of religion (published by Dar Rahe Haq, Qum) was translated into Albanian and published and distributed by the World Federation.

2. Five thousand copies of translation of the Holy Quran in Albanian were reprinted and distributed.

The Minister for Religious Affairs of the Albanian Government had a meeting with the Chairman of Islamic Education Board. He requested assistance for Muslims in Albania and promised all cooperation and assistance.

====Madressa - Our Enduring Institution:====

The Madressa remains the enduring institution of the community. Children take religious instruction and education through it. They are run on a voluntary basis by committed and dedicated group of teachers.

One such vivid example that comes to the mind is Alhaj Mulla Abdulrasul Mulla Hassanali in Mombasa whose lifelong mission has been to serve the cause of Madressa. In every Jamaat we have some highly dedicated individuals like Mulla Abdulrasul. This is the important responsibility taken by them, which really belongs to parents

Our communities throughout the world have a Madressas, some well-established, self-sufficient and of good standard while others lack resources and basic facilities. IEB has played a facilitative role in bringing Madressa administrators and teachers to gather, provide financial assistance, organize teacher seminars and more importantly provide books and other resource materials to our community Madressa, religious institutions outside our community and secular schools and institutions.

However more needs to be done. Challenges facing us today are different from those that existed even 10 years ago. The demands will change even further due to globalization. As a result, the problems facing our children living in the west may become almost identical to ones in the east and they need to be approached collectively. Unfortunately, the lack of co-ordination between Madressas is a real setback and this need to be addressed.

The role of Madressa in the community presented at the symposium organized by the Council of European Jamaats, Alhaj [[Hassan Ali M Jaffer]] stated:

“We spend huge sums of money in recruiting Ulema to serve as Resident Aalim. Mostly to lead congregational prayers only; we recruit renowned Zakereens for the moths of Muharram, Safar and Ramadhan, and we spend colossal sums of money for Niyaz, all in the good name of religion. Necessary as these endeavors are, how much resources do we expend to effectively upgrade the role of Madressa education and in training potential Madressa Muallim, in introducing modern teaching aids for religious education and in supplementing the income of Madressa teachers to make them economically self-supporting and consequently more devoted in their assignments.

The challenge is to give Madressa education the same level of importance that we give secular academic education. Given the choice of exercising one option only, the first priority must go to Madressa.”

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]] stated that the World Federation will have to move the needs of Madressa to the top of the IEB agenda.

He further stated that IEB has produced, printed and distributed many books. Some of them are as follows:

#Al-Islamu Dini – A set of 11 manuals for Madressa students
#Ahsanal Qisas –Stories for children
#Kalimatun Tayyabi – Majlises for children including Khutba and Masaib Workbooks for children
#Al Islamu Dini – Key stage 1 and 2 for secular schools according to Islamic Religious Education Syllabus in Harrow, Ealing and Hertfordshire schools.

In addition, audio cassettes on many subjects are available from our resource centre. WF has distributed more than 10,000 copies of thesis books to individual throughout the world.

====Aalim Grant:====

World Federation subsidizes the cost incurred in procuring the services of Aalim. Member Jamaats in Europe, USA, Australia and India receive a substantial contribution to the costs of maintaining their resident Aalim. Certain nonmember Shia Organizations also receives this assistance in the light of their needs of a resident Aalim. For Moharram, those Shia Organizations who are unable to have a Zakir, WF would step in to commit part or all the expenses for the sole purpose of ensuring that the remembrance of Imam Husain (AS) is spread far and wide in all parts of the globe.

====The World Federation In South Africa:====

The Federation was represented at the third parliament of the World Religions held at Cape Town, South Africa from 1st. to 8th. December 1999.

The Chairman of the Islamic Education Board, Haji [[Muhsin Jaffer]] represented the World Federation in the parliament and also at the exhibition held in the same Centre, where the Islamic Education Board had a stall which displayed books and CD- ROM’s on Islam. Nearly 7000 people of all faith from all over the world attended the parliament, including Nelson Mandela, the first President of the Republic of South Africa and Dalai Lama.

The World Federation took this opportunity to make contact with many prominent personalities from many faiths; IEB has followed this up and are in contact with many of them.

IEB stall was inundated with visitors from around the world. Most of the visitors were professors and lecturers from many universities but there were also many teachers from local Muslim Schools who took keen interest in the working of our own Madressa and children’s books.

====Tabligh Activities in Pakistan====

World Federation assisted in the construction and running of many religious institution in the areas of Punjab and Baltistan.

The World Federation published two valuable books, namely Talkhees-al-Mantiq and Talkhees-al-Maani, which were compiled by Allama Sheikh Muhsin Ali Najafi of Pakistan. WF has assisted six religious institutions in this region. Among them are the following:

# Jamia Tu Ahlul Bait – Islamabad – This is the hub through which many Tabligh activities occur in Punjab and Baltistan. It has “Qaatu al Khui” auditorium specially constructed by the World Federation to cater for educational and cultural activities in Islamabad.
# Kulliatul Ahlul Bait – Jhang District – This Centre was built at a time when Shia Community was under considerable pressure and its survival was at stake.
# Madaris mazhar ul Iman – Dhudial Chakwal – Late Mulla Saheb through the World Federation took great interest and through his advice gave it a new shape and dimension.
# Markaze –Ahlul bait – Mansehra – This area has half a million Sadat and over the years ignorance took them away from the right path. The World Federation established this Centre to undertake educational and preaching activities. As a result, hundreds of Sadaats benefited and embraced the Imamia path. After the graduation from these Madressas, many bright students pursue higher education in Qum and some students from these Madressas have attained high scholastic positions

====Dar Ul Tabligh - New York:====

[[Nasimco]] through its IEB looks after the Madressa needs of our community in North America. The World Federation is playing its role in Tabligh activities in this continent.

Many charitable organizations have risen and flourished in this part of the World. Tarike-Tarsile Quran is amongst such organizations which have done excellent publication work. The [[Bilal Muslim Mission of America]] (BMMA) is another, which has introduced to as many people as possible, the teachings of Ahlul bait.

BMMA has published a book entitled ‘Quran – Its Protection from Alteration’, which was originally authored by Allama Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi. The purpose is to reiterate the Shia position in unequivocal terms that the Quran as it is now is the entire Quran without addition, subtraction or change.

BMMA was also actively involved in Tabligh in Central and South America including Caribbean islands. It had established Madressas in Guyana and Trinidad and has seen great awareness of the Jaffri faith among communities. It has expanded its Tabligh activities into Columbia and Solomon Islands. The World Federation had sent a large stock of books to the BMMA for free distribution. The World Federation gave its support in the acquisition of the first Shia Islamic Centre in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Marhoom [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer) opened the Dar al Tabligh in New York on the 18th September 1999 marking another milestone in the activities of IEB in North America. WF is grateful to the generosity and benevolence of the G.R. Jaffer family for their continued support in providing space for the Centre.

The [[Dar al Tabligh]] in North America performs all the operations like in the Dar al Tabligh in UK. It also acts as a resource Centre for researchers, Madressa teachers and students and members of the Shiite Ummah at large.

[[Dar al Tabligh]] – North America converts the Video material received from UK into NTSC system which is prevalent in North America and distributes all over the North American continent. A library comprising of all classic reference material in original Arabic language as well as books in English, Urdu and Persian language has been set up and is now fully operational.

===Education:===

One of the objectives of the World Federation is to educate members of the community. The World Federation considers education as s top priority.

====Zainabiya child sponsorship scheme (ZCSS):====

=====India:=====

At the start of the scheme in 1982, ZCSS had a handful of students in Gujarat. Now it has over 2000 core sponsor parents from throughout the world. These sponsor parents and the funds from the Sehme Sadat portion of the Khums have enabled ZCSS to take over 11,000 students on the scheme from many parts of the world. The new intake this year is African Students from the Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya.

In Gujarat, over 3500 students from our community are on the scheme. In Karnataka there are nearly 1000 students under the scheme with many in universities.

ZCSS scheme in Andra Pradesh, Bihar, Madras and Thailand is continuing to provide education to children of poor families.

WF has built 4 schools through Zainabiya. They are:
#Madressa Islamia Khujwa – Bihar
#School in Avalkonda – Andra Pradesh
#School in Alipur, Karnataka
#School in Bidar, Karnataka

=====Pakistan:=====

In the mountainous part of Baltistan, Pakistan, 95% of the population is Shia Ithna Asheri. Poverty exists and literacy rate is just around 25%.

A private trust runs a school by the name of Uswa public school. The World Federation provides guidance and financial assistance to this trust. WF builds a School at Manthoka which is now part of Uswa public school. Mullah Saheb this year visited Baltistan and laid foundation stone of a Girls Primary School at Skardu. The school is expected to be completed later this year and WF is grateful to the donor who made the construction of this school possible.

The World Federation is also building a wing at Uswa Academy that is nearing completion which will be used to provide computer and other vocational training to students in Skardu. WF has also equipped schools with furniture and educational accessories to provide modern amenities to students.

====Higher Education And Career Advice:====

The demand for Higher education loans among our Boys and Girls is ever increasing. The WF continues to support higher education needs of students of our community with the repayment rates being very low. WF has made special efforts to increase the rate of collection and hope that this money will enable it to provide more scholarship loans.

The Careers, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB) provide information to our community on matters relating to secular education. The board receives inquires related to courses mainly from Kenya, Tanzania, India, Pakistan, UAE, UK and Iran and were dealt with accordingly.

The Secretary General, Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, stated that our community must chart out long-term sustainable resources to make sure that education of all our children and particularly higher education of our youth does not suffer. We need to provide our young people with life skills with which they can tease out their best talents and contribute to the development of human society.
As a community, we must provide every opportunity for our youths to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion. This is the challenge that is facing the community today.

===Health===

The World Federation through its ‘Medical Advisory Board (MEB)’ has provided healthcare services and advice to community members, healthcare professionals, primary care practices, hospitals and healthcare academics institutions. Its unique healthcare-screening programme is replicated by many of other community organizations. Its innovative preventive primary healthcare programme in India has benefited communities and proved to be successful in delivering cost effective ways of preventing common diseases in India.

Today, Medical Advisory Board (MEB) of The World Federation is viewed with respect and consulted by many prestigious organizations throughout the world that want to share our experiences.

===Welfare And Emergency Assistance:===

Today, Muslim countries have the largest number of refugees. Many citizens suffer daily hardships. During this term, the World Federation raised and spent nearly Pound Sterling 500, 000 for the welfare and emergency assistance to poor and the needy from throughout the world. This is in addition to assistance to needy Sadaats who are assisted from Sadaats Huquq funds. Welfare cases, therefore, include those of Sadats and non-Sadaats Momineen.

The World Federation has helped people from outside our own community also. For many, therefore, the World Federation is the first port of call. Some need money for medication and food etc. To all such cases, the World Federation would help as much as was practically possible. Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Medical Society of Bombay is one such agent, which was set up to assist those who were ill and now provides many welfare and educational assistance to poor and needy Sadaats and non Sadaats.

The World Federation in Mumbai is assisting the number of needy students at different level through ZCSS, which at present are over 2300. KSI Medical Society has continued to assist those who are ill and has managed on its own in most cases. But when it has stretched, it has looked on to the World Federation for assistance and the World Federation has obliged.

'''Emergency Assistance:'''

The World Federation has responded generously to the plight of desperate people. Example being:
# Earthquake in North Afghanistan and Turkey
# Cyclone in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, Media, Miana, Nawlakhi and Mandvi.
# Floods in Bangladesh
# War in Kosovo

===Assistance to Iraqi:===

Since 1992, with the help of generous support from the community worldwide, the World Federation has sent one million pounds worth of medicines to Iraqi refugees. Still WF continuous to send help for cancer drugs for cancer patients among refugees. Daily necessities like food, clothing and other necessary expenses of around Pound Sterling 5000 per month are being sent to refugee camps through Ulema in Qum.

===Students in Iran:===

WF pays stipends to nearly a thousand students from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Africa who are studying in Iran. It’s a vital source of assistance from the World Federation and it contributes greatly to their meager resources from which they can barely meet their expenses as they spend their lives in learning the religion of Islam.

===Food Relief For the Needy:===

During the month of Ramadhan, WF contributed Rs. 76000 for Iftar of Momineen in Hyderabad and 1 lakh 87 thousand worth of food grains were distributed in Bihar.

===Housing===

====Gujarat====

The World Federation in April 1999 completed construction of 70 with all the amenities. The World Federation appreciates the efforts of Haji Ramzanali Asaria, Haji Vazirbhai Varteji and his sons and Haji Hasanbhai Merchant, who took great pains to see that the complex is finally completed.

There remain at least 100 families in need of housing in Bhavnagar. A donor had purchased a plot and the World Federation has commenced construction of around 72 flats. Similarly, in Palitana, 12 flats are constructed to house poor families.

Over the period of 10 years, the World Federation has provided housing at a cost of nearly $ 1.4 million to the needy families.

====Avalkonda====

It has a Zainabiya School financed by the World Federation under the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme. The Indian government has declared it as a ‘Model Village’. The state supplied electricity to the whole village and in partnership with the World Federation drew up plans to supply water to all the houses. Presently, together with the government of India, WF is subsidizing the building of 89 houses. The community of Avalkonda can now begin to plan programmes of self-sufficiency and self help. This is the model of development that is worthy of emulation in other parts of India.

====Kareempur====

The World Federation embarked upon housing project in Kareempur, Pothanhally and Dodballapur in Karnataka province of India.

#At Kareempur, 21 Sadat houses have been built at a cost of USD 48742.
#At Pothanhally 4 houses were built for poor Sadaats families at a cost of USD 5714 and
#At Dodballapur 2 houses were built at a total cost of USD 5714

===Religious Centres And Mosques:===

Many religious centres that appeared in the West in the eighties and early nineties functioned as Imambaras and some had Bait us Salaat within it. Soon extensions were added and Madressas began to function within it and tuition classes, Adult classes, workshop and seminars followed.

Today, these centres are vibrant with activities and World Federation has provided moral and material support.

During this term, Sayeeda Zainab project of Birmingham Jamaat was successfully completed and opened for use in 1998. Similarly, Madressa at Los Angeles is now opened catering for the religious need of our community.

====Capital assistance to Centres in North America====

# Vancouver Jamaat has started a multipurpose project costing 7.5 million Canadian dollars. The World Federation has pledged $50,000 towards the cost.
# The World Federation has also pledged $50,000 for Allentown Jamaat project
# Albany, the capital of New York State has the first and only Shia Centre which will provide religious and social facilities to Shias living there. WF has pledged $75000 to them.

====Bilal Secretariat Extension Project – Mombasa, Kenya====

The World Federation provided the funding for the extension of the Bilal Secretariat in Mombasa. The area of extension is 3013 sq.ft built at a cost of Pound Sterling 30,000. With this extension, Bilal Kenya, can consolidate its present activities and expand their Tabligh activities within the indigenous people.

After 38 years of Tabligh a sizable number of Africans in East Africa has embraced Shia Ithna Asheri faith. Some of them are professionals and some occupy position in the government services.

During this term, financial help was provided to Tanzania and Kenya branch of Bilal Muslim Mission. The assistance was used for publication of religious literature and towards the rising cost of administration.

====Mosques:====

Idara e Ma’rife Islam, Birmingham was set to fire by arsonists in 1998. The Late President of the World Federation had visited the site and contributed Pound Sterling 50, 000 out of the total estimated damage of Pound Sterling 500, 000.

During this term, a mosque in Bihar was renovated at a cost of Rupees one Lakh. Two mosques are being built in Pakistan. These are donations from generous donors.

===Publication===

The WF publishes religious literature in many languages. They are either translation work or original work. Two new books are published by the World Federation:

# Shaykh Mufid’s Al Amaali, which was the last work translated by Marhoom Mulla Asgherali M. M. Jaffer and published by the World Federation. The book comprises of a collection of Ahadith dictated by the famous Shaykh Mufid (RA) when he was in gatherings of friends and students.
# Albanian Translation of the Holy Quran in response to a request by the displaced Muslims of Kosovo. The copies have already been widely received and requests for more copies continue to be received at the IEB.

The Bosnian desk of the World Federation published three books during this term for Muslims of Bosnia and Albania.
#The first book is titled Biseri Mudrosti. This is the translation of the book “Pearls of Wisdom” which has sixty-two short stories from Islamic history.
#The second book is titled Hazrat Fatima Imam Hussein. This is a book about the lives of Hazrat Fatima and Imam Hussein a.s.
#The third book is Islam u Praski that explains Islamic rules of wudhu, tayammum, Namaz, Zakat, hajj, ijtihad and Taqleed. These books are distributed widely among Bosnian and Albanian Muslims throughout Europe.

There is a book in publication by the title The History of shrines in Karbala. This is the first ever detailed and methodical study to be published in English language. It is well researched document by Dr. Rauf Al Ansari that traces the history of the construction of the Holy shrines.

The secretariat also publishes an ‘Insight’ publication that provides information to the public on the activities of the World Federation. During this term 4 issues were published describing the activities related to Tabligh, Zainabiya Education, Health Care and relief of poverty.

‘Muslimanski Zivot’ is a quarterly magazine for Bosnian Muslims residing in Europe published by the Bosnian desk of the World Federation. This magazine seeks to convey Islamic living and awareness among the Bosnians and Albania.

===External Liaison Desk - "Creating Framework To Interact"===

Objectives:

# To establish appropriate network so that the views of the World Federation are adequately represented in influential area such parliaments and governments.
# To establish contact with other charitable organizations so as to seek joint sponsorship for mutual benefits.
# To represent the World Federation through its members on the interfaith networks to pursue common objectives with other faith representatives.

===Interfaith Network:===

The World Federation is represented on the United Kingdom Interfaith network. Wessex Jamaat became a member of the interfaith groups. Under the umbrella of the World Federation, it has maintained good relationships with Portsmouth Cathedral. Both institutions participate in each other’s major events.

The Millennium Service for England was held on 2nd January 2000 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London. At the invitation of Canterbury, The Muslim Council of Britain and The World Federation represented Muslims of the United Kingdom. Among the dignitaries were the Queen, Prime minister of the UK and many foreign dignitaries.

===Research & Development Desk:===

In an effort to evaluate competing proposals and assign priorities, World Federation has set up the WF Research & Development Desk. The purpose is to collate all material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and finally produce reports with an analysis of the data. The first stage is the development of a ‘clean’ database of our membership throughout the World and the area that the research desk will explore is service usage as well as gathers important data from the Jamaats in terms of housing, educational and welfare needs of the community members.

===Bridging The Divide:===

Over the last 24 years, the World Federation has taken on diverse projects to see to the needs of our community where ever they are in the world. In general, they are divided into two:

# Those that alleviate poverty and human suffering in the East.
# Those that were designed to preserve our religious heritage in the West.

In Gujarat, WF built 500 houses for the needy and poor. Through Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme, WF sponsor over 3500 children for primary and secondary education and WF also sponsor many youth for graduate education. WF spends money to renovate Masjid and Imambara and Madressas so that our community members have proper facilities to learn about Islam. WF has provided marriage, welfare and medical assistance to the deserving within the community.

More water pumps and boring wells facilities were provided this term. There are 103 water pumps and boring wells facilities in 25 towns and villages.

Today, in Gujarat we can see vibrant mosques and Imambaras, active Madressas, excellent opportunities for secular education, newly built accommodation facilities, financial assistance for the needy, medical assistance for the ill and infirm and welfare assistance for orphans and poor. We also see of giving within our community in Gujarat. We now see many projects within Gujarat that are financed by brothers from Gujarat. In this the World Federation can truly say that it has played its part as much as its resources allow it to.

While in Europe and North America, the needs and requirements are different. The history of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Europe is very new. The displaced members of our community from Uganda arrived in United Kingdom in 1972 with very little on them. They had to leave much of what they owned behind. Under the guidance of Marhum [[Mulla Asgar]] Saheb, work started for construction of Islamic Centres at every place where our own community had made their home. The effect was to cause a re-migration amongst our people. The displaced and scattered community regrouped. Community life as we knew was rekindled. From nothing in 1972, our community now boasts upwards of 15 major Centres in UK and numerous others throughout Europe. These Centres are vibrant with activity bringing about the ethos of Islamic values within the community in the West.

The World Federation did not confine itself only to Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri community in its services. Many Shia Ithna Asheries from India, Pakistan, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq were assisted to set up Centres that have become the nucleus of their community. Many such Centres now exist in London, the Midlands, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

The World Federation has also cooperated with many Muslim organizations and took on the task of dealing with problems and injustices faced by all Muslims.

The World Federation became involved with interfaith, a group which has representatives from all major religion in the United Kingdom. WF is recognized as a key Muslim organization by establishment in the UK.

Similarly, in Canada and United States, WF has provided guidance and monetary assistance for many capital projects. Amongst the many assisted, are our Centres in Toronto, New York, Ontario, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Allentown, Albany, Los Angeles and also many others.

The Secretary General, Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, stated that in the East, in places like Gujarat, our people were poor, lacking in education and were confines to poverty. While in the West, people were literate and reasonably wealthy but they did not have religious institutions and identity. Over the last 24 years, the World Federation has been able to bridge this divide to a large extent. This is '''Mulla Saheb’s enduring legacy at the World Federation'''.

The task ahead for all of us is to consolidate these achievements and chart out new programmes that will fulfill the needs and aspirations of our community.

Today, World Federation’s successful activities have established its own unique presence within the Shia World – an achievement, judge by any standard, is worthy of respect. Yet, we cannot ignore new management concepts that are used by similar charity organizations to achieve competency and effective performance in the delivery of services.

==Reports presented at Triennial Conference for Term 1994-1997==

===Islamic Education Board (IEB)===

====TV And Radio Broadcast:====

In Muharram 1419 A.H. – 1998 – 12 Majlises in Urdu by Marhoom Mulla Asgherali M. M. Jaffer were broadcast on TV which covered the whole of United Kingdom.

Due to huge response, the TV station repeated it during Muharram 1420 A.H.-1999 – on own initiative.

In Mahe Ramadhan 1420 A.H. and again in 1421 A.H. – 1998/1999 – lectures by Marhoom [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M.M. Jaffer), [[Mustafa bhai Mawji]] and [[Safdar Jaffer]] were broadcast on TV for viewers from all over the United Kingdom.

From October, 1999, half to one hour Islamic programmes are being broadcast on Radio Asia – with some breaks.

Marhoom Mulla Asgherali M. M. Jaffer, Mustafa Mawji, Maqbul Rahim, Safdar Jaffer, Mustafa Jaffer and Sister Ummulbanin Merali participated in the programmes.

The response from listeners, Shias and Sunnis and even some non-Muslims, has been tremendous. The office of The Islamic Education Board is undated with letters and telephone calls requesting for audio cassettes of these broadcasts. Some non-Shia listeners have sent financial contributions towards these programmes to ensure that the programmed continue.

'''Listener’s Comments:'''

M. Cockar: “Can I also ask if it is possible to sometimes ask for a transcription of any talks that you have on radio? Being rushed in the mornings, it is not possible to catch all the wonderful advise and knowledge that is imparted in these programmes – anyway ay to overcome them?”

Ahmed Saeed Khan: “I am blind person and an IT tutor at Royal Society for the Blind. I listen to your broadcast with keen interest and find it very informative especially for children and young adults. I have recently set up a Computer Training Centre for the Blind in Karachi and would like to obtain the recorded tapes for my students there.”

Yusuf Husein: “We were delighted this morning to hear you back on air after being told the 10 programmes had come to an end. My Wife and I have been listening and recording the programmes for later playback in the car.”'''

====South Africa:====

The Islamic Education Board (IEB) of The World Federation was one of the four Muslim organizations who had a stall at Cape Good Hope Centre where the parliament session was held. More than 200 stalls were made available by the organizers for exhibition of religious books and literature.

The Islamic Education Board took this opportunity to make contact with many prominent personalities from many faiths; IEB has followed this up and are in contact with many of them.

IEB stall was inundated with visitors from around the world. Most of the visitors were professors and lecturers from many universities but there were also many teachers from local Muslim Schools who took keen interest in the working of our own Madressa and children’s books.

====Gujarat, India:====

In June, 1997 a large delegation from Council of Gujarat and Kutch Federation visited Dar ul Tabligh and discussed some of the suggestions in regards to religious awareness in the community. Some of the matters discussed were:

=====Islamic software and Archiving=====

It was pointed to the visitors that the IEB had been in search of Shia Software Engineers to produce Islamic Software and India could be the right place for qualified and experienced Computer (Hardware) and Software Experts. An appeal was made to them to scout for such persons and submit their details to the Islamic Education Board.

IEB requires programme of Archiving both the History of our Community and Material useful for Madressas and Muballigheen was explained to them. The IEB was holding scores of books in Gujarati on the History of the Community which had to be archived and put on CD-ROMs, with Search Facilities.

The problem of Search Facilities for Gujarati material transferred to CD-ROMS was a very difficult one. The Islamic Education Board had been searching for any Software produced in India to overcome this problem. An appeal was made to the Visitors to help in locating such Software.

=====Importance of Religious education=====

It was pointed out that only social and welfare projects were given importance. It created a false impression in the society that Religious matters were not important at all.

President of The Council of Gujarat, Haji Hassanali J. Merchant, stated that since their attention was drawn to it, he would make sure that visit to Madressas and discussion on the Religious Affairs would be put in the programme of all such visitors.

=====Islamic Books in Gujarati=====

As Islamic Books in Gujarati were not of the highest standard desirable, it was suggested that high quality books be translated into Gujarati and published from Arabic, Farsi and/or Urdu. A programme of publishing at least two to three such books in Gujarati per annum is formulated.

=====Media=====

The role and importance of Media in educating and informing our Community as well as conveying the message to others was discussed. It agreed:

# That regular news and reports would be sent to LABBAIK for publication
# That details of intensive and correspondence courses in Journalism available in UK would be sent to The Council of Gujarat.
# That contact will be established with existing Media in India, i.e. Ali Channel of Bombay, which would facilitate in conveying the Message to non-Shias in India.

=====Madressas=====

Madressa Seminars would be held in India with participation by Madressa Teachers from other parts of the world.

Also Madressa Teachers from India would be sent together with Teachers from other parts of the World to inspect teaching methods in our Madressa in various parts of the World. This will help in exchange of information and views and would benefit all parties involved.

=====Zakiri in Gujarati, Hindi and English=====

The Council of Gujarat would encourage Zakiri in Gujarati, English, Hind and other languages in co-operation with the Islamic Education Board,
The Council of Gujarat would send audio cassettes of such Zakirs to the Islam Education Board.

=====Khoja Students in Qum=====

The Council of Gujarat would establish contact with all Khoja Ithna Asheries studying in Qum (Iran), ascertain their needs and requirements, guide and assist them.

The Council would keep the Islamic Board informed of such activities.

=====Linguists and Translators=====

The Council of Gujarat would try to look for people fluent in different languages (i.e. Portuguese, Bosnian, Albanian…), with a view to assisting the Islami Education Board in translating Books into these languages.

It would also try to encourage members of our Community to study these languages. The World Federation would be requested to provide Scholarships for such studies.

====Bosnia====

The content of a number of letters that the Bosnian Desk received during the last term proves that a correspondence course can play a very important role in Tabligh.

In the 1997-2000 periods IEB was contacted by 2500 individuals out of whom 600 were writing for the first time. 1200 were participating in IEB correspondence '''“Stay in touch!- send your coupon”''' scheme in which they had been requested to answer 3 to 4 questions related to different topics presented in the magazine.
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IEB have been contacted by more than 5000 individuals and 1200 have qualified for mailing list and receive IEB books and magazine on regular basis. About 250 practice Jafferi Fiqh.

'''''Some quotations (Translated from Bosnian)'''''

'''''“I don’t know whether you will believe me or not, but when I received a copy of the Quran from you I started to cry. I asked myself what I was doing all these years. But, is it my fault for being brought up in such society that was a Bosnia? It is possible that we needed all those sufferings in order to wake us up and make us realize who we are? We are passing through the most difficult period in our lives, but returning to Allah gives us strength and give us hope for a better future.”
Sadija''
'''

'''''“When it seemed to me that I was alone in this world I came to know you. I thank to Allah for showing me the right path on which you are treading. He is to be thanked for making your our guiding lamp. I ask Him to give me strength to stay on the path that has been made manifest through you.”
Sefik
'''''
'''''“Now, Shia and Sunni Mazhab are explained to me. To be honest, I did not know what they really meant, so I did know which one is mine. Now, when everything has been explained, I believe every person in Bosnia would choose Shia Mazhab as I have.”''
'''

'''''“Dua-Kumayl has become something very special for me. I have never felt so close to my Creator, as much as I am when reading this Dua. Reading every new line causes tears in my eyes. It really gives strength to my faith. I pray to Allah that every believer feels like myself when reading this wonderful Dua.” Dijana
'''''

Books published

The following books have been published or obtained for free distribution among Bosnians:

#Prevod Kur’ana
#Pravim putem
#Sura Jasin
#Biseri Mudrosti
#Principi vjera
#Hazreti Fatima I Imam Hussejn
#Islam u Praksi
#Muslimanski Zivot
#Kur’ani

Books obtained and distributed:
Islam I Zapadna civilizacija
Staza Rjecitosti
Sahifa Sedzdzadijja
Zacudnow stvaranju sismisa
Zacudnom stvaranju pauna
Dua I Kumail

====Zakirs====

The IEB has a database of Zakirs and Zakiras mainly from our own community. Many Jamaats all over the world rely on this database to select Zakirs for Muharram, Ramadhan, or even as a resident Aalim.

The first seminar of Zakiri was held in London on 18th July 1992. It was attended by more than 40 Zakirs and Zakiras from all parts of the world.

During the seminar, the IEB distributed a Zakir's Compendium containing Namaz e Mayyit, Talqeen and Namaz-e- Juma Khutba- an aid to every Zakir.’

====Internet and digitizing of resources====

IEB embarked on digitizing resources some four years ago. Apart from its page under WF home page, the IEB is also maintaining a Quran theme page.

It contains translations and articles of the Holy Quran. The site is widely used and links to the site have been made in University Research Sites.

The IEB is also working closely with the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP). The DILP is a pool of resourceful Shia youths from all over the world who felt the need of Shia resources on the net. They started six years ago and today major Shiite works are available on the site.

====Audio/Video/CD Library====

IEB has set up a central audio/video/CD library during this term. A comprehensive database of nearly 500 audio cassettes has been set up together with 75 out of a total of over 400 video tapes.

Jamaats and organizations are requested to assist by sending copies of tapes from their libraries so that the IEB can add the copies to their collection.

====Quran Exhibition====

The first exhibition of the Holy Quran was held at the Islamic Centre England, London on the 12th, 13th and 14th of December 1998. IEB of the World Federation was a co-organizer of this Major event.

The exhibition was opened on 11th. December 1998. Three renowned speakers, Ayatollah Araki, Yusuf Islam and [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M.M. Jaffer) delivered eloquent speeches pertinent to the role of Muslims in promoting the message of the Holy Quran.

====Quran Library – Dar ul Tabligh====

A philanthropist made it possible for Dar ul Tabligh to obtain a number of Books on Quran and Theses exhibited at the Quran Exhibition.

The Quran Library at Dar ul Tabligh now has nearly 150 Theses on Quran presented at Universities in Iran and many books in English on the Holy Quran published in different parts of the world.

The Library now has many Translations, Books and Thesis on the Holy Quran. It is proposed to publicize it among Universities and invite researchers and scholars to avail themselves of it for research.

====Islamic Education Course in Qum, Iran====

Islamic Education Board organized and arranged for a one month Islamic Study course in which 14 boys from the UK and 8 boys from East Africa participated. It was in conjunction with a Group of Islamic Scholars (GIS) based in Qum and the Council of European Jamaats,

The programme for the youths included:

#Educational: Classes in English language on subjects like Aqaed, Akhlaq, Holy Quran, History and Contemporary Affairs were taken by well-known scholars. Dr. Murtaza Alidina, Shaykh Aliasghar Shaheedi, Dr. Safiullah Khan, Shaykh Muhibullah Jaffer are just a few names of scholars who cooperated with IEB in running the classes.
#Social: The GIS helped organize sports meetings with local students and hires sports halls for the benefits of the youths.
#Religious/Spiritual: Visits to religious site (Ziarat) outside Qum and to religious scholars were also part of the programme. For the spiritual welfare of the youth, Dua, lectures, question and answer sessions were also organized during the course of their stay in Qum.

====Dar ul Tabligh, North America (DNA)====

The late President of the World Federation, [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer), performed the opening Ceremony of Dar ul Tabligh offices on sat Sep 18, 1999. It was the culmination of months of planning and tireless efforts by the Islamic Education Board of the World Federation. The fully equipped facility has a reference library which has thousands of books in several languages. Collection of the translation of the Holy Quran in over 30 languages was on display during the opening ceremony.

The entire facility including fixtures and fittings and the high tech equipment, have all been provided by the Jaffer family of New York. The primary goal of DNA is to assist the community in North America in fulfillment of its responsibility of imparting religious education to the upcoming generations as well become a source of information on Islam for the public at large.

===Medical Advisory Board===

====Help to Patients====

Total no. patients treated during this term:
#1997 315 patients
#1998 293 patients
#1999 240 patients

====Help to Health Care Professionals====

MAB receives requests from doctors abroad for advice on postgraduate medical education in the West. It tries to advise them as best it can. In some cases, it gives grants or interest free loans.

====Help to the Community====

The Medical Advisory board of the World Federation has been conducting medical screening programs in most of the Jamaats in UK over the last three years.

These are:
Birmingham, Essex, Hyderi, Leeds, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Stanmore, Watford and Wessex.

====Haj Medical Mission====

The World Federation sent a team of doctors, Aalim and administrator to serves Haji from the year 1977 to 1992. When it was felt that the community had now become self-sufficient, the mission was stopped. However, there was universal pressure to re-start the mission.

A survey was conducted and Dr. Walji presented his detailed report to the Executive Council on 10th. July 1999. He recommended that the World Federation should send a doctor and/or administrator from its secretariat to help with and co-ordinate with doctors accompanying different groups and also assist such group/groups which may not have accompanying doctors or medical supplies. This should be for a few years until it is no longer needed. This was approved.

So, this year saw re-launch of Haj Medical Mission. The MAB team for Hajj 2000 was Dr. Abbas Vakil, Dr. Mithani, Dr. Gulamabbas Rajpar and Mr. Aliasghar Rajbhai.

During Haj 2000, The World Federation donated 5 wheel chairs to the Tanzania Muslim Haj Trust.

'''British Haj Delegation:'''

The British government launched a programme from this year (2000) to send a team of doctors, paramedics and helpers to help the British Hujjaj in Saudi Arabia.

The World Federation took active part in the preparation and in formulation of the delegation. The advice from the World Federation from its vast experience of 25 years in Haji Medical Mission was very much appreciated by the government representatives and WF was invited to be active participants of this delegation.

====Help to Slum Dwellers, Poor & Refugees====

=====Govandi, Bombay=====

Govandi is one of the largest slums in Bombay with 25000 of Shia population. Here health and hygiene was poor with almost no sanitation.

WF alleviates the disease by educating the community on how to avoid or prevent health miseries. The health education programme is self-running and perpetual.

WF runs “Al Safeena Education Centre with four classes and about 300 children. This Centre was started in
1991. The activities consist of:

# A Balwadi consisting of nursery, junior kindergarten and senior kindergarten classes.
# A non-formal education class mainly for adolescent girls who could not take up formal education. Here they are taught reading, writing and simple arithmetic, along with some cooking, stitching etc.

In May 1993 during the annual holidays WF teachers and social workers went around the Baiganwadi area of Govandi form house to house to motivate the parents, so send their children to our school for nearly free education.

The teachers were also told to help the parents in getting their children admitted to good Government recognized schools, after the completed their studies in WF school.

The number of students seeking admission to better schools goes on increasing every year so much so that in the academic year ending in May 2000, 235 students out of 257 studying in our school got admitted to other schools.

In 1998 WF carried out a survey of Baiganwadi area to find out the number of children under five in the area and the number of them attending any school.

The results of the survey were really surprising. The survey showed that there were 1071 children eligible for admission to nursery. But only 291 of these children were attending any school. 780 of them were deprived of any education. Of the 291 students a majority of 95% were attending WF school.

The survey seems to have also motivated the parents as there was a very heavy rush for admission this year. Due to this 360 students were admitted.

=====Patna=====

Zainabiya Health Centre is working at Nauzer Katra Patna since December 1996. General patients are examined, treated and advised. Medicines are also supplied to poor patients. Numbers of patients examined are:

#1996-97 3422
#1997-98 4805
#1998-99 4573
#1999-20 3892

“Pulse Polio” programme was carried out from Dec 1996 to Mar 2000. A total of 1384 children were given Polio vaccine.

Zainabiya Health Centre has started the working of its ‘Eye Section’ on a weekly basis from August 1999. A total of 330 patients have been examined from August 1999 to March 2000.

Since 1996 every year ‘eye operation camps’ are organized at Madressa Islamia, Kujhwa, under ‘Kujhwa Education Society and Charitable Trust’. Patients suffering from eye disease are examined and operable Cataract and Pterygium cases are selected for operation. Spectacles are also supplied free of charge.

=====Bangalore=====

The World Federation has started the Zainabiya Primary Health Centre in 1997 at Neelsandra. It’s a small locality where a large slum of deprived Shia population of around 1000 families resides.

The health Centre is supervised by Dr. Sajjad Husein. There is general practitioner, two gynecologist and two social workers.

The social workers job consists of

# Personal house visits in the locality.
# Keeping complete statistics of each individual family with regards to their economic status, family size, and occupation, source of income, nutrition status, educational status and chronic illness in the family.
# Ensuring all children are vaccinated regularly.
# Advice importance of personal hygiene and nutrition
# Motivating family planning and antenatal care in Zainabiya Health Care were free of charge.
# Holding group discussions on different aspects of preventive health care like family planning, nutrition, diabetes, hypertension, asthma.

=====Iraqi Refugees In Iran=====

In 1991, after the Gulf war, there was a Shia uprising in Southern Iraq. It was most brutally crushed by Saddam’s army using chemical weapons, tanks and helicopter gunships. Hundreds of thousands of innocent Shias were massacred; Millions began to flee towards Iraq-Iran border. About a million Shias, mostly from Najaf, Karbala and Basra are now in most pathetic situation and are sheltered in refugee camps along the Iran-Iraq border. Iran government provides bare minimum provision. World federation tries to provide medicines.

====Sister Organisations====

=====Central Health Board (CHB) of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Supreme Council=====

CHB continues to offer health education and health awareness programmes for the youths and the community at large. Jamaats are encouraged to give priority and to organize such programmes through their medical and educational institutions. The Dar es Salaam Jamaat held the following programmes until April 2000.

#Dental Hygiene by Dr. S. Mohammadali
#Common ENT problems by Dr. M. Datoo
#Appendicitis by Dr. Sayed Iqbal Ali
#Smoking and its Effects by Dr. Mahmood Hameer
#Treatment of heart diseases without surgery by Dr. Shoaib Padaria
#Preventive Health Care and MAB activities by Dr. Mohammedtaki Walji

Lecture programmes have been introduces for the Hussein Madressa boys section. The challenge to all Jamaats is now to focus and introduce Health and Sex Education in the curriculum of all our religious and secular institutions.

CHB in collaboration with the Ithna Asheri Union Literary Section and Hussein Madressa organized a symposium on 9th April 2000 at the Muntazar Complex in Dar es Salam. The theme of the symposium was –“Vision 2000 and the Emerging Dilemmas of the Youths”.

Following a resolution in April 1998 by the Supreme Council, all Jamaats introduced the pre-marital testing of HIV/AIDS. The Executive Council of the World Federation also passed a resolution on 3rd. October 1998 in Peterborough requiring all member Jamaats and Federations to seek from the bride and groom evidence of their being free of HIV & AIDS virus and that both are not Thalassemia carriers.

=====Medical Advisory Board (MAB) of [[Nasimco]]=====

Dr. Haider Fazal has been appointed as Chairman of MAB Nasimco and work done so far includes:

#Financial support to various projects in India and Africa.
#Medical supplies and literature to East Africa
#Regular medical lectures and seminars for our community
#Fund raising activities

=====Medical Awareness Committee (MAC)=====

The Council of European Jamaats has formed a Medical Awareness Committee (MAC) and the following activities are carried out

#Health Awareness Seminars
#Medical Cover for European Haj Mission
#Health Screening & Health Information (Triennial Conference 2000 London 8th (2) . Page 142-149)

===Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)===

Report:
Remembering Mulla Saheb, the Chairman of ZCSS, Mohamed Visram stated that the number of students being sponsored keep of increasing every year as always, but what is more rewarding is that the number of undergraduates keeps increasing as well. This means that the quality f education and the determination of students are increasing as well. This year, out of 449 higher education students on the files of ZCSS, 115 have already qualified.

Capital projects undertaken in this period are as follows:
# Construction of a girl’s school in the Multan area of Pakistan and upgrading the existing school for boys with furniture and equipment.
# Construction of teachers quarters in Alipur and the start of extensions to these subsequently.
# Fencing and securing of the school compound of the Alipur School.
# Completion of a school in Bidar for the Khana Badosh Shia population and the handing over of this building to the local population to administer.
# Completion of the extensions in both Alipur School and the Avalkonda School. In Avalkonda, students who were at one time debt slaves are now beginning to request for undergraduate sponsorship.

Vision for the Future of the Scheme has got to be the continuing support in education of the poor members of our community all over the world. The greatest challenge facing the Scheme is to carry on taking on new students on the Scheme as well as at the same time supporting the meritorious students through the universities, while the number of sponsored students and the cost of education have increased over the past years; the cost of the sponsor parent has not been increased since 1984. As a result the real equity of the scheme is much less that what it was fourteen years ago.

The aim of ZCSS is to ensure that secular education is made available to all Shia Ithna Asheri boys and girls. Needy parents are encouraged to send their children to any local school of their choice, with ZCSS providing the necessary funds for school fees, tuition fees, books, uniforms and transportation.

At present (2000) there are 5840 non Sadats and 4991 Sadats, plus 334 students taking Higher Education under the Scheme.

The Sadat students are being supported by the Sehme Sadat portion of the World Federation and Non Sadat students are sponsored either under the one to one scheme or by one-off generous donations received by ZCSS.

Breakdown of ZCSS children as at August 2000

Agency Non-Sadat Sadats
#Anjumane e Hussaini, Madras, India-266
#Avalkonda, Andhra Pradesh, India-300
#Bilal Muslim Mission, Mombasa, Kenya-56
#Council of Gujarat, Gujarat, India-3290
#Hussein Education Soc., Bhavnagar, India-711
#Imam-e-Zamana Mission, Hyderabad, India-1500
#Imamia Education& Welfare Trust, Bangalore-1296
#Khoja Ashna Asheri Jamaat, Hyderabad, India-58
#Kutch Federation, Kutch, India166
#KSI Medical Aid & Welfare Society, Bombay-2385
#Madras Islamia Kujhwa, Bihar, India-628
#Hazrat Fatima (AS) S.W.S., Bangladesh-18
#Youth Imamia Education Comm., Bangladesh-37
#Dar Ahle Bait, Bangkok-120

Total: 10831

===Career, Education And Training Advisory Board (CETAB)===

The Careers, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB) provide information to our community on matters relating to secular education. The Board members are Ahmed Hassam, Barkat Ali Walji and Hasnain Walji. The main activities during this term are as below:

#General Inquires: The Board continues to receive numerous inquiries from students for information on specific courses and/or their suitability to pursue certain courses. These are mainly from Kenya, Tanzania, India, Pakistan, UAE, UK and Iran. Information on courses was sent to these students. Inquiries for financial assistance received from overseas students were either referred to their regional federations or dealt with at the Secretariat, as appropriate.
#Female Education Scholarships: The girls, one from Kenya and the other from Tanzania, who had been awarded scholarships to study at the Charterhouse College of Radiology at the University of London, successfully completed their degree course. They graduated in 1997 and are now working in UK hospitals.
#Books and Education Materials: During the term, career magazines were sent on a regular basis to the Education Boards in Mombasa and Dar es Salaam and to Jaffery Academy in Mombasa.
#Visit to Al-Muntazar Islamic Seminary, Dar es Salaam: Barkat Walji visited the Al Muntazar Islamic Seminary in Dar es Salaam. Murtaza Nanji (Education Officer) showed him the classrooms, library and the science laboratory. A two hour meeting with Mr. Julian Tetlow (Academic Director) took place where various aspects of education were discussed.
#Informal Visit to Jaffery Academy, Mombasa, by Barkat Ali Walji: In March 2000 Barkat Walji visited the Jaffery Academy in Mombasa. Mohammed Razabhai Jagani explained the impressive structure of the school and showed him the classrooms, the computer department and the library.
#Visit to Zainabiya Schools in Avalkonda and Alipur and The Jaffery School in Mahuva: The Chairman visited the above places from 29th August to 10th September 2000. A detailed report together with the recommendations for further improvements is being prepared for ZCSS and the Office bearers for implementation during the next term. It is anticipated that CETAB will be closely involved with the implementation of these recommendations and the evaluation of the outcome.
#Karachi IT College: CETAB has been able to evaluate the IT course offered by this college. Karachi institute of information Technology (KIIT) in cooperation with School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, is offering a one year certificate of computing and a 3 year BSC/BSC (Honour) computing course. The curriculum at KIIT is the same as the one offered at the University of Huddersfield with assurance of quality.
#CETAB looks into range of careers: CETAB prepared additional reports on various careers. These reports describe the profession, the entrance requirements, the career prospects and job opportunities.

CONCLUSION:
Much more needs to be done to improve access to secular education for members of our communities. Whilst in Europe access to good quality primary and secondary education is easily available and is relatively cost-free, students in the U.K. are finding it hard to cope financially at University since the introduction of fees and reduction in grants by the local education authorities.

Access to primary and secondary education by our communities in East Africa continues to improve and some of our schools have already introduced IGCE or are in the process of doing so, But financial assistance to our students from East Africa for higher Education continues to be a major obstacle and CETAB needs to work with the Education Board of Africa to find ways to raise funds for financial assistance.

In India, through the ZCSS many children have received education and some of these students have now gone through universities and obtained professional qualifications. CETAB is to set up an external audit of all schools where ZCSS students undertake their studies, including the schools at Alipur, Avalkonda and Mahuva. This will ensure that the standard of education is monitored and continuously improved.

CETAB will continue to work with Regional Federations and Jamaats to improve access to education by way of raising awareness, providing career information and financial assistance.

==Secretariat==

As at October 2000, The World Federation had following 30 Members:

#Aden Jamaat
#Africa Federation
#Birmingham Jamaat
#Council of Gujarat
#Dubai Jamaat
#Essex Jamaat
#Gloucester Jamaat
#KSIC of Australia
#Karachi Jamaat
#Kutch Federation
#Kuwait Jamaat
#Leeds Jamaat
#Leicester Jamaat
#London Jamaat
#Mehfile Murtaza, Karachi
#Mehfile Zainab, Paris
#Milton Keynes Jamaat
#Muhammadi Welfare, Australia
#Mumbai Jamaat
#Nasimco
#Panjatan Society, Australia
#Paris Jamaat
#Peterborough Jamaat
#Portugal Jamaat
#South London Jamaat
#Stockholm Jamaat
#Switzerland Jamaat
#Trollhattan Jamaat
#Watford Jamaat
#Wessex Jamaat

TERM 1976-1979

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==Formation of the World Federation of KSIMC==

[[File:Mulla Asgher 15 October 1976.jpg|right|350px]]

===Genesis===

The World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Muslim Community (WORLD FEDERATION) was established at a Constitutional Conference held at Hammersmith Imambada in London for the purpose between 15th and 17th Oct 1976.

===Aims and Objectives===

# Make all the KHOJA ITHNA ASHERI JAMAAt throughout the world members of the WORLD FEDERATION.
# Work for imparting religious Education to Members of the Jamaat.
# Help Jamaat members financially.

===Members present at the First Constitutional Conference===

The first Constitutional Conference of WF was convened on October 15th 1976 in London at Hammersmith Imambada. The Constitution was discussed and approved at the Conference. The following were present:

[[File:Minutes_of_conference_1976.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Click to enlarge]]

====London====
#Mr. Husein Nathoo
#Mr. [[Nazir Jessa]]
#Mr. [[Habib M Habib]]
#Mr. Akbarali G. Sabur
#Mr. [[Hasnain Walji]]
#Mr. Anver G. R. Pirbhai
#Mr. Roshanali Padhani
#Mr. Fidahusein Dharamsi
#Mr. Mohsin Dharamsi

====Peterborough====
#Mr. Mohamedhusein A Dhanji
#Mr. Mohamedhusein Nanji

====Birmingham====
#Mr. Mohamedhusein R Valli
#Mr. Mehboob F. Fazal

====Leicester====
#Mr. Haider Haji
#Mr. Yusuf Sabur

====New York====
#Mr. Aunali Khalfan
#Mr. Mujtaba H Datoo

====Federation of K.S.I. Jamaats====

#Mr. [[Hassan Ali M Jaffer]]
#Mr. A. A. Lakha
#Mr. Sachoo G Abdulrasul
#Mr. Mohamedhusein M.D. Kermali
#Mr. R. R. Jaffer
#Mr. Mursif Ali
#Mr. Karamat Ali
#Mr. G. H. Musa
#Mr. Naushan N. Merali
#Mr. Pyarali M. Nanji
#Mr. [[Manzoorali Kanani]]
#Mr. Rajabali Alibhai
#Mr. Asgharali M. M. Jaffer
#Mr. Abbas Alloo
#Mr. Husein H. Remtulla
#Dr. A. A. Dhanli
#Mr. Fidahusein A. Hameer

===First Office Bearers===

#Mr. [[Mulla Asgar (Asghar Ali M.M Jaffer)]] - President
#Mr. Husein D. Nathoo - Vice President
#Mr. Anverali R. Jagani - Secretary General
#Mr. [[Hasnain Walji]] - Secretary General (from 1978, replacing Anverali R. Jagani).
#Mr. [[Nazir Jessa]] - Treasurer
#Mr. Satchu G Abdulrasul - Member of Executive Council (East Africa)
#Mr. Abdulrasul A Lakha - Member of Executive Council (East Africa)
#Mr. Hasanali M. Jaffar - Member of Executive Council (East Africa)
#MR. Raja M. A. Ramji - Member of Executive Council (United Kingdom)
#MR. [[Muhsin H. Dharamsi]] - Member of Executive Council (United Kingdom)

===Founding Members===

#The Federation of the Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Jamaats of Africa comprising nearly 30 Jamaats
#The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Jamaat of United Kingdom
#The Muslim Khoja Shia Ithanasheri Community of Peterborough
#The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Jamaat of Birmingham
#The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Jamaat of Leicester
#The Husseini Association of Manchester
#The Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of New York
#The Shia Association of North America
#The Shia Ithnaashri Jamaat of Pennsylvania
#The East African Ithnaasheri Union of Toronto

===Extract from the Welcome Speech by Husein A. Rahim Esq. M.B.E.===

...... It is a historic and unique gathering with the aim of uniting all the Khoja Shia Ithna Asheris existing in any corner of the globe into one and single entity. It is not only a bold but a worthy venture which has been necessitated by the exodus of thousands of our brethren and sisters from their previously established homes to far and distant countries scattered round the globe. Though spiritually we have always been one, having been created, according to our Imam's Hadith, from the residue of Ahlal Baat's clay, we have been for centuries, owing to distance involved, living physically as separate entities under the auspices of local Jamaats. Though geographically separated, the Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri community throughout the centuries have had a common culture and a common heritage. Our Culture has always sprung up from our inherent ambition and desire to be closely associated with our brethren in faith and to share their joys, sorrows and plights, and it was this instinct which inspired us to being knitted together, wherever we lived, in the form of Jamaat, which the Ithna Asheri Khojas have always considered to be the main blood-artery of the community......

Brethren, the idea therefore of forming a World Federation is a blissful one. Whether we call it a "World Federation"or a "World Confederation" (because it would embrace also the present African Federation) is merely a matter of nomenclature. The aim is to unite the community for common good both spiritually and temporally......

==Miscellaneous Projects 1976-1979==

===Tabligh activities: Maulana Syed Amir Husein Naqvi- World Tour===

A good start was made by WORLD FEDERATION.

Correspondence related to various Jamaat and Shia Organizations started coming in. There was a unanimous demand that the President of the World Federation should physically travel to all the countries and study the situation. This was really appreciated but was virtually impossible.

In view of this persistent demand Maulana Syed Amir Husein Naqvi was appointed on behalf of the President and the World Federation to visit Far East and Japan, Canada, USA, Europe and the United Kingdom to study the situation on the spot as it were and to make a report to the World Federation. Maulana Saheb left Nairobi on 3rd June 1977 with a complete and comprehensive dossier at his disposal.

Maulana Saheb visited Pakistan, Hong Kong, Thailand, United States, Canada, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and France. It took four months and it was a successful tour. On receipt of full report from Maulana Saheb, it was possible for the Executive Council to study the same and propose projects in respect of the countries concerned.

'''Maulana's Evaluation by Brother Gulam Raza Qummi of Thailand:'''

"'''''Maulana's intellectual approach to our religious questions, his sermons and lectures made the mission not only successful, but also proved very useful'''''".

IF WE CAN GET AN AALIM OF HIS CALIBRE FOR ONLY ONE YEAR, SHIAISM IN THAILAND WILL CERTAINLY SHINE BRIGHT

Later, at the request of Birmingham Jamaat of the U.K., Maulana Saheb was appointed as a resident Aalim in the said Jamaat for one year. The World Federation committed to the tune of GBP. 500 towards his Hadiyya per annum, with a clear written understanding that he would be made available for the World Federation tours etc. whenever required.

===News Letters: The Shia World- The First Chapter -September 1977===

[[File:The Shia World1.jpg|right|350px]]

[[File:The Shia World2.jpg|right|350px]]

[[File:The Shia World3.jpg|right|350px]]

[[File:The Shia World4.jpg|right|350px]]

The first News Letter of the World Federation was published in September 1977

From The Desk.....

The formation of the World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Muslim Communities has revealed a new perspective in the field of service -its vastness and its multiple forms. As the Shia Ithna Asheri World became aware of this organisation, letters from various institutions representing their respective countries poured in, each singular in its contents. Since our membership is open to all Shia Ithna Asheri constitutionally formed organisations, we felt bound to attend to their needs.

The task ahead is a challenging one. As it is known, we have just begun...

We will work- Inshallah, - in a humble but sure manner.

Office Bearers/Elected Councillors-Term 1976-1979

===Other Activities===

====Haj Mission 1977====

The World Federation commissioned a Medical Mission manned by two Doctors, namely Dr. A. G. Lakha and [[Dr. Abbas Dost Mohamed Moledina]]. The whole exercise cost WF about K. Shs. 50,000. Nearly 2000 Hajis INCLUDING Muslims from various countries and of various Nationalities. The reports from Hajis were very encouraging.

====Assistance to Dubai Jamaat====

Dubai Jamaat- It had grown steadily in strength and their first requirement was an Imambada. The Sheikh of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid, had made an offer of a piece of land for Imambada, through the good offices of Maulana Syed Mahdi Al Hakim, the son of our late Mujtahed Agha Syed Muhsin Al Hakim. Dubai Jamaat raised 160,000 Dhirams from amongst its member and requested for assistance from the World Federation. WF paid 10,000 pounds to them.

====Educational Assistance====

During 1976-77 World Federation gave educational assistance of 75 pounds per month to the son of Agha Syed Mehdi Shustri in Luten, U.K.

====Masoomeen Trust====

Masoomeen Trust, India - In India, WF established a Trust known as Masoomeen Trust. This trust has been registered by the Indian Government as a tax-exempted charitable Trust. The said trust started functioning under the auspices and directive of Haji Zakariyya as Chairman. Haji Gulamalibhai Bhanji is the Hon. Secretary and Managing Trustee. This trust represents all of WF interest in India, and continued to do so till India had its own All-India or Zonal Federation and its Secretariat.

The following are the principle projects in India
#24 flats in Surat on a plot owned by Jafferi Society at the cost of Rs.240,000.
#In Dholka WF financed Imambada, Mosque and Madrassa for converts of people believing in Pir.
#WF finances 44 Madrassas in carious central and remote settlements in Gujarat, Kathiawar and Cuttack.
#Sewing, Stitching and Knitting classes and Night Schools have been established in Una, Palitana, Kodinar and Rajula.
#A plot worth Rs. 25000 has been financed by WF for Housing Scheme in Bhavnagar.
#Small co-operative society established in Bhavnagar which assist around 70 brothers.
#Rs.100,000 was received from an Umedwar which was used for building Mosque in Talaja
# 74 marriages among Sadat families arranged in Hyderabad, Deccan and Kodinar.
#Rs. 25000 was paid for Mosque renovation in Mahuva.

====Idara e Tablighe Ahlebait (a.s)====

Under the patronage of the World Federation, Idara e Tablighe Ahlebait (a.s) in India commenced to do a great deal of good work for the maintenance of Madrassas and assistance to Sadat and the needy in the Sub-Continent of India.

==A tour of [[Mulla Asgar (Asghar Ali M.M Jaffer)]]==

During 1978, as a Zakir for Muharram, Mulla Saheb visited Madagascar. We had 14 Jamaats in Madagascar and he was able to meet a cross section of the members from nearly all Jamaats.

In Feb/March 1978, Mulla Saheb visited Vancouver where as President of World Federation he laid the foundation stone of the Imambada. Out of the total cost of USD 200,000, World Federation committed to pay USD 50,000.

In Mid-year 1978, Mulla Saheb visited Pakistan where the World Federation received a donation of 100,000 rupees. These amount was distributed for various projects/individual in Pakistan only.

From there Mulla Saheb visited India and with Haji Gulamali Bhanji visited nearly 50 Jamaats of Gujarat, Kutch, Kathiawad and Uttar Pradesh.

==Triennial Conference 1979==
The first Ordinary Conference of The World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Communities was held at 30/32 Southerton Road, Hammersmith, London on 25/26 October 1979. The following delegates and invitees attended the Conference.

#[[Mulla Asgar (Asghar Ali M.M Jaffer)]]
#A. A. Lakha - Nairobi
#[[Muhsin Dharamsi]] - Kuwait
#[[Hassan Ali M Jaffer]] - Mombasa
#U. G. Merchant - Gujarat
#Gulamali Bhanji - Bombay
#Munsif Ali - Nairobi
#G. H. Musa - Nairobi
#ManzoraliJ. Kanani - Dar es Salaam
#Akbarali J Mulji - Dar es Salaam
#Gulamabbas F. Dinani - Dar es Salaam
#Abdulhusein Akbar - Dar es Salaam
#Yousuf Abdulhusein Asar - Kuwait
#Gulam Sajan - Ontario
#Dr. J. H. Asaria - Essex
#N.A. Kassam - Essex
#Makbul Kassamali - Huddersfield
#Mohamedali Somani - Peterborough
#Mohamed Iqbal Hasham - Peterborough
#Mohamedhusein A. Dhanji - Peterborough
#Amir Rahemtulla - London
#A. G. Sabur - London
#Jaffer Walji - London
#MohmedRaza Kanji - London
#M.P.K. Merali - London
#Ahmed Daya - London
#M. H. Hassan - London
#Mohsin Pirbhai - London
#Ali M. Taki - London
#Habib M. Habib - London
#F. H. Dharamsi - London
#R.R. Jaffer - London
#Mr. A. R. Dhanji - London
#Dr. Sadik Rahim - London
#Muslim M. Habib - London
#Andulrasul M. Khakoo - Oxfordshire
#Ramzan Dhanji - Middlesex
#Dr. Kazzim G. D. Mawji - Herts
#Nazir P. Jessa Herts
#Amir H. Amersi - Middlesex
#Ahmad Jafar Versi - Middlesex
#Taha Mohamed Dharsi - Essex
#Aziz M Kanani - Surrey
#[[Aunali K Khalfan]] New York
#Haider Haji - Leicester
#Mr. Mustaqali Moledina- Leicester
#Mr. Roshanali A Mawji - Leicester
#Kassamali E Somani - Birmingham
#Naushad Mehrali - Birmingham
#Mehdi Fazal - Birmingham
#Hussein Datoo Dar es Salaam
#Azad Asaria - London
#Anwarali Jagani - London
#A. M. Bharwani - Birmingham
#Sadiqali M. Meshji - Nairobi
#Amirali M. Meghji - Nairobi
#Mr. [[Hasnain Walji]] - London

==='''Address by the Chairman of the Reception Committee'''===
Mr. R. R. Jaffer, President of the K.S.I. Jamaat of London and chairman of the reception Committee briefly outlined the activities of the Federation and the role of London Jamaat. He thanked the members of the Reception Committee for their efforts towards Organization of the Conference and congratulated Mulla Asghar on his re-election as President of the Federation.

===Review of Activities and President's Report===
The President gave a detailed report of the Federations activities and referred to the triennial report of 'Shia World' which had been distributed to delegates.

He stressed that in view of the difficulties experienced over the last term the Secretariat would have to be reorganized.
World Federation agencies would have to be established all over the world so as to enable the Secretariat to function efficiently.
He also stated that due to total reliance on khums and other religious dues for revenue, the possibilities of a “Foundation Fund” and investment scheme would have to be looked into and brought into operation as soon as possible.

===Observations from Delegates:===

# Lack of Communication among Members
# Recommendation of Investment Schemes for Foundation Fund
# Registration of WF with the Charity Commission
# Regular publication and mailing of 'Shia World" to individuals
# Re-organizing the Secretariat
# The advantages of channeling religious dues thru the Federation rather than remitting these directly to Iraq, Iran of India.
# The importance of dissipating religious knowledge in the West and the methods required to do so.
# The Federation to make sure that the primary needs of humanity comes before building projects.
# Dr. Jafferali Asaria, the retiring Chairman of the Education Committee apologized for the lack of effort on the part of committee and expressed that it was very difficult to work on the projects set. He has however arranged for Video tapes of Namaz and diniyat to be prepared in Kenya which would be ready in due course.
# Mr. Umedali Merchant, President of the Gujarat Federation gave a detailed report of the condition of our brothers in Gujarat and the work done by Masoomeen Trust as an agency of World Federation. He commended the activities of the World Foundation and hoped that the services would continue.
# Mr. Gulam Sajan, the President of the S.I. Union of Toronto invited all the delegated to attend the opening ceremony of the Mosque/Imambada at Toronto on November 3rd, 1979.

===President’s reply on some of the points raised by delegates:===

# Masoomeen Trust and Gujarat Federation - The task before them was a gigantic one and the requirements in terms of basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter were the greatest. He requested all the delegated to allow them more time before taking new ventures.
#Lack of Communication - This was accepted by the President. He said that world distribution was sometimes thwarted by those officers of the Jamaat who are responsible to distribute it. He further said posting of this publication to individual was a costly and time consuming exercise. He appealed to the delegates to help in the distribution of any literature published by the Secretariat.
#Channeling of Funds - He said that Jamaat & individual who send funds directly to India or elsewhere were undermining the efforts of the World Federation. The Federation has been given authority by Ayatollah Al Khui. He appealed to all to channel such funds through the Federation.
#Role of the World Federation in the West - The President said that the needs of West were different than those of the East. Religious literature, Modern methods and properly trained Ulema were necessary to maintain & preserve our religious identity in the West. He promised that in the next three years, efforts would be equally concentrated in this direction.

'''Conclusion:''' He hoped the delegates have understood the problems and were ready to join hands with him to go forward with the ensuing term.

===Election of Office Bearers===

#Mr. Haider Haji was elected as the Vice President
#Mr. M.P.K. Merali was elected as Honorary Treasurer
#Dr. J Asaria was elected as Executive Councillor
#Mr. R.R. Jaffer was elected as Executive Councillor
#Mr. Hassan A. M. Jaffer was elected as Executive Councillor
#Mr. A. A. Lakha was elected as Executive Councillor
#Mr. Husein Jamal was elected as Executive Councillor
#Dharsi & Co were unanimously elected to continue as auditors of the World Federation
#The President nominated Mr. Hasnain Walji as Secretary General

TERM 1976-1979

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==Formation of the World Federation of KSIMC==

[[File:Mulla Asgher 15 October 1976.jpg|right|350px]]

===Genesis===

The World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Muslim Community (WORLD FEDERATION) was established at a Constitutional Conference held at Hammersmith Imambada in London for the purpose between 15th and 17th Oct 1976.

===Aims and Objectives===

# Make all the KHOJA ITHNA ASHERI JAMAAt throughout the world members of the WORLD FEDERATION.
# Work for imparting religious Education to Members of the Jamaat.
# Help Jamaat members financially.

===Members present at the First Constitutional Conference===

The first Constitutional Conference of WF was convened on October 15th 1976 in London at Hammersmith Imambada. The Constitution was discussed and approved at the Conference. The following were present:

[[File:Minutes_of_conference_1976.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Click to enlarge]]

====London====
#Mr. Husein Nathoo

#Mr. [[Nazir Jessa]]
#Mr. [[Habib M Habib]]
#Mr. Akbarali G. Sabur
#Mr. [[Hasnain Walji]]
#Mr. Anver G. R. Pirbhai
#Mr. Roshanali Padhani
#Mr. Fidahusein Dharamsi
#Mr. Mohsin Dharamsi

====Peterborough====
#Mr. Mohamedhusein A Dhanji
#Mr. Mohamedhusein Nanji

====Birmingham====
#Mr. Mohamedhusein R Valli
#Mr. Mehboob F. Fazal

====Leicester====
#Mr. Haider Haji
#Mr. Yusuf Sabur

====New York====
#Mr. Aunali Khalfan
#Mr. Mujtaba H Datoo

====Federation of K.S.I. Jamaats====

#Mr. [[Hassan Ali M Jaffer]]
#Mr. A. A. Lakha
#Mr. Sachoo G Abdulrasul
#Mr. Mohamedhusein M.D. Kermali
#Mr. R. R. Jaffer
#Mr. Mursif Ali
#Mr. Karamat Ali
#Mr. G. H. Musa
#Mr. Naushan N. Merali
#Mr. Pyarali M. Nanji
#Mr. [[Manzoorali Kanani]]
#Mr. Rajabali Alibhai
#Mr. Asgharali M. M. Jaffer
#Mr. Abbas Alloo
#Mr. Husein H. Remtulla
#Dr. A. A. Dhanli
#Mr. Fidahusein A. Hameer

===First Office Bearers===

#Mr. [[Mulla Asgar (Asghar Ali M.M Jaffer)]] - President
#Mr. Husein D. Nathoo - Vice President
#Mr. Anverali R. Jagani - Secretary General
#Mr. [[Hasnain Walji]] - Secretary General (from 1978, replacing Anverali R. Jagani).
#Mr. [[Nazir Jessa]] - Treasurer
#Mr. Satchu G Abdulrasul - Member of Executive Council (East Africa)
#Mr. Abdulrasul A Lakha - Member of Executive Council (East Africa)
#Mr. Hasanali M. Jaffar - Member of Executive Council (East Africa)
#MR. Raja M. A. Ramji - Member of Executive Council (United Kingdom)
#MR. [[Muhsin H. Dharamsi]] - Member of Executive Council (United Kingdom)

===Founding Members===

#The Federation of the Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Jamaats of Africa comprising nearly 30 Jamaats
#The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Jamaat of United Kingdom
#The Muslim Khoja Shia Ithanasheri Community of Peterborough
#The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Jamaat of Birmingham
#The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Jamaat of Leicester
#The Husseini Association of Manchester
#The Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of New York
#The Shia Association of North America
#The Shia Ithnaashri Jamaat of Pennsylvania
#The East African Ithnaasheri Union of Toronto

===Extract from the Welcome Speech by Husein A. Rahim Esq. M.B.E.===

...... It is a historic and unique gathering with the aim of uniting all the Khoja Shia Ithna Asheris existing in any corner of the globe into one and single entity. It is not only a bold but a worthy venture which has been necessitated by the exodus of thousands of our brethren and sisters from their previously established homes to far and distant countries scattered round the globe. Though spiritually we have always been one, having been created, according to our Imam's Hadith, from the residue of Ahlal Baat's clay, we have been for centuries, owing to distance involved, living physically as separate entities under the auspices of local Jamaats. Though geographically separated, the Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri community throughout the centuries have had a common culture and a common heritage. Our Culture has always sprung up from our inherent ambition and desire to be closely associated with our brethren in faith and to share their joys, sorrows and plights, and it was this instinct which inspired us to being knitted together, wherever we lived, in the form of Jamaat, which the Ithna Asheri Khojas have always considered to be the main blood-artery of the community......

Brethren, the idea therefore of forming a World Federation is a blissful one. Whether we call it a "World Federation"or a "World Confederation" (because it would embrace also the present African Federation) is merely a matter of nomenclature. The aim is to unite the community for common good both spiritually and temporally......

==Miscellaneous Projects 1976-1979==

===Tabligh activities: Maulana Syed Amir Husein Naqvi- World Tour===

A good start was made by WORLD FEDERATION.

Correspondence related to various Jamaat and Shia Organizations started coming in. There was a unanimous demand that the President of the World Federation should physically travel to all the countries and study the situation. This was really appreciated but was virtually impossible.

In view of this persistent demand Maulana Syed Amir Husein Naqvi was appointed on behalf of the President and the World Federation to visit Far East and Japan, Canada, USA, Europe and the United Kingdom to study the situation on the spot as it were and to make a report to the World Federation. Maulana Saheb left Nairobi on 3rd June 1977 with a complete and comprehensive dossier at his disposal.

Maulana Saheb visited Pakistan, Hong Kong, Thailand, United States, Canada, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and France. It took four months and it was a successful tour. On receipt of full report from Maulana Saheb, it was possible for the Executive Council to study the same and propose projects in respect of the countries concerned.

'''Maulana's Evaluation by Brother Gulam Raza Qummi of Thailand:'''

"'''''Maulana's intellectual approach to our religious questions, his sermons and lectures made the mission not only successful, but also proved very useful'''''".

IF WE CAN GET AN AALIM OF HIS CALIBRE FOR ONLY ONE YEAR, SHIAISM IN THAILAND WILL CERTAINLY SHINE BRIGHT

Later, at the request of Birmingham Jamaat of the U.K., Maulana Saheb was appointed as a resident Aalim in the said Jamaat for one year. The World Federation committed to the tune of GBP. 500 towards his Hadiyya per annum, with a clear written understanding that he would be made available for the World Federation tours etc. whenever required.

===News Letters: The Shia World- The First Chapter -September 1977===

[[File:The Shia World1.jpg|right|350px]]

[[File:The Shia World2.jpg|right|350px]]

[[File:The Shia World3.jpg|right|350px]]

[[File:The Shia World4.jpg|right|350px]]

The first News Letter of the World Federation was published in September 1977

From The Desk.....

The formation of the World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Muslim Communities has revealed a new perspective in the field of service -its vastness and its multiple forms. As the Shia Ithna Asheri World became aware of this organisation, letters from various institutions representing their respective countries poured in, each singular in its contents. Since our membership is open to all Shia Ithna Asheri constitutionally formed organisations, we felt bound to attend to their needs.

The task ahead is a challenging one. As it is known, we have just begun...

We will work- Inshallah, - in a humble but sure manner.

Office Bearers/Elected Councillors-Term 1976-1979

===Other Activities===

====Haj Mission 1977====

The World Federation commissioned a Medical Mission manned by two Doctors, namely Dr. A. G. Lakha and [[Dr. Abbas Dost Mohamed Moledina]]. The whole exercise cost WF about K. Shs. 50,000. Nearly 2000 Hajis INCLUDING Muslims from various countries and of various Nationalities. The reports from Hajis were very encouraging.

====Assistance to Dubai Jamaat====

Dubai Jamaat- It had grown steadily in strength and their first requirement was an Imambada. The Sheikh of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid, had made an offer of a piece of land for Imambada, through the good offices of Maulana Syed Mahdi Al Hakim, the son of our late Mujtahed Agha Syed Muhsin Al Hakim. Dubai Jamaat raised 160,000 Dhirams from amongst its member and requested for assistance from the World Federation. WF paid 10,000 pounds to them.

====Educational Assistance====

During 1976-77 World Federation gave educational assistance of 75 pounds per month to the son of Agha Syed Mehdi Shustri in Luten, U.K.

====Masoomeen Trust====

Masoomeen Trust, India - In India, WF established a Trust known as Masoomeen Trust. This trust has been registered by the Indian Government as a tax-exempted charitable Trust. The said trust started functioning under the auspices and directive of Haji Zakariyya as Chairman. Haji Gulamalibhai Bhanji is the Hon. Secretary and Managing Trustee. This trust represents all of WF interest in India, and continued to do so till India had its own All-India or Zonal Federation and its Secretariat.

The following are the principle projects in India
#24 flats in Surat on a plot owned by Jafferi Society at the cost of Rs.240,000.
#In Dholka WF financed Imambada, Mosque and Madrassa for converts of people believing in Pir.
#WF finances 44 Madrassas in carious central and remote settlements in Gujarat, Kathiawar and Cuttack.
#Sewing, Stitching and Knitting classes and Night Schools have been established in Una, Palitana, Kodinar and Rajula.
#A plot worth Rs. 25000 has been financed by WF for Housing Scheme in Bhavnagar.
#Small co-operative society established in Bhavnagar which assist around 70 brothers.
#Rs.100,000 was received from an Umedwar which was used for building Mosque in Talaja
# 74 marriages among Sadat families arranged in Hyderabad, Deccan and Kodinar.
#Rs. 25000 was paid for Mosque renovation in Mahuva.

====Idara e Tablighe Ahlebait (a.s)====

Under the patronage of the World Federation, Idara e Tablighe Ahlebait (a.s) in India commenced to do a great deal of good work for the maintenance of Madrassas and assistance to Sadat and the needy in the Sub-Continent of India.

==A tour of [[Mulla Asgar (Asghar Ali M.M Jaffer)]]==

During 1978, as a Zakir for Muharram, Mulla Saheb visited Madagascar. We had 14 Jamaats in Madagascar and he was able to meet a cross section of the members from nearly all Jamaats.

In Feb/March 1978, Mulla Saheb visited Vancouver where as President of World Federation he laid the foundation stone of the Imambada. Out of the total cost of USD 200,000, World Federation committed to pay USD 50,000.

In Mid-year 1978, Mulla Saheb visited Pakistan where the World Federation received a donation of 100,000 rupees. These amount was distributed for various projects/individual in Pakistan only.

From there Mulla Saheb visited India and with Haji Gulamali Bhanji visited nearly 50 Jamaats of Gujarat, Kutch, Kathiawad and Uttar Pradesh.

==Triennial Conference 1979==
The first Ordinary Conference of The World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Communities was held at 30/32 Southerton Road, Hammersmith, London on 25/26 October 1979. The following delegates and invitees attended the Conference.

#[[Mulla Asgar (Asghar Ali M.M Jaffer)]]
#A. A. Lakha - Nairobi
#[[Muhsin Dharamsi]] - Kuwait
#[[Hassan Ali M Jaffer]] - Mombasa
#U. G. Merchant - Gujarat
#Gulamali Bhanji - Bombay
#Munsif Ali - Nairobi
#G. H. Musa - Nairobi
#ManzoraliJ. Kanani - Dar es Salaam
#Akbarali J Mulji - Dar es Salaam
#Gulamabbas F. Dinani - Dar es Salaam
#Abdulhusein Akbar - Dar es Salaam
#Yousuf Abdulhusein Asar - Kuwait
#Gulam Sajan - Ontario
#Dr. J. H. Asaria - Essex
#N.A. Kassam - Essex
#Makbul Kassamali - Huddersfield
#Mohamedali Somani - Peterborough
#Mohamed Iqbal Hasham - Peterborough
#Mohamedhusein A. Dhanji - Peterborough
#Amir Rahemtulla - London
#A. G. Sabur - London
#Jaffer Walji - London
#MohmedRaza Kanji - London
#M.P.K. Merali - London
#Ahmed Daya - London
#M. H. Hassan - London
#Mohsin Pirbhai - London
#Ali M. Taki - London
#Habib M. Habib - London
#F. H. Dharamsi - London
#R.R. Jaffer - London
#Mr. A. R. Dhanji - London
#Dr. Sadik Rahim - London
#Muslim M. Habib - London
#Andulrasul M. Khakoo - Oxfordshire
#Ramzan Dhanji - Middlesex
#Dr. Kazzim G. D. Mawji - Herts
#Nazir P. Jessa Herts
#Amir H. Amersi - Middlesex
#Ahmad Jafar Versi - Middlesex
#Taha Mohamed Dharsi - Essex
#Aziz M Kanani - Surrey
#[[Aunali K Khalfan]] New York
#Haider Haji - Leicester
#Mr. Mustaqali Moledina- Leicester
#Mr. Roshanali A Mawji - Leicester
#Kassamali E Somani - Birmingham
#Naushad Mehrali - Birmingham
#Mehdi Fazal - Birmingham
#Hussein Datoo Dar es Salaam
#Azad Asaria - London
#Anwarali Jagani - London
#A. M. Bharwani - Birmingham
#Sadiqali M. Meshji - Nairobi
#Amirali M. Meghji - Nairobi
#Mr. [[Hasnain Walji]] - London

==='''Address by the Chairman of the Reception Committee'''===
Mr. R. R. Jaffer, President of the K.S.I. Jamaat of London and chairman of the reception Committee briefly outlined the activities of the Federation and the role of London Jamaat. He thanked the members of the Reception Committee for their efforts towards Organization of the Conference and congratulated Mulla Asghar on his re-election as President of the Federation.

===Review of Activities and President's Report===
The President gave a detailed report of the Federations activities and referred to the triennial report of 'Shia World' which had been distributed to delegates.

He stressed that in view of the difficulties experienced over the last term the Secretariat would have to be reorganized.
World Federation agencies would have to be established all over the world so as to enable the Secretariat to function efficiently.
He also stated that due to total reliance on khums and other religious dues for revenue, the possibilities of a “Foundation Fund” and investment scheme would have to be looked into and brought into operation as soon as possible.

===Observations from Delegates:===

# Lack of Communication among Members
# Recommendation of Investment Schemes for Foundation Fund
# Registration of WF with the Charity Commission
# Regular publication and mailing of 'Shia World" to individuals
# Re-organizing the Secretariat
# The advantages of channeling religious dues thru the Federation rather than remitting these directly to Iraq, Iran of India.
# The importance of dissipating religious knowledge in the West and the methods required to do so.
# The Federation to make sure that the primary needs of humanity comes before building projects.
# Dr. Jafferali Asaria, the retiring Chairman of the Education Committee apologized for the lack of effort on the part of committee and expressed that it was very difficult to work on the projects set. He has however arranged for Video tapes of Namaz and diniyat to be prepared in Kenya which would be ready in due course.
# Mr. Umedali Merchant, President of the Gujarat Federation gave a detailed report of the condition of our brothers in Gujarat and the work done by Masoomeen Trust as an agency of World Federation. He commended the activities of the World Foundation and hoped that the services would continue.
# Mr. Gulam Sajan, the President of the S.I. Union of Toronto invited all the delegated to attend the opening ceremony of the Mosque/Imambada at Toronto on November 3rd, 1979.

===President’s reply on some of the points raised by delegates:===

# Masoomeen Trust and Gujarat Federation - The task before them was a gigantic one and the requirements in terms of basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter were the greatest. He requested all the delegated to allow them more time before taking new ventures.
#Lack of Communication - This was accepted by the President. He said that world distribution was sometimes thwarted by those officers of the Jamaat who are responsible to distribute it. He further said posting of this publication to individual was a costly and time consuming exercise. He appealed to the delegates to help in the distribution of any literature published by the Secretariat.
#Channeling of Funds - He said that Jamaat & individual who send funds directly to India or elsewhere were undermining the efforts of the World Federation. The Federation has been given authority by Ayatollah Al Khui. He appealed to all to channel such funds through the Federation.
#Role of the World Federation in the West - The President said that the needs of West were different than those of the East. Religious literature, Modern methods and properly trained Ulema were necessary to maintain & preserve our religious identity in the West. He promised that in the next three years, efforts would be equally concentrated in this direction.

'''Conclusion:''' He hoped the delegates have understood the problems and were ready to join hands with him to go forward with the ensuing term.

===Election of Office Bearers===

#Mr. Haider Haji was elected as the Vice President
#Mr. M.P.K. Merali was elected as Honorary Treasurer
#Dr. J Asaria was elected as Executive Councillor
#Mr. R.R. Jaffer was elected as Executive Councillor
#Mr. Hassan A. M. Jaffer was elected as Executive Councillor
#Mr. A. A. Lakha was elected as Executive Councillor
#Mr. Husein Jamal was elected as Executive Councillor
#Dharsi & Co were unanimously elected to continue as auditors of the World Federation
#The President nominated Mr. Hasnain Walji as Secretary General

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==President's Address at the Triennial Conference 1997==

[[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M.M. Jaffer, President of The World Federation pointed out that the first Conference of The World Federation closed on 17th October 1976 and 21 years later to the day, 17 October 1997, this Conference was convening. He thanked Councillors and workers at the Secretariat for selfless work and support.

He thanked and presented plaques and citations to:
# The Executive Councillor and the World Federation Liaison Officer in India Haji Aunali Salemohamed for his services.
# The Hon. Treasurer of The World Federation for the last 18 years, Haji Ahmed Daya.
# Executive Councillor Haji Hasnain Walji for being actively by his side for the last 21 years.

The President proposed to devote finances and resources in the next term of three years to Islamic Education. Noting the problems in the West mentioned by Ahmed Dungersi and Ahmed Bhalloo, he felt that Tabligh work in the West must be given priority. Islamic Teachings need to be progressed so that the youth, the women and all others practice Islam with dignity.

==Secretary General's Report at Triennial Conference 1997==

The Triennial Conference of The World Federation was held from 17th October 1997 to 19 October 1997 at Husaini Shia Islamic Centre, Stanmore.

The Secretary General, Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, presented the report for term October 1994 to October 1997. Before getting into the substance of the report he mentioned that predecessor Haji Hasnain Walji was at the helm of the Secretariat for almost two years of this term and many terms previous to that. Many projects were initiated under his able guidance and critical gaze and came to fruition.

He then remembered those who were with us last term and not there with us this term. He made particular reference of Marhum [[Hamid ALi Bhojani]], Marhum Akberbhai Sabur, Marhum Hasnain Kara, Marhum Firoz Moti and Marhum Sultan Ghadiali. He also remembered and mourns the passing away of Ulema like Marhum Aqa Haider, Marhum Agha Syed Muhammad Shustari and Ayatullah Ruhani. A Sure-e-Fateha was recited for their departed soul.

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], reported that the World Federation has entered into its third decade of existence. It is 21 years old. The report for the term under review is necessarily more contextual and takes into account the thrust of our activities over a period of 21 years.

The report is submitted in two parts. The first part is the publication of the report for the term 1994 to 1997 titled “We Exist to Serve”. This publication provides contextual activities of the World Federation in various regions of the World and provides concise background information upon which the decision to carry out the type of activities of the World Federation is based. The second part of the Secretary General’s report is the report submitted by various boards of the World Federation.

He begins by recalling that the objects of the World Federation are:
# To promote the Shia Ithna Asheri faith throughout the world
# To relieve poverty amongst members of the community and
# To educate members of the community

In attaining these objects, the World Federation has served our community well. Communities in America, in Europe, in Asia, in Australia and in Africa have all benefited. From the Pound Sterling 10,000 expense in 1976, the World Federation over 21 years period collected and spent over USD 43 million. Assuming that there are approximately 125,000 heads in our community worldwide, we spent through World Federation approximately Pound Sterling 350 per head in the community. This works out at approximately Pound Sterling 16 per person per year.

Besides, many funds from our community are spent through other persons or organizations. If majority of our funds from our community are utilized collectively the achievements can be greater and beyond expectation.

The assistance provided over 21 years and particularly in the term under review differed according to varied needs that arise in various regions of the World.

'''Europe – Islamic Centres:'''

In Europe, by the grace of Allah s.w.t. almost all member Jamaats have Centres of their own. Our community now has 15 major Centres throughout Europe.

With the establishment of these Centres, institutionalization of our community is now firm and set to begin post capital phase of its development. With this, there is no doubt that the World Federation successfully completed the basic task, of providing Centres in Europe, given to it by the conference of 1982 at Birmingham. Throughout these Centres and from many others where World Federation has assisted in one way or the other, Islamic activities are promoted for the benefits of all Muslims. The task ahead for all of us is its preservation and nurturing.

Rebuilding and extension programmes of these Centres are the natural outcome of growing activities. An ongoing project of extension and purchase costing 1.5 million pounds is Sayeda Zainab project of Birmingham Jamaat of UK. When completed, it will boast a school block of 22 classrooms, a nursery school, a library, and recreational facilities for all and a senior citizen’s club. The World Federation has pledged Pound Sterling 100,000 towards the cost of the project.

Leeds Jamaat has bought a property for Imambada, Baytus Salaat and Aalim quarters. The next phase will incorporate madrasa classrooms and a library. The World Federation has pledged Pound Sterling 50,000 towards the cost.

Leicester Jamaat is extending and renovating to provide Ghuslkhana, classrooms and better facilities all round. The World Federation has pledged Pound Sterling 50,000 towards the cost.

Watford Jamaat purchased a property for Islamic Centre. The World Federation pledged Pound Sterling 50,000 towards the cost.

The World Federation not only provides monetary assistance but, at times, comes up with new ideas or relaying those which have been successful from one Centre to the other.

Additionally monetary assistance is provided towards renovation and other work for our Centres in Wessex, Milton Keynes, Stockholm, Essex and Haidery Jamaat of South London.

Amongst the member Jamaats that have received Aalim grants during this term are:

#Anjumane Jafaria - Watford
#Mehfile Zainab – Paris
#Essex Jamaat
#Wessex Jamaat
#Leicester Jamaat
#Haidery Jamaat of South London
#Trollhattan Jamaat
#Birmingham Jamaat
#Switzerland Jamaat
#Leeds Jamaat

Amongst the nonmember Jamaats are several Shia Organizations particularly in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Glasgow.

Aalim grants were provided to member and nonmember in Europe so as to provide spiritual activities and promote spiritual growth to Islam.

'''Europe – Islamic Education Board (IEB):'''

In this respect, IEB has guided and provided religious literature materials, such as textbooks and general reading materials to individuals, institutions both Islamic and non-Islamic and Madressas all over Europe. In most cases, these materials are given away free. Hundreds of copies of English translation of Holy Quran have been distributed to secondary schools in the United Kingdom. In this respect, the effort of a small Jamaat like Gloucester Jamaat in distributing Holy Quran within schools and libraries in their area is exemplary and very much appreciated.

Wessex Jamaat became a member of the Inter-faith groups so as to increase their understanding of other faith groups and improve the relationships between different communities in the area. During Husein Day events in [[Al Mahdi Centre]], members of Christian communities including the Bishop of Portsmouth and members of other faith groups participated.

The aim of such gatherings is to join hands with Christians and people of other faiths and identify matters of common interest and work towards common objectives within the religious ethos of various faith groups.

The World Federation, through IEB has provided guidance whenever requested by Wessex Jamaat and appreciates their effort to bring awareness about Islam in their area.

In 1997, an extensive Muharram programme has also been relayed in cable and satellite network throughout Europe.

Maulana Zafar restarted the Hauza in 1996. Marhum Ayatullah al Udhama Syed Abul Qasim Al-Khui stated that Shia community should start modest Hauza throughout the world. With his blessings, Madressa Syed Al-Khui was founded under the World Federation in Birmingham in 1985. The course was designed to create missionaries who could work in the West having a good understanding of the history, ethics, and morals of Islam, and also a good command of the Arabic language so that they could refer to and use the original sources. As the Madrasa expanded, it was moved to Stanmore in London.

In 1993, 23 students had successfully completed the course, four of whom went to Qum to continue their studies. The World Federation joined hands with [[Maulana Zafar Abbas]] in July 1997 and the Hauza, now named as Madrasa Al-Qaem, has reconvened at Dar al Tabligh in Northwood. The Madrasa is looked after by a private trust which is aided by the World Federation. Maulana Saheb has at present 11 students from various parts of United Kingdom, all being accommodated in this new building.

Since 1996, Islamic Education Board of the World Federation has moved to their new headquarters at [[Dar al Tabligh]]. This is a beautiful building housing many of its activities. It has reference library with many important Islamic books in Arabic, Farsi and English. 31 translations of the Holy Quran has been collected and displayed in the premises of [[Dar al Tabligh]]. These include translation in European languages, African languages and Asian languages. IEB has also published a book for students on how to read and recite Holy Quran. Recently series of book, “Islam is my religion” was also published.

'''Europe - Bosnia:'''

The World Federation embarked upon propagation of Islam within Bosnia. Since 1992, extensive work in this field has been pursued by Islamic Education Board of the World Federation. Books on Sure Yasin, Principle of Religion, First Course in Islam, Basic Principle of Religion and Pearls of Wisdom are translated and published. 10,000 copies of the Holy Quran was reprinted in Bosnian and distributed in more than 25 countries. During this term, further 8 issues of “Muslim Life” in Bosnian language were published which encourages them to lead Islamic way of life. Propagation efforts, through correspondence course, are reaping tentative results.

'''‘Muslimanski Zivot’''', quarterly magazine that reaches more than 1000 readers in nearly 20 countries all over the world. It has regular features on Islamic history, Akhlaq, Fiqh, etc. presented in a manner appealing to Bosnian Muslims.

'''‘Hazreti Fatima I Imam Husejn’''', this book introduce the lives of these two important personalities, pointing out the events that were carefully hidden, avoided and/or distorted even by the most famous historians.

'''‘Biseri Mudrosti’''', Sixty two short stories from the History of Islam through which is presented an insight into the society to which the message of Islam was preached, the circumstances which then prevailed, and the response of the leaders and ordinary people.

'''‘Islam u praksi’''' in this book the detailed rules for wudhu, tayammum, Namaz, hayz etc. are given and the questions asked are answered.

To-date, nearly 5000 people have written asking for some kind of assistance. Mainly the request is for more literature for better understanding and many requests to answer specific questions. Each of them is dealt by Haji Semiz Abdullah of Islamic Education Board.

The World Federation continues to assist refuges from Iraq, both Sadaats and non Sadaats families, who are living in destitute condition in Europe. Assistance is provided to the families through Ulema without either side knowing where the money is coming from.

The World Federation has also assisted 13 qualified Iraqis to embark upon short academic course which have facilitated them to obtain license to practice their profession.

There are some 3000 Albanian Muslims in the UK. Many others are all over Europe with Sweden hosting nearly 30,000 Albanians. Albania is the poorest country in Europe with 70% of the population being Muslim. Some Albanian Muslims were studying locally and requested supply of accessories for the Eye camp in Albania and were duly assisted. The Islamic Education Board maintains close contact with Albanian Muslims and supplies them with religious materials. A book on the principles of Religion has been translated into Albanian and published. A second book translated by them has been published by us.

'''Europe – Corner Shop:'''In September 1996 in Wessex, the President of the World Federation had expressed grave concern over the deteriorating business situation of corner shops in the U.K. Many of our members in the United Kingdom had bought corner shops. Today the onslaught of the Super Stores had affected drastically the business of corner shops. After extensive discussion, the Executive Council proposed that a survey be undertaken that can reveal the extent of the problem within our community. The Council of European Jamaats has undertaken to conduct the survey and sent out questionnaires to households in Europe. The Secretariat awaits the results of the survey. The World Federation appreciates their efforts and also a letter of support from Al haj Anverali Rajpar- President of JIBA\ in this venture.

The seminar organized by JIBA-Europe to make small businessmen aware of the assistance provided by various government organizations. The World Federation participated in this seminar. The business mind of the community together with relevant professionals can work towards an economic upliftment scheme for small businesses which can benefit the members of the community in Europe.

'''Medical Advisory Board (MAB):'''

In the area of health prevention, during this term, the Medical advisory Board of the World Federation has carried out an important work for health screening in most of the Jamaats in the UK. They are Leicester, Essex, Watford, Haidery of South London, Milton Keynes, Wessex, Peterborough, Birmingham, Leeds and Stanmore. The major cause of concern is obesity in 10-50% of the community. Emphasize has to be put on dietary advice and lifestyle exercise to reduce this major problem within the community.

The MAB continues to provide services to patients from throughout Europe to receive care and treatment. In support of their aim of prevention, many health education materials are distributed throughout Europe and the World.

Finally, to end the report, on Europe, the World Federation had received requests for individual assistance from all over Europe for marriages, medical assistance, general help and school fees. Upto Pound Sterling 30,000 of assistance in school fees was paid for Sadaats studying in Alsadiq and AL Zahra schools in North London. Also Pound Sterling 5000 in fees was paid to non Sadaats.

'''Canada and USA:'''

Over 21 years, the World Federation has provided guidance and monetary assistance for many capital projects throughout this region.

Amongst many assisted are our Centres in Toronto, New York, Ontario, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Allentown and many others. During this term, apart from Aalim grants to members of [[Nasimco]], the World Federation is continuing to provide monetary assistance for 9000- Bathurst project. This is a massive complex which is used for Madressa, Islamic School and sports facilities. WF has so far contributed Canadian Dollars 200,000.

The Chairman of Islamic Education Board, Alhaj Muhsin Jaffer, attended a seminar arranged by IEB-NASIMCO in March 1997 and observed that a lot of effort is required to be made by our community in North America particularly, in the field of religious education for children.

In the field of propagation, the work of [[Bilal Muslim Mission]] of America is a shining example to us that when few individual decide to commit themselves, they can change communities in Trinidad, Tobago and Guyana.

Three years ago people in Trinidad were celebrating Ashura in a carnival style. This is known as Hossay festival which has been taking place every Muharram for the last 150 years. Bilal Muslim Mission of America works very closely with Imame Zamana mission of Port of Spain to carry out Tabligh work in this island. Their efforts were beginning to provide success. 1997 is the third year that Bilal organized Asharae Moharram there. This year, the solemnity of the procession was being realized by both participants and onlookers and that merry making and alcohol drinking was less apparent. Towards this end, Bilal was invited to participate in live local T.V. and radio shows where questions from viewers were answered.

Bilal Mission has purchased first Centre for Shias in Trinidad. The World Federation continues to guide and provide financial support from Sehme Imam A.S. to Bilal Muslim Mission of America.

Similarly, we have a small but active community of Shia amongst both Africans and Asians in Guyana. Maulana Sayed Saeed Akhtar Rizvi of Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania was instrumental in converting some brothers to accept Shia Mazhab.

In healthcare field, MAB has worked closely with MAB-Nasimco during this term. The work done so far includes financial support from MAB-Nasimco to various project in India and Africa, distribution of medical supplies and literature to East Africa and hosting by MAB-Nasimco of seminar for our communities in that region including various fund raising activities.

In Europe, Canada and America there are two areas that need our urgent attention as we consolidate ourselves. Firstly, we observe that the economic system is appearing to suggest that monetary supplementary benefits are proving to be insufficient, as the needs of its citizens are becoming greater. With diminishing benefits from the central governments in the west, increasing number of individuals from our community is in need for assistance for survival.

Secondly it is the problem originating from Globalization of culture. Here, our community and Muslims generally are influenced by western ideas inimical to Islam in school, universities, nurseries, work place and the press. Two things contribute to this Globalization of culture and that is, loss of our own mother tongue and our own apathy towards Islamic values. We do want to adopt Islamic values because it is out of place or it appears inferior.

Given this, one solution will be to establish higher school of Islamic teaching whereby our young men and women are introduced to abundance of scholarly work and where many answers are already given to problems of today in the most intellectually satisfying way.

'''India:'''

In 1979, with the formation of Gujarat Federation, the work undertaken reflected the need to provide handouts and monetary assistance as a temporary relief for individual wholly immersed in overwhelming poverty. Education was considered by World Federation as a top priority.

'''Education:'''

When enough children from a community become educated, this community learns how to be self-sufficient. It in turn becomes a dignified community, confident to remove the shackles of poverty from within. This is how education helps to eradicate poverty from the community.

This is the philosophy behind Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS). The Scheme started in 1981 with 9 children and today it supports over 9000 children all over the world. They get educated from nursery school right through to University. At present 166 students are studying in university and several have qualified as Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers, Architect and teachers, the Sadats children are being supported from Sehme Sadat portion of Khums collected by the World Federation. The non-Sadat children are being supported by private individuals on a one to one basis.

'''School:'''

During the last term, the concept of sponsorship was extended to supporting groups of children which eventually crystallized into building four schools for Zainabiya children. They are Madrasa Islamia Khujwa-Bihar, School in Avalkonda, School in Alipur and School in Bihar. Additionally there is a nursery school in Govandi, Bombay.

'''Madrasa Islamia Khujwa-Bihar:'''

This complex houses a Hauza and a day school. The day school has over 200 children and the Hauza has 30 students. Teacher’s salary is paid by the government. The next stage in its development is a plan to construct teacher’s quarters which will attract higher caliber of teachers to the area. The madrasa also holds a religious orientation course for children and their parents. Additionally, eye camps are held every year where Zainabiya children assist with cataract operations. Further, under ZCSS scheme, over 100 students receive monetary supplement for their education in Aligarh University.

'''Avalkonda- Andhra Pradesh:'''

Avalkonda is considered a model village by the government because of its various beneficial activities. The population of 250 families is wholly Shia. WF has built a school at a cost of Pound Sterling 20,000 in the village which is now extended and a mosque was completed. Plans are under way to construct teacher’s quarters. Its activities are channeled through Imam-e-Zamana Mission.

'''Alipur-Karnataka:'''

In Alipur, WF built a school at a cost of Pound Sterling 20,000 in the last term. In this term, the phase of extension was completed with more classrooms, science laboratory with equipment and a library. Teacher’s quarter were also constructed. Now the plan is to purchase the adjoining land for future development.

In this town Sadaats are in majority and hence money spent on Sadaats is from Sadaats portion of hukuk funds. Through Imamia Education and Welfare Trust, in addition to sponsoring 932 Sadaats and non Sadaats children, University education is being provided to 34 students.

'''Bihar- Karnataka:'''

Largely composed of Shia Ithna Asheri who were running their own school in make shift accommodation. Two years ago the community requested for assistance through Imamia Education and Welfare Trust of Bangalore to construct new school building. Together with the local funding, the World Federation paid Pound Sterling 20,000 to build the school. The school is now operational.

'''Govandi:'''

In Baiganwadi, there is a nursery being run as part of the MAB primary health project. 200 nursery school children are studying through Zainabiya. Every year approximately 75% of the children are helped to find places in local schools through the help of our staff.

'''Housing:'''

The World Federation had declared term 1991-1994 as the term for eradication of poverty in Gujarat. By the end of the term some 300 dwellings had been constructed.

Subsequently, the 1994 Conference resolved to extend the eradication programme for the period 1994 to 1997 and to date more than 500 dwellings have been built or are under construction. These are built in Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Shihor, Palitana, Talaja, Mahuva, Rajula, Kodinar, Una, Bhuj, Kera and many other places.

Moving them to better and safer area resulted in improvement in health, regular attendance in school by children, commitment to maintaining the standard of living by hard work and having a sense of responsibility towards their immediate neighbor and community.

Due to escalating cost of building, many members of the community in Gujarat could not complete their construction. The World Federation initiated housing project whereby assistance is provided in the form of a loan. Many members are assisted through this scheme.

In conclusion, the policy of the World Federation to eradicate poverty in Gujarat resting mainly upon twin pillars of Education and Housing is beginning to produce the desired result. Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme removed the education burden and allowed parents to use the income for the benefit of the family. The success of this scheme in Gujarat can be seen by the fact that education is regarded as an important tool of life.

'''Healthcare:'''

In the field of healthcare in India, the World Federation through its Medical Advisory Board (MAB) has provided healthcare services to slum dwellers, poor and refugees in Govandi, in Patna and recently in Bangalore.

MAB introduce in Govandi preventive health programme to alleviate the preventable disease by providing health education and immunization programme. Govandi is one of the large slums in Bombay which has a Shia population of 25,000 heads. They live on meager water supply, poor vaccination up take which resulted in preventable diseases like polio, tetanus and measles very common. Both infant deaths and birth rates were high and education background was very poor.

The MAB began a primary healthcare programme with a major focus on preventive healthcare and curative medicine supplementing it. They established a healthcare Centre and a nursery school through which they could monitor vaccination uptake. A good programme of healthcare education was established.

In Patna, the same philosophy of preventive healthcare is applied in Zainabiya Health Centre established by the World Federation. Around 1000 patients per month are advised and treated in this Centre. Eye camp held annually where 200 blind are given eye sight by cataract surgery. Restoring eye sight changed the view of life for the individual.

In Neelasandra, a town in the outskirts of Bangalore, MAB has just started a primary healthcare project using the same philosophy which is successfully implemented in Patna and Govandi. This place has massive Shia population.

For the general welfare of our community, the World Federation has embarked upon extensive well digging in areas of considerable water shortage particularly in Karnataka and Gujarat. Wells are normally provided nearer the Imambada, Masjid, Schools and houses.

Ramadhan relief fund is continually sent every year for the deserving of the community in India.

In 1996, many of our brothers and sisters lost their houses due to massive fire which engulfed Avalkonda. The World Federation sent nearly 3 lakh rupees for immediate assistance towards their shelter.

In the same year, cyclone in Tamilnadu also destroyed many buildings. The World Federation sent immediate relief for housing and for the repair of the mosque.

'''Pakistan:'''
In Karachi, our communities belong to our two members, namely, Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Pirhai Jamaat and Mefile Murtaza. In most cases, they are self-sufficient. The World Federation has contributed towards education programme of Pirhai Jamaat under the family sponsorship to the tune of Pak Rupees 120,000. Somali families are also looked after in Karachi. The World Federation sent 30,000 Pak rupees per annum for their upkeep.

The other areas where WF activities are observed are Punjab, Azad Kashmir, Islamabad and Baltistan. In Baltistan WF provided assistance towards construction of mosques and schools. Chain of public schools under Uswa primary schools have been established in this area.
Apart from above, the World Federation has sent monetary assistance to individual and organizations for general welfare of the needy in Pakistan.

'''China:'''

In 1995, the President of the World Federation met with Chinese students in Iran and came to learn about the need of Tabligh. There was a need for recruiting local Aalim to propagate Islam more effectively and publication of literature in their language. In 1996, Haji Muhsin Jaffer, Chairman of Islamic Education Board (IEB) visited China. Following his report, the World Federation would consider giving assistance in posting religious teachers to various villages in China and assist with publication of books in Chinese.

'''Publications:'''

World Federation has published religious literature in many languages for the propagation of Islam within its membership and Muslims generally. They are either translation work or original work. Recently published two books by World Federation need mention here.

The first book is titled ‘A Restatement of The History of Islam & Muslims’. The book was written by Sayed Ali Asghar Razwy. He was devoted to community services long before institutionalization of Islam in the United States of America. He had a thorough knowledge of Islamic History. Marhum Razwy was able to present a Shia point of view well, particularly of the time between our Prophet A.S. and Imam Ali a.s. Many historical books exists in Farsi, Arabic and Urdu, but this book was first of its type that deals with the subject comprehensively and presents the Shia point of view, comparing it with historical texts from many sources.

The preparation of the book to its finality was undertaken by previous Secretary General, Mr. Hasnain Walji. The book will make a substantial contribution to the understanding of history of Islam and Muslims.

The second book is the publication of Islamic Laws in Gujarati. Ayatullah Sistani instructed the World Federation to commence translation of Taudhiul Masael in English and Gujarati. The book was printed in Karachi by Zulfikar Printers.

During this term two new videos were made. The first video shows Housing and Education work in Kutch and Kathiawar in India.

The second video deals with current topics of Contraception, Abortion and Assisted Conception. The video is the edited version of the seminar held in Dar al Tabligh under Islamic Education Board and Medical Advisory Board. The topics are dealt from Medical Perspective, Non Islamic Perspective and Islamic Perspective.

'''Africa:'''

From our community in Africa, the assistance came in the form of guidance, for they had more than 30 years of institutional history at the time of the birth of the World Federation.

Also the absolute support given to the World Federation was in the form of funding. From these funds, the World Federation supported many projects, such as providing shelter for the poor of our community, building schools for the children of our community, Islamic Centres for the community to carry out its socio-religious activities, publication of religious books for Tabligh and supporting Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme. When the community in the West required Imambadas, Masjids and Madrasas to be established, the community in Africa donated generously. 25% of the cost for such centres in the West has been borne by the Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri of Africa. Today we have 25 Mosques, Imambadas and Socio-religious centres for Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri in the West.

In the last 21 years, the World Federation has tried to reciprocate by way of assisting in missionary work of Bilal Muslim Mission in various dispensaries of East Africa and providing services to patients from Africa and providing financial assistance and educational scholarship to students. During this term, financial help was provided to Tanzania and Kenya branch of Bilal Muslim Mission.

In health, the Medical advisory Board of the World Federation, through CHB of Africa Federation, gave guidance and support to dispensaries in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Tanga and Bilal Dispensary in Dar es Salaam. Through CHB many patients from East Africa are referred to UK for specialized Treatment. In 1994, 1995 and 1996, the number of patients referred to MAB was 151, 292 and 186 respectively.

The World Federation continues to support higher education needs of students from Africa. They receive supplementary loans and at times full loans from the World Federation.

Madrasas within Africa are also assisted. Religious resource materials are supplied to madrasas in East Africa, in Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa. Some had received financial assistance to restore the collapsed madrasa building. Reciprocation of ideas and assistance from Madrassas in East Africa given to Islamic Education Board is very much appreciated.

Salaat Audio cassette produced by Tabligh subcommittee of Dar es Salaam has been very useful. More than 100 cassettes have been sent to Bosnians all over the West.

Similarly the audio cassette of recitation of Holy Quran and Mahe Ramadhan Dua produced by Mombasa Jamaat were widely distributed.

'''Executive Council:'''
After the 1994 Conference, the Executive council met 9 times, usually on a quarterly basis. A press release is issued after each Executive Meeting informing the members, press and general public of the deliberations of the Council.

During this term,
#IEB presented 6 reports
#MAB presented 5 reports
#CETAB presented 2 reports
#ZCSS presented 4 reports

With a hind sight, the last 21 years and particularly the last three years of the World Federation have passed through anxious times that point a challenging sword at us. Our community’s heightened capacity to withstand these trying times has provided an indelible hall mark to the World Federation; and that is:

'''''We Exist to Serve'''''

==Secretary General Dr. Sibtain A Panjwani's Visit Report==

===Gujarat Visit:===

The Secretary General Dr. Sibtain A Panjwani visited Gujarat, India from 27th. July 1996 to 4th August 1996.

The aim of the visit was to familiarize with the work of the World Federation being carried out by the [[Council of Gujarat]] and [[Kutch Federation]] and in particular to look at Housing Projects in various parts of Kathiawar and Kutch.

The following report was presented at the 7th. Executive Council Meeting held at Abbey Hall, Southampton on 28th. September 1996.

'''Preamble:'''

The Council of Gujarat has membership of 43 Jamaats catering to more than 13000 individual heads. It is the 4th largest population pocket of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in the world. According to the activity report of the [[Council of Gujarat]], nearly 4000 individual heads or about 800 families are poor with very low income, and therefore, require special attention, particularly in Education and Housing.

In 1991, the World Federation Conference declared the term 1991-1994 as the term for eradication of poverty in Gujarat. At the end of this term some 300 dwellings were constructed. Again the 1994 Conference resolved and extended the eradication program for the period 1994-1997 with the intention to build the proposed 800 dwellings.
The Aim of the visit was to familiarize with the work of the World Federation in Kathiawar and Kutch and to look at the position of Tawheed Hostel in Bhuj.

Accompanied by Haji [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Secretary General visited Bhavnagar, Shihor, Palitana, Talaja, Mahuva, Rajula, Una, Kodinar, Nagalpur, Bhuj and Kera.

The Secretary General met with the Office bearers of the [[Council of Gujarat]] and the [[Kutch Federation]] and Presidents, Secretaries and Honorary workers of various Jamaats. Additionally, two meetings were arranged with the committee of Husseini Education and Welfare Society, Bhavnagar.

====Ahmedabad====

Visited 24 flats build for Sadats at Vatva.

The Jamaat of Ahmedabad intends to restructure the house adjoining the Mosque into Imambada. The present Imambada for ladies above the Mosque is problematic and ladies are presently using the basement under the Mosque. The Secretary General visited this house and thinks that this project ought to be assisted.

====Bhavnagar====

=====Adarsh Co-operative Bank=====

Adarsh Co-operative Bank is a self-help venture undertaken by our community to assist members to set up business or expand existing business. This is done by approving interest free loans. The idea is to improve the Economic condition of our community in Bhavnagar.

The Secretary General Dr. Sibtain Panjwani had a meeting with the full board of Adarsh Bank. The President of Bhavnagar Jamaat, Mr. [[Ramzanbhai Asaria]] and Haji [[Aunali Salemohamed]] were present. The general impression from the meeting was

#That all Board members and invitees appeared to be very satisfied with the Bank’s operation
#Members and community as a whole appear to accept that this Co-operative venture can only be successful by regular payment of the agreed amount towards the loan.
#Strict call upon the guarantor in the event of default by the recipient of the loan.

Overall, the Board members of Adarsh and Community generally, regard this venture as their own success story, thus giving the bank the confidence to approve larger loans.

Given the right financial support, the community appears to be confident that it can fulfill needs of its members from local resources.

=====Husseini Education and Welfare Society=====

This institution has been serving the community in different areas of education for 21 years. 15 very able members of the community have been serving under the guardianship of Imame Zamana a.s.

The following will give some idea of their activities:

# Under Education Aid runs ZCSS, where 664 students are supported at present.
# Under Husseini Book Bank where students exchange text books for a period of one year and exercise books can be bought at 30% concession rate.
# Under Najafi Education Center, coaching classes are run from standard 5th. To 10th. Teaching and administration expense are incurred under ZCSS of the World Federation.
# Murtaza Computer Academy runs Computer training program for recognized public examination.
# Jaffery Vocational Training center trains students with low IQ in trades. Financial aid is given by [[Nasimco]].
# Deeni Talim classes are run by the Society.
# Incentive scheme to encourage students to improve education standards

Additionally the community in Bhavnagar is planning to start their own school covering nursery to secondary education. The community believes that given the right support from the World Federation coupled with pervading enthusiasm within the community; this project can be completed smoothly.

=====Haji Naji Housing Project=====
The Secretary General visited 72 flats that are under construction.

=====Gulistan=====

The Secretary General visited 40 flats build at Gulistan.

====Shihor====
The Secretary General visited the Mosque in Shihor and met the managing committee. They showed the plans for the new Mosque to be constructed in place of the old Mosque.
He also visited Khushbu Park, Shihor where 17 flats are under construction.

====Palitana====

The living condition of families in Palitana is very poor and needs serious consideration, particularly, in view of land already purchased adjacent to Haidery Park.

The Secretary General also visited the recently redecorated Mosque in Palitana.

====Talaja====

The Secretary General visited the three buildings comprising of 36 flats which are now occupied. Some more flats are under construction.

====Mahuva====

The Secretary General visited Fatima School and newly built 48 flats. Further 24 flats are under construction and there is a request for more 100 flats. He also visited Abbasi Mission- Boarding House for Boys and Girls.

The Secretary General also visited Rajula, Una, Kodinar, Nagalpur, Bhuj and Kutch. He visited flats that were constructed and took account of Mosque and Imambada repairing works there.

====Bhuj====
The Tawheed hostel in Bhuj is empty and [[Kutch Federation]] is making efforts to encourage students to board at this hostel. The [[Kutch Federation]] has been told to appoint five Trustees on the Trust Board of Tawheed Hostel consisting of the following:

# The Donor as Trustee
# Trustee on behalf of the World Federation- Haji Aunali Salemohamed
# Three members from our Kutch Community to be appointed by the Kutch Federation

Additionally, the [[Kutch Federation]] has been advised to admit boys from all over Gujarat. A trustworthy experienced person is appointed to visit each and every Jamaat/interested family throughout Kutch and Kathiawar and explain the concept of Tawheed Hostel and Educational opportunities available.

Finally on the way back to London, the Secretary General made a courtesy call on K.S.I. Medical Aid and Welfare Society, Bombay and K.S.I. Mumbai Jamaat.

'''Observations:'''

# The policy of the World Federation, to eradicate poverty in Gujarat, resting mainly upon twin pillars of Education and Housing is beginning to produce the desired result. Removing the burden of education expense by way of ZCSS has allowed the respective parents to use their income for the benefit of the family. The desire now is to place children in better school and to expect higher achievement.
# Approximately 500 houses made of brick construction, consisting of two rooms, kitchen, bathroom, and toilet and storage space have been allocated. Moving the families to houses with better essential amenities has reduced disease and sickness amongst the families.
# There is no doubt at the success of the above policy; it was very obvious that apart from the World Federation contributions, the [[Council of Gujarat]], the [[Kutch Federation]] and Jamaats tend to receive donations directly from other well-wishers. It is imperative that care is taken by us to avoid unnecessary duplication of work and waste of financial resources of our community as a whole. Furthermore, such generosity can also be a source of difficulty where organizations do not see eye to eye

===Trollhattan Visit===

The Secretary General Dr. Sibtain A Panjwani visited to Trollhattan from 13 to 15 December 1996.

He stated that are two main Jamaats in Sweden, at Marsta with a population of 125 and at Trollhattan with a population of 150.

The Trollhattan Jamaat had a beautiful Mosque Complex which was burnt down by arson in 1994. A new Mosque Complex, bigger and more beautiful, was built in its place within a year.

He further stated that the Community was facing grave economic problems because of recession. Most of the people were unemployed and there was hardly any businessman among them. The increased running expenses of the new Mosque Complex were also an additional burden on such a small Jamaat. Serious consideration had to be paid to economic upliftment of the Community in Trollhattan.

In Trollhattan, he had meetings with the Managing Committee of the Jamaat and also the general public. A number of matters were frankly brought out and discussed at these meetings.

Until now, the only Mosque in Trollhattan was our Mosque which was well known throughout Sweden. The arson of the old Mosque had given it publicity as the matter was widely covered in Swedish media. As a result, more people became aware of its existence and many non-Muslims were coming to the Mosque to obtain information about Islam. It was fast becoming a Centre for Tabligh. He had discussed with them the tablighy plan to convey the Message of Islam to the non-Muslims in Sweden.

==Foundation Fund Collection==

The President, [[Mulla Asgar]] M. M. Jaffer stated that additional Pound Sterling 15000 had been collected since last meeting of the Executive Council. The President said that he had visited Africa and raised some funds for the Foundation Fund. He would be visiting North America and Pakistan for this purpose in the near future.

The Honorary Treasurer Haji [[Ahmed Daya]] stated that he was in touch with Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]] in regard to Foundation Fund Investment. He was looking into a possibility of investing the Funds in other ways so as to yield more than the 8.25% which the property investment would yield. He further stated that he expected the total Foundation Fund, if all pledges made so far are fulfilled, to reach about Pound Sterling 500,000.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report 15th June 1996===

Report presented to the Executive Council Meeting on 15th. June 1996:

#Bosnia: Semiz Seper of Bosnian Desk presented a report on Tabligh among Bosnians. He stated that regular correspondence is being maintained with 4235 individuals who have responded to the Bosnian literature distributed by the World Federation. The recent translation and publication of 'Then I was Guided' in Bosnian had opened the eyes of many Bosnian Muslims who were not aware of the History of Islam. The response was very favourable indeed. Biographies of Janabe Fatima A.S. and Imam Husayn in Bosnian were being printed.
#Al Madressa editor, Naushad Mehrali, pointed out at the lack of feedback from the readers. He appealed to members to request their Madressa teachers to contribute articles and information on their activities so that Al Madressa could serve the community even better.
#Thailand, Bangkok: Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]] who is visiting Thailand soon and at the request of Chairman of Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS) and the Islamic Education Board (IEB), he would discuss matters pertaining to education with the Shias in Bangkok.
#Wessex Jamaat: Jaffer Dharamsi stated that they were visiting Schools to explain about the Islam to Religious Teachers and the students. They have prepared answers to the frequently asked questions which may be useful to other Jamaats for training of Religious Teachers.
#Milton Keynes: [[Bahadurali Dalal]] stated he had given lectures on Islam and presented Shia viewpoint to the Police, Schools, Colleges, etc. He was now inundated with requests for lectures on Islam.
#Mehfile Zainab, Paris: Gulamhussein Naziraly (Moez) stated that Mehfile Zainab was quite active in this regard in Paris. A number of indigenous French had become Shia and were actively participating in Mehfile Zainab. They have published a booklet in French on Ghusl, Kaffan, and Daffan.

===Report 22nd February 1997===

'''Tableegh through Internet:'''

The Chairman of IEB, Haji Muhsin Jaffer, presented a detailed report on Tabligh through Internet. He also circulated papers showing the items covered at the World Federation’s and other Shia sites on Internet. He requested the Jamaats to take an active part initially by encouraging members to learn about it and participate fully.
Haji Jaffer Dharamsi, the World Federation Web Master said that individuals were taking keen interest by accessing the World Federation’s Home Page.

===Muhsin Jaffer visits New York during March 1997===

The Chairman, Mr. Muhsin Jaffer, of IEB attended the Seminar of the Islamic Education Board of Nasimco at New York from 26th to 30 March 1997.

The Islamic Education Board of The Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of New York organized a meeting of Teachers of Husseini Madressa, New York. A number of teachers and other interested persons from Toronto, Allentown, Atlanta, and other places attended.

Mr. Muhsin Jaffer had the honour and pleasure of discussing and exchanging views with highly educated and motivated persons with different American experience than that of Africa and Europe. It was informative and educative.

'''He observed that:'''

#Most of the Madressas, throughout the world, are quite active and are doing their best to impart Islamic Knowledge to the Future Generation.
#The limited time at the disposal of teachers, the pressures being exerted at home, school, in the Society (both in the Community and outside), requires much more to be done than the formal teachings being imparted in the Madressas. There is also a need for co-ordination and co-operation among Madressa, Parents and the Community to supplement and cement the teachings of Islam.
#Experience has shown that only formal teaching does not have lasting effect. It should appeal the Mind and Soul (Heart) of the student. If student has '''strong feeling of love''' towards Islam he/she is expected to follow it. There is need to concentrate more on this aspect in order to inculcate '''Spirituality''' among the student. All methods are used and parents, teachers, students and the Community are involved in it in one way or another.
#Many Madressas have no programmes for over Eighteens. Attention has to be paid to them and special classes be conducted by the Madressas to meet their needs
#The Chairman, Mr. Muhsin Jaffer, stated that our Community has passed the '''First Phase''' of building Mosques, Imambadas and Madressa. These Complexes are nuclei around which the whole Community gathers and derives social and religious support.
#The Community as a whole- particularly in the Western world- needs to spend on providing infrastructure necessary to continue and improve upon the services being provided. Solely depending on Volunteers in all fields does not bode good the future of our Community. They need support and the Community should not fail in providing it. The constancy and quality of services suffer as a result.
#The Chairman stated that the future looks good provided we continue with the same zeal and enthusiasm and pay more attention to the matters towards which he has drawn attention.

===Nasimco Islamic Education Board (Nasimco-IEB) Conference===

The Nasimco-IEB Conference was held on 28 and 29 March, 1997. It was hosted by the New York Jamaat at the Husseini Madrasah. In addition to the Conference, the annual North American sports competition was also hosted.

The Conference participants were from a variety of places including Allentown, Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Orlando, Toronto, Kitchener, London etc.

The Nasimco-IEB conference was designed to elicit from a broad cross section of the community on the “Target Profile of a Madrasah Graduate”. The objective was to build a consensus of our collective hopes and expectations of the knowledge, values, and skills that an ideal Madrasah Graduate should possess.

The program was segmented into four events. It commenced with a general public event where issue relating to our Madrasah were discussed. The presentations were made by Dr. Liyakatali Takim, Chairman of Nasimco-IEB, Dr. Bashir Datoo, the main architect of the workshops, Dr. Mohamedraza Dungersi and Mr. Muhsin Alidina. Madrasah success stories were presented by Shauzab Dinani for the New York Madrasah and Mohammed Rajmohammed for the Allentown Madrasah. Sadiq Alloo presented a from the heart view, as he sees it, of hopes, aspirations, challenges and potential of the North American Shia Ithna Asheri community.

Next was the key event which consisted of six concurrent focus group discussions with a cross section of our community. The groups were Male Teachers, Female Teachers, Madrasah Administrators and Fathers and Mothers of Madrasah students. Each group had moderators like Shauzab Dinani, Gulzar Meghji, Shul Khalfan, Mohsin Manekia, Yusuf Shivji and Kulsum Manekia.

The group discussions were designed to elicit input in a focused manner on our collective aspiration and expectations of the knowledge and skills that the ideal Madrasah Graduate should possess; hence “Target Profile of a Madrasah Graduate”. A preliminary profile was used as a basis for discussion in each of the groups and thoughts, feelings and ideas were solicited. Once our collective goals are defined, we can then set out to develop a road map that will make them a reality. A report of the proceedings will be compiles in the near future and copies will be available through NASIMCO.

A media workshop was presented by Nisar Sherally of Toronto. It’s designed to make the teachers and parents aware of the insidious effects of print and electronic media. It explored possible ways to reinforce the positive, while countering the negative effects. After a brief presentation by Nisar Sherally, the participants were divided into groups and were charged with the task of finding constructive and imaginative ways to counter or mitigate the effects of the media. A range of ideas from skits (plays), to letter writing campaigns, to teaching about our values of honesty, bravery and persistence by utilizing the media, were presented

The conference facilitated a very positive interaction, exchange of views and ideas between the far travelled participants. Old friends met and new friendships were made. Following were additional concrete outcomes from the conference:

# A preliminary Directory of all Nasimco member Jamaats, their Presidents, Madaris and their Principals was distributed.
# Internet discussion group Madrasah Network (MNET) was announced. It will facilitate interaction and exchange of ideas amongst all the Madaris, Principals, Administrators, Teachers and others interested in education of our children.
# A commitment was made to send an Aalim/Scholar to visit each of the member Jamaats starting in the near future. These visits will be designed to re-invigorate the contacts, share concerns and aspirations, and stimulate cooperation amongst various Jamaats and especially Madaris in North America. It is hoped that whenever possible, short weekend intensive course for local youths and a Majalis for the community will also be held at the site during these visits.
# A survey of the entire member Jamaat Madaris was also initiated. The intent is to compile this information in a directory, for use and benefits of all the Madaris.

Dr. Liyakatali Takim thanked all those who contributed to the success of the conference. He also solicited the community’s assistance and commitment to IEB Madrasah Project for the sake of the future of our children.

===Islamic Education Report for Term 1994-1997===

The following report presented by IEB at the Triennial Conference 1997 for the Term 1994-1997

#The Holy Quran: Creating an awareness of the Holy Quran has always been one of the main objectives of the IEB. With this in mind, the following has been accomplished:
##Translation in 31 languages of the Holy Quran is displayed at the premises of Dar al Tableegh. They are in European, Asian and African Language.
###European Languages: Albanian, Bosnian, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.
###Asian Languages: Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Maranao (Philippines), Marathi (India), Russian, Tatari (Russia), Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Urdu (Devnagari Script-India) and Uzbek (Russia)
###African Languages: Kikuyu (Kenya), Kiswahili, Malagasy (Madagascar) and Yoruba (Nigeria).
##Reference Library, More than 40 books in English on the Holy Quran by Muslims and non-Muslims have been collected and more titles are being collected at all times. This will provide an invaluable Reference Library for persons wishing to study the Holy Quran.
##Text Books for Recitation, A number of books have been published to help students learn how to read and recite the Holy Quran. The title, Islam is my #Religion (Quran Recitation) was sent to all Madressas in its draft form for feedback from all teachers of the Holy Quran. After receiving valuable comments and suggestions, the book has been revised and is now in print.
##Memorization (Hifz) Competition, the Islamic Year 1414 A.H. (1993-1994) was declared Quran Awareness Year. Quran Memorization Competition for 30th Sipara was organized and more than 900 students from Africa, Aden, Canada, Dubai, India and the United Kingdom participated.
##Some of the Madrassa have continued with the tradition and are organizing such programmes almost every year.
##Free Distribution of Translations; Hundreds of copies of the English translation of the Holy Quran have been distributed to secondary school students in the U.K. The SACRE (Standing Advisory Council for religious Education) has been most co-operative and helpful in distribution of these Quran.
##Web Site, A special site devoted to the Holy Quran has been set up. Links to resource on the Holy Quran in text and audio –in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish are given. Articles on the Holy Quran which are of immense value to researchers, scholars and those wishing to study the Holy Book in depth are placed on this site.
#Tabligh on Internet: A group of young boys and girls of the Shia faith have pooled their resources together to form a network called ABDG, Ahlul Bayt Discussion group. They have a Shia Home page that is independent of any university’s site or organization. This web page has been flooded with queries from people all over the world where Shia brethren either wish to know more about the Mazhab or wish to get some assistance in propagating the message of Ahlul Bayt (a.s). The IEB is now dealing with all these diversified responses. The ABDG has several list serves which forms the core of its activities. These include the ABDG-Aalim Network, ABDG General, ABDG Youth and ABDG an- Nisa. There is one Madressa Net, MNET which has united teachers from Madressas all over the world. In this form, there is a discussion of various methods adopted in teaching the various subjects. Input has been very useful. To make use of the advanced technology, IED have to think in terms of Interactive Courses through the Internet. Web education is spreading very rapidly and will soon be best mode of learning. IEB is already planning the possibility of establishing such a medium of learning Islamic Studies for new converts.
#Audio Visual Educational Materials: A full-fledged reference Library and Copying Centre is being established at Birmingham on Islamic Audio and Video Cassettes, CD-ROM’s, Photographs etc.
#Guide for Muslim Travelers: IEB has issued Circular requesting information of Mosque, Muslim Hotels and Halal Restaurants. The response has been tremendous. All the information is being collected and a booklet would be published to guide Muslin Travelers. The Government of the republic of China already provides such information for Muslim Visitors to China.
#Bosnia - Books Translated: The Bosnian Desk of IEB has been actively engaged in the propagation of Islam amongst the Bosnians both inside and outside Bosnia. The following books have been translated into Bosnian Language, published and distributed over the past few years:
##Dua e Kumail
##Some Suras from the Holy Quran
##Hazrat Fatema (a.s) and Imam Husayn (a.s.)
##Islam in practice
##Then I was Guided
##Pearls of Wisdom
##The Holy Quran in Bosnian Language
##Suratul Yasin
#Bosnia - Books Purchased: The following books in Bosnian Language were purchased from publishers for distribution:
##Nahj ul Balaghah
##Wonderful Creation of Peacock
##Wonderful Creation of Bat
##Saheefatus Sajjadiyya

Letters to IEB from all corners of Europe in Bosnian Language continue to pour in daily in search of truth and have questions that are not answered by anybody they know. To date, more than 5000 people have written asking for some kind of assistance. Whatever lay within the abilities of the IEB was swiftly responded to. There are people who want to know the differences between Sunni and Shiite School of thought.The Bosnian Desk of the IEB is handled single-handedly by Brother Semiz S Abdulla. He has translated books and articles and maintains regular contact with all the correspondence we receive in the Bosnian language.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Report 15th June 1996===

The Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board, DR. M. T. I. Walji, submitted a written Report for the year 1995.
He explained at length on some of the activities being undertaken by MAB like Screening, taking out of pamphlets on Ghusl, Kaffan, Daffan, Lupus, distribution of medicines to those in need in Africa and among Iraqi Refugees.

Members have been appealed to come forward to assist in the medical needs of Iraqi refugees. There were 10/12 camps of Iraqi refugees in Iran who are receiving medicines from the World Federation only. The MAB had, therefore, to ensure that people did not suffer or even die for lack of medicines.

===Report 22nd February 1997===

Reporting on the current situation prevailing in the Community, Dr. M.T.I. Walji, the Chairman of Medical Advisory Board MAB), said that the Community was sadly indifferent to various dangers it face. The Community leaders gave little or no response by way of feedback to the Jamaats on the guidelines issued by MAB to educate our people.

Dr. Walji explained to the session that Thalassemia is genetically transmitted blood disorder. 7% of members of our Jamaat are carrier of this disorder. Children resulting from marriages between carriers can suffer from severe and painful condition. He appealed to the Community leaders and health care workers to take this matter seriously and make the general membership of the Community alive to this impending danger.

It was that platforms like Mimber, Public Lectures and modes of communications like Jamaat Newsletter must be extensively used to propagate the guidelines.

===Medical Convention March 1997===

Report of Medical Advisory Board of the World Federation on 'Medical Convention' organised by Central Health Board (CHB) of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Supreme Council.

This medical convention, the first of its kind, was held in Dar es Salaam on 22-23rd. March 1997. The event was a tremendous success with over 300 delegated, invitees and observers from all over the Africa and abroad. Ladies took active part too.

'''Objectives:'''

# To bring together medical professionals, community leaders and heads of institution to a common platform to discuss the medical, moral, ethical and religious aspects of health care of our community.
# To appraise the current health status of our community and recommend appropriate preventive health educational programmes.
# To evaluate and disseminate and where appropriate provide data to bring awareness of the prevalence of serious and infectious diseases affecting our community and to recommend effective programmes to control and prevent them.
# To encourage and facilitate interactive and innovative panel discussions on matters affecting the organizational structure and development of our health care institutions with a clear goal of achieving excellence to meet the needs to our community in the light of rapidly changing environment.
# To prepare Resolutions covering the health and organizational issues of importance that are affecting our community for submission to the Supreme Council for implementation.

After welcoming speeches by the dignitaries, a keynote address from Mohammadbhai Pirbhai, Vice President of the Supreme Council and a message from Asgherbhai Bharwani, President of Dar es Salaam Jamaat, Mr. Aunali Khalfan, the Chairman of Central health Board, gave a detailed and informative talk on the subject of “The importance of CHB in the present health history of the community in Africa

CHB has made tremendous progress in the last 2-3 years. Besides arranging treatment of patients in Birmingham, it has established a well-functioning system in Bombay whereby patients from Africa receive excellent, reliable and cost effective service.

Dr. Walji, Chairman of Medical advisory Board (MAB) of the World Federation, described the establishment of MAB, its function and how it can be of help to our community worldwide in general and to Africa in particular. He presented statistics of patients helped from Africa and the type of disease they suffer from. By December 1996 2427 were from Africa. He emphasized that whilst it is indeed a pleasure to look after our patients from Africa, the number is not decreasing in spite of a large number of patients going to India. He suggested that steps should be taken to improve facilities locally so that the need to go out diminishes

Dr. Walji also alerted that urgent measures need to be taken to prevent spread of AIDS in our community and to screening and detect inherited disease like Thalassemia. He suggested that serious considerations should be given to pre-marriage counseling and blood tests.

These suggestions were received well by the audience, especially ladies.

Dr. Asser, a lady gynecologist practicing in Dar es Salaam discussed the common problems of our ladies. She was complementary towards the community on its concerns of ladies health in general but was disturbed to notice creeping trends of ‘liberty’.

Dr. Karim Manji gave powerful speech on the subject of “Social and religious dilemma surrounding medical practice”. He talked at length on the dilemma he and doctors like him are facing in their practice when our community members present them with difficult problems. He alerted the community of various very difficult, potentially life threatening problems facing our community. He talked about deteriorating moral standards he encounters and appealed to the community leaders all over to pay particular attention to the needs of our youths, to discourage immoral behavior and to introduce programmes which would stop potential of degradation.

The Convention resolution in the field of Education and Prevention were:
# Female participation in Medical Professional education is encouraged.
# Mandatory Health and Sex Education be introduced in the curriculum of all our religious and secular institutions.
# Structured and expert individual and group counseling in Health and Sex Education to be availed to all community members at all age levels and groups of fathers, mothers, wives, husbands, parent-in-law, youth, children and others.
# Sports and recreation facilities be availed to all community members especially women, youths and children.
# Mandatory pre-marital HIV Screening and clearance is introduced, confidential to the parties concerned.

===Medical Advisory Board's Plan for the Term 1997-2000===

# Improvement and expansion to existing facilities provided to patients in terms of accommodation facilities, general welfare, regular and frequent medical and non-medical follow up and financial assistance when deemed necessary.
# More assistance to our doctors, dentist and other health care professionals. Clinics, dispensaries and hospital through the world in terms of medication and equipment.
# More frequent, regular and closer follow-up of health screening sessions.
# Better propagation of health education.
# Better and more comprehensive help to needy areas.
# Expansion of our services to Doctors and allied health care professional in further medical/health education.
# World Federation Nursing Home/Hospital
To implement the objectives WF will need more resources in terms of Finance and personnel.

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)==

===Muhsin Dharamsi visits Gujarat during June 1997===

The following report was presented at the meeting of Executive Council on 7th. June 1997:

Muhsin Dharamsi, Chairman of Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme visited Gujarat from 1st. to 22nd March 1997.

His report is being presented in the form of answers to possible questions that may arise in mind.

#Was it necessary for you to go on this trip? Discussing major changes by post has its limitation. On this trip I was able to visit 23 towns and villages and talked to the grass roots. I met students, teachers, parents, general public and Jamaat committees. I also visited schools, Madressas and coaching classes. We were able to discuss all aspects of education and to search for improvements.
#Why do you want to spend so much money in nursery education? Young children are the most impressionable. If at a young age, we can get them interested in education and develop their faculties, they well get somewhere. Many nursery schools have sprung up but they are really just play groups and are very expensive too. Our own nursery schools will be cheaper to run, can have professional teachers and can teach religious matters too. The improvement will thus be many folds.
#Surely schools education is enough. Why do we need coaching classes? The school teaching is based on memorization and not understanding. Our children miss out further because of language difficulties and lack of educational facilities and environment at home. Coaching classes are therefore essential to develop the student’s potential and to give extra boost. In Mahuva, for example, coaching classes are being conducted for 273 children and within two terms, the failure rate has been brought down from 46% to 14%.
#Why should we have our own schools? The best schools everywhere are private and expensive. So to improve the standard of education within our community, it will be cheaper to have our own schools especially where our population is large. We can teach religious studies in the schools too. Our schools can also be used for adult education and other educational requirements of the Jamaats.
#Many of us studied in large towns and stayed in Hostels. Why can’t the same system be followed? Today there are schools everywhere so the concept of Hostels, Boarding Houses, Orphanages and Hawza need to be reassessed. The dropout rate from such institutions is over 60%. It is far better to let the students study in their own town under the supervision and guidance of their own parents. There is however a need for Hostels and Boarding Houses for teenagers. For in many towns, Science subjects are not available beyond standard 10. If we have Hostels in the larger Cities for students above Standard 10, and if we provide good help for them regarding secular and religious education, we might get somewhere.
#Why you are not happy with the Madressas and what are you doing about them? There are over 100 Madressas in Gujarat using 5 different set of books under 5 different supervisory and funding bodies. Standards vary considerably and it is very difficult for children when families migrate. So to rectify the matter, The Council of Gujarat
## is producing a set of books to be used throughout Gujarat.
## is organizing teacher training course to encourage more teachers.
## is re-organizing Madrasas and coaching classes to run together.
## is looking into course for adolescents and teenagers.
Furthermore, the Madressa children learn to recite Quran and Duas in Arabic. But when they leave Madressas, they recite in Gujarati transliteration. This practice has to be stopped immediately in order to improve the quality of recitation.

===Report for Term 1994-1997 presented at Triennial Conference===

As of today 9248 students are being educated through ZCSS of which 2135 are being sponsored on a one to one basis. During this term ZCSS also financed the building of one new school in Bidar, South India and the extension of 3 existing ones (Alipur, Avalkonda and Kujhwa.

ZCSS has helped establish an extensive network of Madressa in India to impart religious education to students. During 1994-1997, Pound Sterling 638,068 was received by ZCSS and Pound Sterling 580,025 was spent, leaving very little surplus for contingencies.

Furthermore, 166 students are being helped in Higher Education in India at a cost of Pound Sterling 41,000 per year.

All the work being carried out under this Scheme is from remittances of the 2135 sponsor parents and from donations received from time to time.

Of the 9248 students, 2135 are non Sadaats under one to one Sponsorship, 2517 are non Sadaats being helped from surplus funds, 4430 are Sadats and 166 are University students.

Monthly commitment for ZCSS children for 9248 students is Pound Sterling 26995.

==Career, Education And Training Board (CETAB)==

The Careers, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB) have now completed its second term. Its main role has been to provide assistance to the community organizations and individuals on matters relating to secular education. The Board is chaired by Ahmed Hassam with Barkat Ali Walji and Hasnain Walji as members. The Secretariat is based in Birmingham, U.K.

The main activities during this term are:

#General Inquiry: During the term numerous inquiries from students for specific courses were received from Kenya, Tanzania, India, Pakistan, UAE, U.K. and Iran. Information including addresses was sent to these students. Various inquiries for financial assistance were received from overseas students and these were referred to their regional federations.
#Female Education Scholarships: The course of the two girls (One from Kenya and the other from Tanzania) who were given scholarship to study at the Charterhouse College of Radiology at the University of London is progressing well and is expected to graduate by July 1997.
#Books And Education Materials: During the term CETAB collected various books, syllabus and computer software for the Mombasa Education Board. Mr. Barkat Walji liaised with schools and public libraries in the U.K. and approximately two thousand very good quality second hand books were collected by December 1996. The books were shipped to Dar es Salaam for distribution to four libraries in Dar es Salaam and extra copies to Arusha. The donor schools have expressed a desire to assist us in the future.
#Education Board of Africa Federation: The Education Board of Africa had organized a career training session for our school teachers throughout East Africa and had invited Ali Asgher Sheriff, a trained career teacher, to provide the training session. During the 1994 visit to East Africa the Board presented career guidance materials to our schools in Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, Nairobi and the Education Board of Africa Federation with a view to setting up career rooms at these schools. The Chairman of the Education Board of Africa Federation Husseinbhai Rashid also urged representatives from the Jamaat and schools to ensure this is done soon. It was also agreed that a professional career adviser be appointed in East Africa to provide guidance to students and also train teachers in career counseling.
#CETAB - Information Technology A comprehensive report on Information Technology was written to answer queries from our youths and parents concerned and confused about which path to take up in the field of Information Technology referred to as Computer Studies. The report answers many of the esquires including the following:
## An explanation of the Information Technology
## Simplification of some of the technical gloss
## CETAB’s opinion of some of the courses
## Profiles- ‘live examples’ of our people who have taken careers in this field. Their day to day duties, rewards and career progression.
#Other Careers: Along with the conventional subjects there was a minority of our youths who were keen on professions that were considered to be of less importance. CETAB prepared reports on careers such as Radiography, Podiatry and Osteopathy. The reports describe the profession, the entrance requirements, the career prospects and job opportunities.
#Internet Courses: CETAB has Internet courses for beginners which teach History of Internet, Concept of Internet and the advantages and World Wide Web.

CONCLUSION:

Much more needs to be done to further improve the secular education within our community, especially for students in East Africa, India, Pakistan and Dubai. For them availability of good schools/Universities, career guidance and financial restraints are major hurdles to attaining good education.

Lack of enthusiasm towards female education in our community is another area that needs urgent action. The community needs to know that an educated mother is an asset for the future generations.

==Miscellaneous Project for 1994-1997==

===Houses in Gujarat===

At the 6th. Executive Council Meeting on 15th. June 1996, the President, [[Mulla Asgar]], reported that under the World Federation Conference Resolution moved by the Council of Gujarat, 500 houses had been built out of which 400 have already been allocated. The remaining will be allocated soon.

===History of Khoja Community===
The Africa Federation will send the materials gathered by them to Dar al Tabligh, Harefield, where it be archived by electronic filing on computer disks and CD ROM.
The President reported that more than 62 books on the History of Khoja Community have been moved from the address of Secretary General, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], to Dar Al Tabligh.

===Tabligh===

====Trinidad and Tobago====

The President had received a report that the people of the above Islands were celebrating Muharram in a carnival style. He sent Maulana Syed Ali Baqri to investigate. Accompanied by Mr. Ashik Kermali and other Momineens of New York, Maulana Baqri visited Trinidad and Tobago. Following this, [[Bilal Muslim Mission]] of America was formed with a view to spreading Shia Mazhab in the Americas.
This Organization works very closely with Imam-e-Zamana Mission of Port of Spain to carry out Tablighy work according to the teachings of Ahlul Bayt (A.S.)
This year when the President visited Port of Spain, he was informed that much progress had been made, due to the efforts of [[Bilal Muslim Mission]] of America. For the first time, no alcohol was served or consumed during the procession. It is hoped that in time, as the Muslim community in these Islands understand the significance of the occasion, the procession will portray the correct message.

====Guyana====
From Port of Spain, the President visited Guyana. Over there Sheikh Mohamedali Zanzibary and Brother Latif Ali, who accepted Shia Mazhab after reading the books of Maulana Syed [[Saeed Akhtar Rizvi]] of Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania. Today, there is a small but active community of Shia amongst both African and Asians of Guyana.

====Panjatan Society of Victoria, Australia====

The Society has around 40 families mainly of Indo-Pak origin. It runs a Madrasa for 35 children. On 14th Shaban 1417 (25 December 1996), the Society opened a new complex- The Panjatan Centre in Melbourne, and all religious, educational and community activities are now held within the Centre. The World Federation contributed USD 100,000 – almost 50% of the cost.

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==Address by New President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

The incoming President, Dr. Hasnain Walji, began with a Gujarati poem for paying Homage to [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgarali M. M. Jaffer) who passed away in March 2000.

He further stated that the World Federation would give the same standard of Services in future, which it used to give in past. He said he expects the same co-operation from the members. He emphasized that our unity is the strength of the World Federation.

He reminded the members and delegates that the main aim of the World Federation is the religious and social upliftment of our community.

He further declared the coming term, 2000-2003, as “Term of Education”. He said we will have to invest more on Education of Boys and Girls. He said with the help of Jamaats and Federations, World Federation would prepare a programme for creating a large Fund where all aspects of Education aid would be available.

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==Secretary General's Report at Triennial Conference 2000==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], in his opening speech remembered the recently passed away President of The World Federation, Alhaj [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer). He said that today at this Conference, We are all united to pay our respect to Mulla Saheb.

Only now that he is gone do we truly appreciate his record of humanitarian services, generally, as well as to muslim communities internationally. Today is our chance to express our heartfelt appreciation for the way he occupied the office of the President that brought honour to this organization by the manner in which he filled his role far above any feelings of partisanship.

The Secretary General remembered other Marhumeen, such as Marhoom Alibhai M. Jaffer, Marhoom Haji Hussein Haji, Marhoom [[Jafferali Asil]], Marhoom Haji Mohammed Javari, Marhoom Mohammed Raza Rashid, Marhoom Alhaj Nazirali Gulamhussein and few others who are no longer with us now.

Among the Ulema who are no longer with us this year, he remembered Maulana Zeeshan Haider. He was the founder member of Tanzeemul Makatib. He was a well known Aalim & Zakir and served many East African Jamaats from early nineteen seventies. He translated Nahjul Balagha, Mafatul Jinan and Tafser of Quran in Urdu. Maulana Karar Hussein, also one of the founder members of Tanzeemul Makatib and served our Jamaats in East Africa, passed away this year. Moulana Adibal Hindi who ran many religious institutions also passed away this year

Among those who also passed away were Ayatollah Sheikh Murtaza Buroujerdi, Ayatollah Mirza Ali Gharavi and Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al Sadr.

The Secretary General said that the community will remember this eventful term as the “Term of reminding and reflection” which saw many well-wishers, dedicated community workers and Ulema depart from this world.

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], said that over a period of 24 years, The World Federation has evolved as a body serving not only its members but also Muslims from all over the world. Primary objective being preserving our religious identity, eradication of poverty, illiteracy and poverty from within our community.

Responding to the appeal from the needy has to be done with care, courtesy and confidentiality, always conscious of the fact that all applicants receive due respect. Applications are received from many of parts of the world and they have to be heard patently and with empathy. Each application has to be dealt on its merit. Disbursement of Huquq monies will always remain an immense responsibility on the shoulders of those entrusted with the task of disposing.

In addition, the World Federation receives applications from throughout the world for emergency due to natural disaster or war, capital projects, ZCSS projects, MAB projects and Aalim grants.

The World Federation is a global institution and its secretariat is a hub around which the whole wheel of the World Federation rotates. It has over 40 people from many parts of the world who continuously give their time to the World Federation without charging a penny.

They range from those who visit each and every patient who comes for medical assistance to the United Kingdom via the World Federation, to those who continuously visit towns and cities for the new ZCSS sponsor parents. Then there are representative who assist the Secretariat who are based in Australia, Canada, USA, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, France, Kenya and Tanzania.

The volunteers, together with the staff at the permanent Secretariat keep the World Federation running continuously throughout the year. But this is not enough. The World Federation has the community numbering over 100,000, now settled in many parts of the World. They replicated mainly African experience in almost all places and formed Jamaats and later on to forming regional federations. It is from these institutions that the WF receives solid support and backing. World Federation's strength as a community is its ability to raise and generate funds whenever required in the name of our faith.

Finally, the Secretary General said that it’s his privilege to present the report for the term October 1997 to October 2000.

'''Report:'''

===Tabligh:===

At the 7th. Triennial Conference of the World Federation held in October 1997, the President of the World Federation, Marhum [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgerali M. M. Jaffer) declared the next three years term as the term of Islamic Education activities. The community throughout the world was affected by a process of social transformation that uses information technology to relay ideas and information from one remote station to be received in any part of the world within seconds. Digital Television, along with the Satellite and Cable Television, Internet and E-mail have proved to be extremely successful in exchanging useful information.

With this development, there is huge disadvantage of inaccurate portrayal of Islam, particularly the religion of Ahlul Bait A.S. given this; the World Federation has to evolve to respond to this new challenge.

The first task was to establish resource Centres at strategic places, fully equipped with modern technology and materials. First '''Dar Al Tabligh, London''' and later on '''Dar Al Tabligh, New York''' was the location chosen for this purpose. Islamic Education Board (IEB) of the World Federation is based in their headquarters at Dar al Tabligh, London.

====Digitizing of Resources:====

The medium of information technology was used to reach the wider audience and explain the true Shia perspective. IEB has embarked on digitizing Islamic literature so that it is readily available on the Internet. It has its own web page and is maintaining a Quran theme page. This contains translations and articles on the Holy Quran. Research students frequently visit the site and it has proved to be so beneficial that the faculty of Jurisprudence at the School of Oriental and African Study – University of London – has provided link to it.

The IEB is working closely with the Ahlul Bait Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP), which was started six years ago with the aim of putting Shia literature on the net for the public. After six years, it now has major Shiite works available on their site. The World Federation has assisted this organization. It is now digitizing works in Arabic, French and Spanish.

====Radio Broadcast - "A Success Story"====

'''Driving to work one morning, two weeks ago, and being a little dissatisfied with Radio 2 and Capital Radio, I turned to 558 AM. And I heard a very sweet voice telling me about the words of the Quran. I was fascinated.

I was fascinated by the enthusiasm. It was so infectious that I listened to the whole programme. I now listen every morning, for the duration of my journey into London. In fact, I now time my drive to ensure that I can listen to your whole programme.

Although not a Muslim by upbringing, what you say has truth, simplicity and common sense running like threads throughout. I am not sure I will ever be a believer. I was brought up a Catholic, but your words reinforce my belief in how to live a rewarding life”.

(Comment from a listener after listening to Radio Broadcast from IEB).
'''

This is the expression of spiritual contentment from a non-Muslim after the Radio Broadcast, the thirst for spirituality that can be quenched through the Quran.

For the past year, IEB has been broadcasting programmes on Islamic concept for better understanding among Muslims and Non-Muslims residing in London and surrounding areas. It had to learn the discipline required to produce daily programmes.

There is tremendous encouraging response as well as demand for audio cassettes from listeners. WF now has successful broadcast content available to try out in any part of the world. The World Federation is grateful to Marhoom [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer), Brother Mustafa Mawji, Brother Maqbul Rahim, Brother [[Safdar Jaffer]], Brother Mustafa Jaffer and Sister Ummulbanin Merali for making the programme a success.

====Majalises on TV:====

12 Majlises in Urdu were broadcast on TV in Muharram 1419 (1998) and with popular demand from the listeners, these Majlises were repeated during Muharram 1420 A.H. (1999). Similarly, in last Mahe Ramadhan, lectures by Marhoom [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer), Brother Mustafa Mawji and Brother Safdar Jaffer were broadcast on TV for United Kingdom audience.

====Audio/Video/CD Library:====

Under IEB, Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material is established at the World Federation building at Anderson Park Road in Birmingham. A comprehensive database of nearly 500 audio cassettes and 75 video tapes has been set up. Facility for duplication s of audio and videotapes are available at the library. A CD writer has also been acquired to enable material to be copied on to CD’s.

====Institution of Zakiri:====

Islamic Education Board (IEB) has a database of Zakirs and Zakiras mainly from our own community. Over the years, the number is increasing. Soon we will have sufficient pools of Zakirs and Zakiras to fulfill the need of our community.

To facilitate interaction between them, the World Federation, over the past 8 years held many seminars. The last one was held in March 1998 at Birmingham. Among many issues discussed was the need to have more Shia references in English and to shift the focus of content on more practical issues affecting our Community. IEB has published and distributed Zakir’s Compendium. This is a book containing Namaz-e-Mayyit, Talqeen and Namaz –e- Juma Khutba. This is an aid to every Zakir who, more often, also perform the role of resident Aalim of the host Jamaat.

====Holy Quran Exhibition:====

The first exhibition of the Holy Quran was held at the Islamic Centre, London, in December 1998. IEB of the World Federation was a co-organizer of the major event. Mulla Asgherali M. M. Jaffer was invited to speak on the role of Muslims in promoting the message of the Holy Quran. Radio 4 also interviewed him for listeners in the UK.

The exhibition displayed the Holy Quran in different prints and there were thirty different translations of English language, sixty different translations in Persian language as well as copies of translation in many languages of the world. Subjects ranged from Sciences of the Holy Quran, Bibliographic, Concordances containing over 6000 verses on different subjects, Tafser, Stories from the Holy Quran and research and Theses related to Quran. There were Multimedia resources on more than 20,000 different subjects as well as paintings and calligraphy works of the Holy book were on display for the public to appreciate.

A philanthropist made is possible for Dar al Tabligh to obtain a number of Books on Quran and Theses exhibited at the Quran Exhibition. The Quran Library at Dar al Tabligh now has nearly 150 Theses on Quran presented at Universities in Iran. It is proposed to publicize it among academic institutions and invite researchers and scholars to avail themselves of it for research.

====Tabligh Among Bosnian Muslims:====

The policy WF adopted 8 years ago has now begun to show results in Bosnia. Since 1992, the Bosnian desk at the World Federation has carried out extensive work in this field in two ways.

Firstly, translation and publication of books like Principle of Religion, A First Course in Islam and the Holy Quran are printed and distributed to Bosnian in Europe and elsewhere. Ten issues of the magazine ‘Muslimanski Zivot’ were published for distribution among Bosnians during the term 1997-2000. In them, a book by Sayyid Akhtar Rizvi on “Imamat” and a book by Tahera Kassamali on ‘Raising Children’ have been published in parts.

Secondly, adopting a special mode of communication developed by the Bosnian desk, WF was able to run a correspondence course for those who are eager to learn about Islam.

During the period 1997-2000, nearly 2500 individual contacted the Bosnian desk at IEB out of whom, 1200 are participating in the correspondence course and about 250 practices Jafferi Fiqh.

====War In Kosovo:====

In 1999, Kosovo was engulfed by war. There are large communities of Albanians in Kosovo. Albanians are predominantly Muslims with over 40 per cent followers of Bektashi Sufi Order who believe in Twelve Imams a.s. The community responded generously to our appeal on the plight of Kosovo Muslims.

The World Federation, through the Albanian Islamic Society, sent food, clothes and money for the purchase of an ambulance. WF embarked upon propagation of Islam within the community by printing an Albanian translation of the Holy Quran and distributed it among refugees in Europe and North America. A Mosque was re-built in Kosovo by a donor from Dubai, through the World Federation.

The WF provided financial assistance to a Shia publishing firm in Macedonian to print the following books in Albanian:

1. The Roots of religion (published by Dar Rahe Haq, Qum) was translated into Albanian and published and distributed by the World Federation.

2. Five thousand copies of translation of the Holy Quran in Albanian were reprinted and distributed.

The Minister for Religious Affairs of the Albanian Government had a meeting with the Chairman of Islamic Education Board. He requested assistance for Muslims in Albania and promised all cooperation and assistance.

====Madressa - Our Enduring Institution:====

The Madressa remains the enduring institution of the community. Children take religious instruction and education through it. They are run on a voluntary basis by committed and dedicated group of teachers.

One such vivid example that comes to the mind is Alhaj Mulla Abdulrasul Mulla Hassanali in Mombasa whose lifelong mission has been to serve the cause of Madressa. In every Jamaat we have some highly dedicated individuals like Mulla Abdulrasul. This is the important responsibility taken by them, which really belongs to parents

Our communities throughout the world have a Madressas, some well-established, self-sufficient and of good standard while others lack resources and basic facilities. IEB has played a facilitative role in bringing Madressa administrators and teachers to gather, provide financial assistance, organize teacher seminars and more importantly provide books and other resource materials to our community Madressa, religious institutions outside our community and secular schools and institutions.

However more needs to be done. Challenges facing us today are different from those that existed even 10 years ago. The demands will change even further due to globalization. As a result, the problems facing our children living in the west may become almost identical to ones in the east and they need to be approached collectively. Unfortunately, the lack of co-ordination between Madressas is a real setback and this need to be addressed.

The role of Madressa in the community presented at the symposium organized by the Council of European Jamaats, Alhaj [[Hassan Ali M Jaffer]] stated:

“We spend huge sums of money in recruiting Ulema to serve as Resident Aalim. Mostly to lead congregational prayers only; we recruit renowned Zakereens for the moths of Muharram, Safar and Ramadhan, and we spend colossal sums of money for Niyaz, all in the good name of religion. Necessary as these endeavors are, how much resources do we expend to effectively upgrade the role of Madressa education and in training potential Madressa Muallim, in introducing modern teaching aids for religious education and in supplementing the income of Madressa teachers to make them economically self-supporting and consequently more devoted in their assignments.

The challenge is to give Madressa education the same level of importance that we give secular academic education. Given the choice of exercising one option only, the first priority must go to Madressa.”

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]] stated that the World Federation will have to move the needs of Madressa to the top of the IEB agenda.

He further stated that IEB has produced, printed and distributed many books. Some of them are as follows:

#Al-Islamu Dini – A set of 11 manuals for Madressa students
#Ahsanal Qisas –Stories for children
#Kalimatun Tayyabi – Majlises for children including Khutba and Masaib Workbooks for children
#Al Islamu Dini – Key stage 1 and 2 for secular schools according to Islamic Religious Education Syllabus in Harrow, Ealing and Hertfordshire schools.

In addition, audio cassettes on many subjects are available from our resource centre. WF has distributed more than 10,000 copies of thesis books to individual throughout the world.

====Aalim Grant:====

World Federation subsidizes the cost incurred in procuring the services of Aalim. Member Jamaats in Europe, USA, Australia and India receive a substantial contribution to the costs of maintaining their resident Aalim. Certain nonmember Shia Organizations also receives this assistance in the light of their needs of a resident Aalim. For Moharram, those Shia Organizations who are unable to have a Zakir, WF would step in to commit part or all the expenses for the sole purpose of ensuring that the remembrance of Imam Husain (AS) is spread far and wide in all parts of the globe.

====The World Federation In South Africa:====

The Federation was represented at the third parliament of the World Religions held at Cape Town, South Africa from 1st. to 8th. December 1999.

The Chairman of the Islamic Education Board, Haji [[Muhsin Jaffer]] represented the World Federation in the parliament and also at the exhibition held in the same Centre, where the Islamic Education Board had a stall which displayed books and CD- ROM’s on Islam. Nearly 7000 people of all faith from all over the world attended the parliament, including Nelson Mandela, the first President of the Republic of South Africa and Dalai Lama.

The World Federation took this opportunity to make contact with many prominent personalities from many faiths; IEB has followed this up and are in contact with many of them.

IEB stall was inundated with visitors from around the world. Most of the visitors were professors and lecturers from many universities but there were also many teachers from local Muslim Schools who took keen interest in the working of our own Madressa and children’s books.

====Tabligh Activities in Pakistan====

World Federation assisted in the construction and running of many religious institution in the areas of Punjab and Baltistan.

The World Federation published two valuable books, namely Talkhees-al-Mantiq and Talkhees-al-Maani, which were compiled by Allama Sheikh Muhsin Ali Najafi of Pakistan. WF has assisted six religious institutions in this region. Among them are the following:

# Jamia Tu Ahlul Bait – Islamabad – This is the hub through which many Tabligh activities occur in Punjab and Baltistan. It has “Qaatu al Khui” auditorium specially constructed by the World Federation to cater for educational and cultural activities in Islamabad.
# Kulliatul Ahlul Bait – Jhang District – This Centre was built at a time when Shia Community was under considerable pressure and its survival was at stake.
# Madaris mazhar ul Iman – Dhudial Chakwal – Late Mulla Saheb through the World Federation took great interest and through his advice gave it a new shape and dimension.
# Markaze –Ahlul bait – Mansehra – This area has half a million Sadat and over the years ignorance took them away from the right path. The World Federation established this Centre to undertake educational and preaching activities. As a result, hundreds of Sadaats benefited and embraced the Imamia path. After the graduation from these Madressas, many bright students pursue higher education in Qum and some students from these Madressas have attained high scholastic positions

====Dar Ul Tabligh - New York:====

[[Nasimco]] through its IEB looks after the Madressa needs of our community in North America. The World Federation is playing its role in Tabligh activities in this continent.

Many charitable organizations have risen and flourished in this part of the World. Tarike-Tarsile Quran is amongst such organizations which have done excellent publication work. The [[Bilal Muslim Mission of America]] (BMMA) is another, which has introduced to as many people as possible, the teachings of Ahlul bait.

BMMA has published a book entitled ‘Quran – Its Protection from Alteration’, which was originally authored by Allama Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi. The purpose is to reiterate the Shia position in unequivocal terms that the Quran as it is now is the entire Quran without addition, subtraction or change.

BMMA was also actively involved in Tabligh in Central and South America including Caribbean islands. It had established Madressas in Guyana and Trinidad and has seen great awareness of the Jaffri faith among communities. It has expanded its Tabligh activities into Columbia and Solomon Islands. The World Federation had sent a large stock of books to the BMMA for free distribution. The World Federation gave its support in the acquisition of the first Shia Islamic Centre in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Marhoom [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer) opened the Dar al Tabligh in New York on the 18th September 1999 marking another milestone in the activities of IEB in North America. WF is grateful to the generosity and benevolence of the G.R. Jaffer family for their continued support in providing space for the Centre.

The [[Dar al Tabligh]] in North America performs all the operations like in the Dar al Tabligh in UK. It also acts as a resource Centre for researchers, Madressa teachers and students and members of the Shiite Ummah at large.

[[Dar al Tabligh]] – North America converts the Video material received from UK into NTSC system which is prevalent in North America and distributes all over the North American continent. A library comprising of all classic reference material in original Arabic language as well as books in English, Urdu and Persian language has been set up and is now fully operational.

===Education:===

One of the objectives of the World Federation is to educate members of the community. The World Federation considers education as s top priority.

====Zainabiya child sponsorship scheme (ZCSS):====

=====India:=====

At the start of the scheme in 1982, ZCSS had a handful of students in Gujarat. Now it has over 2000 core sponsor parents from throughout the world. These sponsor parents and the funds from the Sehme Sadat portion of the Khums have enabled ZCSS to take over 11,000 students on the scheme from many parts of the world. The new intake this year is African Students from the Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya.

In Gujarat, over 3500 students from our community are on the scheme. In Karnataka there are nearly 1000 students under the scheme with many in universities.

ZCSS scheme in Andra Pradesh, Bihar, Madras and Thailand is continuing to provide education to children of poor families.

WF has built 4 schools through Zainabiya. They are:
#Madressa Islamia Khujwa – Bihar
#School in Avalkonda – Andra Pradesh
#School in Alipur, Karnataka
#School in Bidar, Karnataka

=====Pakistan:=====

In the mountainous part of Baltistan, Pakistan, 95% of the population is Shia Ithna Asheri. Poverty exists and literacy rate is just around 25%.

A private trust runs a school by the name of Uswa public school. The World Federation provides guidance and financial assistance to this trust. WF builds a School at Manthoka which is now part of Uswa public school. Mullah Saheb this year visited Baltistan and laid foundation stone of a Girls Primary School at Skardu. The school is expected to be completed later this year and WF is grateful to the donor who made the construction of this school possible.

The World Federation is also building a wing at Uswa Academy that is nearing completion which will be used to provide computer and other vocational training to students in Skardu. WF has also equipped schools with furniture and educational accessories to provide modern amenities to students.

====Higher Education And Career Advice:====

The demand for Higher education loans among our Boys and Girls is ever increasing. The WF continues to support higher education needs of students of our community with the repayment rates being very low. WF has made special efforts to increase the rate of collection and hope that this money will enable it to provide more scholarship loans.

The Careers, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB) provide information to our community on matters relating to secular education. The board receives inquires related to courses mainly from Kenya, Tanzania, India, Pakistan, UAE, UK and Iran and were dealt with accordingly.

The Secretary General, Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, stated that our community must chart out long-term sustainable resources to make sure that education of all our children and particularly higher education of our youth does not suffer. We need to provide our young people with life skills with which they can tease out their best talents and contribute to the development of human society.
As a community, we must provide every opportunity for our youths to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion. This is the challenge that is facing the community today.

===Health===

The World Federation through its ‘Medical Advisory Board (MEB)’ has provided healthcare services and advice to community members, healthcare professionals, primary care practices, hospitals and healthcare academics institutions. Its unique healthcare-screening programme is replicated by many of other community organizations. Its innovative preventive primary healthcare programme in India has benefited communities and proved to be successful in delivering cost effective ways of preventing common diseases in India.

Today, Medical Advisory Board (MEB) of The World Federation is viewed with respect and consulted by many prestigious organizations throughout the world that want to share our experiences.

===Welfare And Emergency Assistance:===

Today, Muslim countries have the largest number of refugees. Many citizens suffer daily hardships. During this term, the World Federation raised and spent nearly Pound Sterling 500, 000 for the welfare and emergency assistance to poor and the needy from throughout the world. This is in addition to assistance to needy Sadaats who are assisted from Sadaats Huquq funds. Welfare cases, therefore, include those of Sadats and non-Sadaats Momineen.

The World Federation has helped people from outside our own community also. For many, therefore, the World Federation is the first port of call. Some need money for medication and food etc. To all such cases, the World Federation would help as much as was practically possible. Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Medical Society of Bombay is one such agent, which was set up to assist those who were ill and now provides many welfare and educational assistance to poor and needy Sadaats and non Sadaats.

The World Federation in Mumbai is assisting the number of needy students at different level through ZCSS, which at present are over 2300. KSI Medical Society has continued to assist those who are ill and has managed on its own in most cases. But when it has stretched, it has looked on to the World Federation for assistance and the World Federation has obliged.

'''Emergency Assistance:'''

The World Federation has responded generously to the plight of desperate people. Example being:
# Earthquake in North Afghanistan and Turkey
# Cyclone in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, Media, Miana, Nawlakhi and Mandvi.
# Floods in Bangladesh
# War in Kosovo

===Assistance to Iraqi:===

Since 1992, with the help of generous support from the community worldwide, the World Federation has sent one million pounds worth of medicines to Iraqi refugees. Still WF continuous to send help for cancer drugs for cancer patients among refugees. Daily necessities like food, clothing and other necessary expenses of around Pound Sterling 5000 per month are being sent to refugee camps through Ulema in Qum.

===Students in Iran:===

WF pays stipends to nearly a thousand students from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Africa who are studying in Iran. It’s a vital source of assistance from the World Federation and it contributes greatly to their meager resources from which they can barely meet their expenses as they spend their lives in learning the religion of Islam.

===Food Relief For the Needy:===

During the month of Ramadhan, WF contributed Rs. 76000 for Iftar of Momineen in Hyderabad and 1 lakh 87 thousand worth of food grains were distributed in Bihar.

===Housing===

====Gujarat====

The World Federation in April 1999 completed construction of 70 with all the amenities. The World Federation appreciates the efforts of Haji Ramzanali Asaria, Haji Vazirbhai Varteji and his sons and Haji Hasanbhai Merchant, who took great pains to see that the complex is finally completed.

There remain at least 100 families in need of housing in Bhavnagar. A donor had purchased a plot and the World Federation has commenced construction of around 72 flats. Similarly, in Palitana, 12 flats are constructed to house poor families.

Over the period of 10 years, the World Federation has provided housing at a cost of nearly $ 1.4 million to the needy families.

====Avalkonda====

It has a Zainabiya School financed by the World Federation under the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme. The Indian government has declared it as a ‘Model Village’. The state supplied electricity to the whole village and in partnership with the World Federation drew up plans to supply water to all the houses. Presently, together with the government of India, WF is subsidizing the building of 89 houses. The community of Avalkonda can now begin to plan programmes of self-sufficiency and self help. This is the model of development that is worthy of emulation in other parts of India.

====Kareempur====

The World Federation embarked upon housing project in Kareempur, Pothanhally and Dodballapur in Karnataka province of India.

#At Kareempur, 21 Sadat houses have been built at a cost of USD 48742.
#At Pothanhally 4 houses were built for poor Sadaats families at a cost of USD 5714 and
#At Dodballapur 2 houses were built at a total cost of USD 5714

===Religious Centres And Mosques:===

Many religious centres that appeared in the West in the eighties and early nineties functioned as Imambaras and some had Bait us Salaat within it. Soon extensions were added and Madressas began to function within it and tuition classes, Adult classes, workshop and seminars followed.

Today, these centres are vibrant with activities and World Federation has provided moral and material support.

During this term, Sayeeda Zainab project of Birmingham Jamaat was successfully completed and opened for use in 1998. Similarly, Madressa at Los Angeles is now opened catering for the religious need of our community.

====Capital assistance to Centres in North America====

# Vancouver Jamaat has started a multipurpose project costing 7.5 million Canadian dollars. The World Federation has pledged $50,000 towards the cost.
# The World Federation has also pledged $50,000 for Allentown Jamaat project
# Albany, the capital of New York State has the first and only Shia Centre which will provide religious and social facilities to Shias living there. WF has pledged $75000 to them.

====Bilal Secretariat Extension Project – Mombasa, Kenya====

The World Federation provided the funding for the extension of the Bilal Secretariat in Mombasa. The area of extension is 3013 sq.ft built at a cost of Pound Sterling 30,000. With this extension, Bilal Kenya, can consolidate its present activities and expand their Tabligh activities within the indigenous people.

After 38 years of Tabligh a sizable number of Africans in East Africa has embraced Shia Ithna Asheri faith. Some of them are professionals and some occupy position in the government services.

During this term, financial help was provided to Tanzania and Kenya branch of Bilal Muslim Mission. The assistance was used for publication of religious literature and towards the rising cost of administration.

====Mosques:====

Idara e Ma’rife Islam, Birmingham was set to fire by arsonists in 1998. The Late President of the World Federation had visited the site and contributed Pound Sterling 50, 000 out of the total estimated damage of Pound Sterling 500, 000.

During this term, a mosque in Bihar was renovated at a cost of Rupees one Lakh. Two mosques are being built in Pakistan. These are donations from generous donors.

===Publication===

The WF publishes religious literature in many languages. They are either translation work or original work. Two new books are published by the World Federation:

# Shaykh Mufid’s Al Amaali, which was the last work translated by Marhoom Mulla Asgherali M. M. Jaffer and published by the World Federation. The book comprises of a collection of Ahadith dictated by the famous Shaykh Mufid (RA) when he was in gatherings of friends and students.
# Albanian Translation of the Holy Quran in response to a request by the displaced Muslims of Kosovo. The copies have already been widely received and requests for more copies continue to be received at the IEB.

The Bosnian desk of the World Federation published three books during this term for Muslims of Bosnia and Albania.
#The first book is titled Biseri Mudrosti. This is the translation of the book “Pearls of Wisdom” which has sixty-two short stories from Islamic history.
#The second book is titled Hazrat Fatima Imam Hussein. This is a book about the lives of Hazrat Fatima and Imam Hussein a.s.
#The third book is Islam u Praski that explains Islamic rules of wudhu, tayammum, Namaz, Zakat, hajj, ijtihad and Taqleed. These books are distributed widely among Bosnian and Albanian Muslims throughout Europe.

There is a book in publication by the title The History of shrines in Karbala. This is the first ever detailed and methodical study to be published in English language. It is well researched document by Dr. Rauf Al Ansari that traces the history of the construction of the Holy shrines.

The secretariat also publishes an ‘Insight’ publication that provides information to the public on the activities of the World Federation. During this term 4 issues were published describing the activities related to Tabligh, Zainabiya Education, Health Care and relief of poverty.

‘Muslimanski Zivot’ is a quarterly magazine for Bosnian Muslims residing in Europe published by the Bosnian desk of the World Federation. This magazine seeks to convey Islamic living and awareness among the Bosnians and Albania.

===External Liaison Desk - "Creating Framework To Interact"===

Objectives:

# To establish appropriate network so that the views of the World Federation are adequately represented in influential area such parliaments and governments.
# To establish contact with other charitable organizations so as to seek joint sponsorship for mutual benefits.
# To represent the World Federation through its members on the interfaith networks to pursue common objectives with other faith representatives.

===Interfaith Network:===

The World Federation is represented on the United Kingdom Interfaith network. Wessex Jamaat became a member of the interfaith groups. Under the umbrella of the World Federation, it has maintained good relationships with Portsmouth Cathedral. Both institutions participate in each other’s major events.

The Millennium Service for England was held on 2nd January 2000 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London. At the invitation of Canterbury, The Muslim Council of Britain and The World Federation represented Muslims of the United Kingdom. Among the dignitaries were the Queen, Prime minister of the UK and many foreign dignitaries.

===Research & Development Desk:===

In an effort to evaluate competing proposals and assign priorities, World Federation has set up the WF Research & Development Desk. The purpose is to collate all material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and finally produce reports with an analysis of the data. The first stage is the development of a ‘clean’ database of our membership throughout the World and the area that the research desk will explore is service usage as well as gathers important data from the Jamaats in terms of housing, educational and welfare needs of the community members.

===Bridging The Divide:===

Over the last 24 years, the World Federation has taken on diverse projects to see to the needs of our community where ever they are in the world. In general, they are divided into two:

# Those that alleviate poverty and human suffering in the East.
# Those that were designed to preserve our religious heritage in the West.

In Gujarat, WF built 500 houses for the needy and poor. Through Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme, WF sponsor over 3500 children for primary and secondary education and WF also sponsor many youth for graduate education. WF spends money to renovate Masjid and Imambara and Madressas so that our community members have proper facilities to learn about Islam. WF has provided marriage, welfare and medical assistance to the deserving within the community.

More water pumps and boring wells facilities were provided this term. There are 103 water pumps and boring wells facilities in 25 towns and villages.

Today, in Gujarat we can see vibrant mosques and Imambaras, active Madressas, excellent opportunities for secular education, newly built accommodation facilities, financial assistance for the needy, medical assistance for the ill and infirm and welfare assistance for orphans and poor. We also see of giving within our community in Gujarat. We now see many projects within Gujarat that are financed by brothers from Gujarat. In this the World Federation can truly say that it has played its part as much as its resources allow it to.

While in Europe and North America, the needs and requirements are different. The history of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Europe is very new. The displaced members of our community from Uganda arrived in United Kingdom in 1972 with very little on them. They had to leave much of what they owned behind. Under the guidance of Marhum [[Mulla Asgar]] Saheb, work started for construction of Islamic Centres at every place where our own community had made their home. The effect was to cause a re-migration amongst our people. The displaced and scattered community regrouped. Community life as we knew was rekindled. From nothing in 1972, our community now boasts upwards of 15 major Centres in UK and numerous others throughout Europe. These Centres are vibrant with activity bringing about the ethos of Islamic values within the community in the West.

The World Federation did not confine itself only to Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri community in its services. Many Shia Ithna Asheries from India, Pakistan, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq were assisted to set up Centres that have become the nucleus of their community. Many such Centres now exist in London, the Midlands, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

The World Federation has also cooperated with many Muslim organizations and took on the task of dealing with problems and injustices faced by all Muslims.

The World Federation became involved with interfaith, a group which has representatives from all major religion in the United Kingdom. WF is recognized as a key Muslim organization by establishment in the UK.

Similarly, in Canada and United States, WF has provided guidance and monetary assistance for many capital projects. Amongst the many assisted, are our Centres in Toronto, New York, Ontario, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Allentown, Albany, Los Angeles and also many others.

The Secretary General, Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, stated that in the East, in places like Gujarat, our people were poor, lacking in education and were confines to poverty. While in the West, people were literate and reasonably wealthy but they did not have religious institutions and identity. Over the last 24 years, the World Federation has been able to bridge this divide to a large extent. This is '''Mulla Saheb’s enduring legacy at the World Federation'''.

The task ahead for all of us is to consolidate these achievements and chart out new programmes that will fulfill the needs and aspirations of our community.

Today, World Federation’s successful activities have established its own unique presence within the Shia World – an achievement, judge by any standard, is worthy of respect. Yet, we cannot ignore new management concepts that are used by similar charity organizations to achieve competency and effective performance in the delivery of services.

==Reports presented at Triennial Conference for Term 1994-1997==

===Islamic Education Board (IEB)===

====TV And Radio Broadcast:====

In Muharram 1419 A.H. – 1998 – 12 Majlises in Urdu by Marhoom Mulla Asgherali M. M. Jaffer were broadcast on TV which covered the whole of United Kingdom.

Due to huge response, the TV station repeated it during Muharram 1420 A.H.-1999 – on own initiative.

In Mahe Ramadhan 1420 A.H. and again in 1421 A.H. – 1998/1999 – lectures by Marhoom [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M.M. Jaffer), [[Mustafa bhai Mawji]] and [[Safdar Jaffer]] were broadcast on TV for viewers from all over the United Kingdom.

From October, 1999, half to one hour Islamic programmes are being broadcast on Radio Asia – with some breaks.

Marhoom Mulla Asgherali M. M. Jaffer, Mustafa Mawji, Maqbul Rahim, Safdar Jaffer, Mustafa Jaffer and Sister Ummulbanin Merali participated in the programmes.

The response from listeners, Shias and Sunnis and even some non-Muslims, has been tremendous. The office of The Islamic Education Board is undated with letters and telephone calls requesting for audio cassettes of these broadcasts. Some non-Shia listeners have sent financial contributions towards these programmes to ensure that the programmed continue.

'''Listener’s Comments:

M. Cockar: “Can I also ask if it is possible to sometimes ask for a transcription of any talks that you have on radio? Being rushed in the mornings, it is not possible to catch all the wonderful advise and knowledge that is imparted in these programmes – anyway ay to overcome them?”

Ahmed Saeed Khan: “I am blind person and an IT tutor at Royal Society for the Blind. I listen to your broadcast with keen interest and find it very informative especially for children and young adults. I have recently set up a Computer Training Centre for the Blind in Karachi and would like to obtain the recorded tapes for my students there.”

Yusuf Husein: “We were delighted this morning to hear you back on air after being told the 10 programmes had come to an end. My Wife and I have been listening and recording the programmes for later playback in the car.”'''

====South Africa:====

The Islamic Education Board (IEB) of The World Federation was one of the four Muslim organizations who had a stall at Cape Good Hope Centre where the parliament session was held. More than 200 stalls were made available by the organizers for exhibition of religious books and literature.

The Islamic Education Board took this opportunity to make contact with many prominent personalities from many faiths; IEB has followed this up and are in contact with many of them.

IEB stall was inundated with visitors from around the world. Most of the visitors were professors and lecturers from many universities but there were also many teachers from local Muslim Schools who took keen interest in the working of our own Madressa and children’s books.

====Gujarat, India:====

In June, 1997 a large delegation from Council of Gujarat and Kutch Federation visited Dar ul Tabligh and discussed some of the suggestions in regards to religious awareness in the community. Some of the matters discussed were:

=====Islamic software and Archiving=====

It was pointed to the visitors that the IEB had been in search of Shia Software Engineers to produce Islamic Software and India could be the right place for qualified and experienced Computer (Hardware) and Software Experts. An appeal was made to them to scout for such persons and submit their details to the Islamic Education Board.

IEB requires programme of Archiving both the History of our Community and Material useful for Madressas and Muballigheen was explained to them. The IEB was holding scores of books in Gujarati on the History of the Community which had to be archived and put on CD-ROMs, with Search Facilities.

The problem of Search Facilities for Gujarati material transferred to CD-ROMS was a very difficult one. The Islamic Education Board had been searching for any Software produced in India to overcome this problem. An appeal was made to the Visitors to help in locating such Software.

=====Importance of Religious education=====

It was pointed out that only social and welfare projects were given importance. It created a false impression in the society that Religious matters were not important at all.

President of The Council of Gujarat, Haji Hassanali J. Merchant, stated that since their attention was drawn to it, he would make sure that visit to Madressas and discussion on the Religious Affairs would be put in the programme of all such visitors.

=====Islamic Books in Gujarati=====

As Islamic Books in Gujarati were not of the highest standard desirable, it was suggested that high quality books be translated into Gujarati and published from Arabic, Farsi and/or Urdu. A programme of publishing at least two to three such books in Gujarati per annum is formulated.

=====Media=====

The role and importance of Media in educating and informing our Community as well as conveying the message to others was discussed. It agreed:

# That regular news and reports would be sent to LABBAIK for publication
# That details of intensive and correspondence courses in Journalism available in UK would be sent to The Council of Gujarat.
# That contact will be established with existing Media in India, i.e. Ali Channel of Bombay, which would facilitate in conveying the Message to non-Shias in India.

=====Madressas=====

Madressa Seminars would be held in India with participation by Madressa Teachers from other parts of the world.

Also Madressa Teachers from India would be sent together with Teachers from other parts of the World to inspect teaching methods in our Madressa in various parts of the World. This will help in exchange of information and views and would benefit all parties involved.

=====Zakiri in Gujarati, Hindi and English=====

The Council of Gujarat would encourage Zakiri in Gujarati, English, Hind and other languages in co-operation with the Islamic Education Board,
The Council of Gujarat would send audio cassettes of such Zakirs to the Islam Education Board.

=====Khoja Students in Qum=====

The Council of Gujarat would establish contact with all Khoja Ithna Asheries studying in Qum (Iran), ascertain their needs and requirements, guide and assist them.

The Council would keep the Islamic Board informed of such activities.

=====Linguists and Translators=====

The Council of Gujarat would try to look for people fluent in different languages (i.e. Portuguese, Bosnian, Albanian…), with a view to assisting the Islami Education Board in translating Books into these languages.

It would also try to encourage members of our Community to study these languages. The World Federation would be requested to provide Scholarships for such studies.

====Bosnia====

The content of a number of letters that the Bosnian Desk received during the last term proves that a correspondence course can play a very important role in Tabligh.

In the 1997-2000 periods IEB was contacted by 2500 individuals out of whom 600 were writing for the first time. 1200 were participating in IEB correspondence '''“Stay in touch!- send your coupon”''' scheme in which they had been requested to answer 3 to 4 questions related to different topics presented in the magazine.
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IEB have been contacted by more than 5000 individuals and 1200 have qualified for mailing list and receive IEB books and magazine on regular basis. About 250 practice Jafferi Fiqh.

'''''Some quotations (Translated from Bosnian)'''''

'''''“I don’t know whether you will believe me or not, but when I received a copy of the Quran from you I started to cry. I asked myself what I was doing all these years. But, is it my fault for being brought up in such society that was a Bosnia? It is possible that we needed all those sufferings in order to wake us up and make us realize who we are? We are passing through the most difficult period in our lives, but returning to Allah gives us strength and give us hope for a better future.”
Sadija''
'''

'''''“When it seemed to me that I was alone in this world I came to know you. I thank to Allah for showing me the right path on which you are treading. He is to be thanked for making your our guiding lamp. I ask Him to give me strength to stay on the path that has been made manifest through you.”
Sefik
'''''
'''''“Now, Shia and Sunni Mazhab are explained to me. To be honest, I did not know what they really meant, so I did know which one is mine. Now, when everything has been explained, I believe every person in Bosnia would choose Shia Mazhab as I have.”''
'''

'''''“Dua-Kumayl has become something very special for me. I have never felt so close to my Creator, as much as I am when reading this Dua. Reading every new line causes tears in my eyes. It really gives strength to my faith. I pray to Allah that every believer feels like myself when reading this wonderful Dua.” Dijana
'''''

Books published

The following books have been published or obtained for free distribution among Bosnians:

#Prevod Kur’ana
#Pravim putem
#Sura Jasin
#Biseri Mudrosti
#Principi vjera
#Hazreti Fatima I Imam Hussejn
#Islam u Praksi
#Muslimanski Zivot
#Kur’ani

Books obtained and distributed:
#Islam I Zapadna civilizacija
#Staza Rjecitosti
#Sahifa Sedzdzadijja
#Zacudnow stvaranju sismisa
#Zacudnom stvaranju pauna
#Dua I Kumail

====Zakirs====

The IEB has a database of Zakirs and Zakiras mainly from our own community. Many Jamaats all over the world rely on this database to select Zakirs for Muharram, Ramadhan, or even as a resident Aalim.

The first seminar of Zakiri was held in London on 18th July 1992. It was attended by more than 40 Zakirs and Zakiras from all parts of the world.

During the seminar, the IEB distributed a Zakir's Compendium containing Namaz e Mayyit, Talqeen and Namaz-e- Juma Khutba- an aid to every Zakir.’

====Internet and digitizing of resources====

IEB embarked on digitizing resources some four years ago. Apart from its page under WF home page, the IEB is also maintaining a Quran theme page.

It contains translations and articles of the Holy Quran. The site is widely used and links to the site have been made in University Research Sites.

The IEB is also working closely with the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP). The DILP is a pool of resourceful Shia youths from all over the world who felt the need of Shia resources on the net. They started six years ago and today major Shiite works are available on the site.

====Audio/Video/CD Library====

IEB has set up a central audio/video/CD library during this term. A comprehensive database of nearly 500 audio cassettes has been set up together with 75 out of a total of over 400 video tapes.

Jamaats and organizations are requested to assist by sending copies of tapes from their libraries so that the IEB can add the copies to their collection.

====Quran Exhibition====

The first exhibition of the Holy Quran was held at the Islamic Centre England, London on the 12th, 13th and 14th of December 1998. IEB of the World Federation was a co-organizer of this Major event.

The exhibition was opened on 11th. December 1998. Three renowned speakers, Ayatollah Araki, Yusuf Islam and [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M.M. Jaffer) delivered eloquent speeches pertinent to the role of Muslims in promoting the message of the Holy Quran.

====Quran Library – Dar ul Tabligh====

A philanthropist made it possible for Dar ul Tabligh to obtain a number of Books on Quran and Theses exhibited at the Quran Exhibition.

The Quran Library at Dar ul Tabligh now has nearly 150 Theses on Quran presented at Universities in Iran and many books in English on the Holy Quran published in different parts of the world.

The Library now has many Translations, Books and Thesis on the Holy Quran. It is proposed to publicize it among Universities and invite researchers and scholars to avail themselves of it for research.

====Islamic Education Course in Qum, Iran====

Islamic Education Board organized and arranged for a one month Islamic Study course in which 14 boys from the UK and 8 boys from East Africa participated. It was in conjunction with a Group of Islamic Scholars (GIS) based in Qum and the Council of European Jamaats,

The programme for the youths included:

#Educational: Classes in English language on subjects like Aqaed, Akhlaq, Holy Quran, History and Contemporary Affairs were taken by well-known scholars. Dr. Murtaza Alidina, Shaykh Aliasghar Shaheedi, Dr. Safiullah Khan, Shaykh Muhibullah Jaffer are just a few names of scholars who cooperated with IEB in running the classes.
#Social: The GIS helped organize sports meetings with local students and hires sports halls for the benefits of the youths.
#Religious/Spiritual: Visits to religious site (Ziarat) outside Qum and to religious scholars were also part of the programme. For the spiritual welfare of the youth, Dua, lectures, question and answer sessions were also organized during the course of their stay in Qum.

====Dar ul Tabligh, North America (DNA)====

The late President of the World Federation, [[Mulla Asgar]] (Asgherali M. M. Jaffer), performed the opening Ceremony of Dar ul Tabligh offices on sat Sep 18, 1999. It was the culmination of months of planning and tireless efforts by the Islamic Education Board of the World Federation. The fully equipped facility has a reference library which has thousands of books in several languages. Collection of the translation of the Holy Quran in over 30 languages was on display during the opening ceremony.

The entire facility including fixtures and fittings and the high tech equipment, have all been provided by the Jaffer family of New York. The primary goal of DNA is to assist the community in North America in fulfillment of its responsibility of imparting religious education to the upcoming generations as well become a source of information on Islam for the public at large.

===Medical Advisory Board===

====Help to Patients====

Total no. patients treated during this term:
#1997 315 patients
#1998 293 patients
#1999 240 patients

====Help to Health Care Professionals====

MAB receives requests from doctors abroad for advice on postgraduate medical education in the West. It tries to advise them as best it can. In some cases, it gives grants or interest free loans.

====Help to the Community====

The Medical Advisory board of the World Federation has been conducting medical screening programs in most of the Jamaats in UK over the last three years.

These are:
Birmingham, Essex, Hyderi, Leeds, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Stanmore, Watford and Wessex.

====Haj Medical Mission====

The World Federation sent a team of doctors, Aalim and administrator to serves Haji from the year 1977 to 1992. When it was felt that the community had now become self-sufficient, the mission was stopped. However, there was universal pressure to re-start the mission.

A survey was conducted and Dr. Walji presented his detailed report to the Executive Council on 10th. July 1999. He recommended that the World Federation should send a doctor and/or administrator from its secretariat to help with and co-ordinate with doctors accompanying different groups and also assist such group/groups which may not have accompanying doctors or medical supplies. This should be for a few years until it is no longer needed. This was approved.

So, this year saw re-launch of Haj Medical Mission. The MAB team for Hajj 2000 was Dr. Abbas Vakil, Dr. Mithani, Dr. Gulamabbas Rajpar and Mr. Aliasghar Rajbhai.

During Haj 2000, The World Federation donated 5 wheel chairs to the Tanzania Muslim Haj Trust.

'''British Haj Delegation:'''

The British government launched a programme from this year (2000) to send a team of doctors, paramedics and helpers to help the British Hujjaj in Saudi Arabia.

The World Federation took active part in the preparation and in formulation of the delegation. The advice from the World Federation from its vast experience of 25 years in Haji Medical Mission was very much appreciated by the government representatives and WF was invited to be active participants of this delegation.

====Help to Slum Dwellers, Poor & Refugees====

=====Govandi, Bombay=====

Govandi is one of the largest slums in Bombay with 25000 of Shia population. Here health and hygiene was poor with almost no sanitation.

WF alleviates the disease by educating the community on how to avoid or prevent health miseries. The health education programme is self-running and perpetual.

WF runs “Al Safeena Education Centre with four classes and about 300 children. This Centre was started in
1991. The activities consist of:

# A Balwadi consisting of nursery, junior kindergarten and senior kindergarten classes.
# A non-formal education class mainly for adolescent girls who could not take up formal education. Here they are taught reading, writing and simple arithmetic, along with some cooking, stitching etc.

In May 1993 during the annual holidays WF teachers and social workers went around the Baiganwadi area of Govandi form house to house to motivate the parents, so send their children to our school for nearly free education.

The teachers were also told to help the parents in getting their children admitted to good Government recognized schools, after the completed their studies in WF school.

The number of students seeking admission to better schools goes on increasing every year so much so that in the academic year ending in May 2000, 235 students out of 257 studying in our school got admitted to other schools.

In 1998 WF carried out a survey of Baiganwadi area to find out the number of children under five in the area and the number of them attending any school.

The results of the survey were really surprising. The survey showed that there were 1071 children eligible for admission to nursery. But only 291 of these children were attending any school. 780 of them were deprived of any education. Of the 291 students a majority of 95% were attending WF school.

The survey seems to have also motivated the parents as there was a very heavy rush for admission this year. Due to this 360 students were admitted.

=====Patna=====

Zainabiya Health Centre is working at Nauzer Katra Patna since December 1996. General patients are examined, treated and advised. Medicines are also supplied to poor patients. Numbers of patients examined are:

#1996-97 3422
#1997-98 4805
#1998-99 4573
#1999-20 3892

“Pulse Polio” programme was carried out from Dec 1996 to Mar 2000. A total of 1384 children were given Polio vaccine.

Zainabiya Health Centre has started the working of its ‘Eye Section’ on a weekly basis from August 1999. A total of 330 patients have been examined from August 1999 to March 2000.

Since 1996 every year ‘eye operation camps’ are organized at Madressa Islamia, Kujhwa, under ‘Kujhwa Education Society and Charitable Trust’. Patients suffering from eye disease are examined and operable Cataract and Pterygium cases are selected for operation. Spectacles are also supplied free of charge.

=====Bangalore=====

The World Federation has started the Zainabiya Primary Health Centre in 1997 at Neelsandra. It’s a small locality where a large slum of deprived Shia population of around 1000 families resides.

The health Centre is supervised by Dr. Sajjad Husein. There is general practitioner, two gynecologist and two social workers.

The social workers job consists of

# Personal house visits in the locality.
# Keeping complete statistics of each individual family with regards to their economic status, family size, and occupation, source of income, nutrition status, educational status and chronic illness in the family.
# Ensuring all children are vaccinated regularly.
# Advice importance of personal hygiene and nutrition
# Motivating family planning and antenatal care in Zainabiya Health Care were free of charge.
# Holding group discussions on different aspects of preventive health care like family planning, nutrition, diabetes, hypertension, asthma.

=====Iraqi Refugees In Iran=====

In 1991, after the Gulf war, there was a Shia uprising in Southern Iraq. It was most brutally crushed by Saddam’s army using chemical weapons, tanks and helicopter gunships. Hundreds of thousands of innocent Shias were massacred; Millions began to flee towards Iraq-Iran border. About a million Shias, mostly from Najaf, Karbala and Basra are now in most pathetic situation and are sheltered in refugee camps along the Iran-Iraq border. Iran government provides bare minimum provision. World federation tries to provide medicines.

====Sister Organisations====

=====Central Health Board (CHB) of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Supreme Council=====

CHB continues to offer health education and health awareness programmes for the youths and the community at large. Jamaats are encouraged to give priority and to organize such programmes through their medical and educational institutions. The Dar es Salaam Jamaat held the following programmes until April 2000.

#Dental Hygiene by Dr. S. Mohammadali
#Common ENT problems by Dr. M. Datoo
#Appendicitis by Dr. Sayed Iqbal Ali
#Smoking and its Effects by Dr. Mahmood Hameer
#Treatment of heart diseases without surgery by Dr. Shoaib Padaria
#Preventive Health Care and MAB activities by Dr. Mohammedtaki Walji

Lecture programmes have been introduces for the Hussein Madressa boys section. The challenge to all Jamaats is now to focus and introduce Health and Sex Education in the curriculum of all our religious and secular institutions.

CHB in collaboration with the Ithna Asheri Union Literary Section and Hussein Madressa organized a symposium on 9th April 2000 at the Muntazar Complex in Dar es Salam. The theme of the symposium was –“Vision 2000 and the Emerging Dilemmas of the Youths”.

Following a resolution in April 1998 by the Supreme Council, all Jamaats introduced the pre-marital testing of HIV/AIDS. The Executive Council of the World Federation also passed a resolution on 3rd. October 1998 in Peterborough requiring all member Jamaats and Federations to seek from the bride and groom evidence of their being free of HIV & AIDS virus and that both are not Thalassemia carriers.

=====Medical Advisory Board (MAB) of [[Nasimco]]=====

Dr. Haider Fazal has been appointed as Chairman of MAB Nasimco and work done so far includes:

#Financial support to various projects in India and Africa.
#Medical supplies and literature to East Africa
#Regular medical lectures and seminars for our community
#Fund raising activities

=====Medical Awareness Committee (MAC)=====

The Council of European Jamaats has formed a Medical Awareness Committee (MAC) and the following activities are carried out

#Health Awareness Seminars
#Medical Cover for European Haj Mission
#Health Screening & Health Information (Triennial Conference 2000 London 8th (2) . Page 142-149)

===Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)===

Report:
Remembering Mulla Saheb, the Chairman of ZCSS, Mohamed Visram stated that the number of students being sponsored keep of increasing every year as always, but what is more rewarding is that the number of undergraduates keeps increasing as well. This means that the quality f education and the determination of students are increasing as well. This year, out of 449 higher education students on the files of ZCSS, 115 have already qualified.

Capital projects undertaken in this period are as follows:
# Construction of a girl’s school in the Multan area of Pakistan and upgrading the existing school for boys with furniture and equipment.
# Construction of teachers quarters in Alipur and the start of extensions to these subsequently.
# Fencing and securing of the school compound of the Alipur School.
# Completion of a school in Bidar for the Khana Badosh Shia population and the handing over of this building to the local population to administer.
# Completion of the extensions in both Alipur School and the Avalkonda School. In Avalkonda, students who were at one time debt slaves are now beginning to request for undergraduate sponsorship.

Vision for the Future of the Scheme has got to be the continuing support in education of the poor members of our community all over the world. The greatest challenge facing the Scheme is to carry on taking on new students on the Scheme as well as at the same time supporting the meritorious students through the universities, while the number of sponsored students and the cost of education have increased over the past years; the cost of the sponsor parent has not been increased since 1984. As a result the real equity of the scheme is much less that what it was fourteen years ago.

The aim of ZCSS is to ensure that secular education is made available to all Shia Ithna Asheri boys and girls. Needy parents are encouraged to send their children to any local school of their choice, with ZCSS providing the necessary funds for school fees, tuition fees, books, uniforms and transportation.

At present (2000) there are 5840 non Sadats and 4991 Sadats, plus 334 students taking Higher Education under the Scheme.

The Sadat students are being supported by the Sehme Sadat portion of the World Federation and Non Sadat students are sponsored either under the one to one scheme or by one-off generous donations received by ZCSS.

Breakdown of ZCSS children as at August 2000

Agency Non-Sadat Sadats
#Anjumane e Hussaini, Madras, India-266
#Avalkonda, Andhra Pradesh, India-300
#Bilal Muslim Mission, Mombasa, Kenya-56
#Council of Gujarat, Gujarat, India-3290
#Hussein Education Soc., Bhavnagar, India-711
#Imam-e-Zamana Mission, Hyderabad, India-1500
#Imamia Education& Welfare Trust, Bangalore-1296
#Khoja Ashna Asheri Jamaat, Hyderabad, India-58
#Kutch Federation, Kutch, India166
#KSI Medical Aid & Welfare Society, Bombay-2385
#Madras Islamia Kujhwa, Bihar, India-628
#Hazrat Fatima (AS) S.W.S., Bangladesh-18
#Youth Imamia Education Comm., Bangladesh-37
#Dar Ahle Bait, Bangkok-120

Total: 10831

===Career, Education And Training Advisory Board (CETAB)===

The Careers, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB) provide information to our community on matters relating to secular education. The Board members are Ahmed Hassam, Barkat Ali Walji and Hasnain Walji. The main activities during this term are as below:

#General Inquires: The Board continues to receive numerous inquiries from students for information on specific courses and/or their suitability to pursue certain courses. These are mainly from Kenya, Tanzania, India, Pakistan, UAE, UK and Iran. Information on courses was sent to these students. Inquiries for financial assistance received from overseas students were either referred to their regional federations or dealt with at the Secretariat, as appropriate.
#Female Education Scholarships: The girls, one from Kenya and the other from Tanzania, who had been awarded scholarships to study at the Charterhouse College of Radiology at the University of London, successfully completed their degree course. They graduated in 1997 and are now working in UK hospitals.
#Books and Education Materials: During the term, career magazines were sent on a regular basis to the Education Boards in Mombasa and Dar es Salaam and to Jaffery Academy in Mombasa.
#Visit to Al-Muntazar Islamic Seminary, Dar es Salaam: Barkat Walji visited the Al Muntazar Islamic Seminary in Dar es Salaam. Murtaza Nanji (Education Officer) showed him the classrooms, library and the science laboratory. A two hour meeting with Mr. Julian Tetlow (Academic Director) took place where various aspects of education were discussed.
#Informal Visit to Jaffery Academy, Mombasa, by Barkat Ali Walji: In March 2000 Barkat Walji visited the Jaffery Academy in Mombasa. Mohammed Razabhai Jagani explained the impressive structure of the school and showed him the classrooms, the computer department and the library.
#Visit to Zainabiya Schools in Avalkonda and Alipur and The Jaffery School in Mahuva: The Chairman visited the above places from 29th August to 10th September 2000. A detailed report together with the recommendations for further improvements is being prepared for ZCSS and the Office bearers for implementation during the next term. It is anticipated that CETAB will be closely involved with the implementation of these recommendations and the evaluation of the outcome.
#Karachi IT College: CETAB has been able to evaluate the IT course offered by this college. Karachi institute of information Technology (KIIT) in cooperation with School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, is offering a one year certificate of computing and a 3 year BSC/BSC (Honour) computing course. The curriculum at KIIT is the same as the one offered at the University of Huddersfield with assurance of quality.
#CETAB looks into range of careers: CETAB prepared additional reports on various careers. These reports describe the profession, the entrance requirements, the career prospects and job opportunities.

CONCLUSION:
Much more needs to be done to improve access to secular education for members of our communities. Whilst in Europe access to good quality primary and secondary education is easily available and is relatively cost-free, students in the U.K. are finding it hard to cope financially at University since the introduction of fees and reduction in grants by the local education authorities.

Access to primary and secondary education by our communities in East Africa continues to improve and some of our schools have already introduced IGCE or are in the process of doing so, But financial assistance to our students from East Africa for higher Education continues to be a major obstacle and CETAB needs to work with the Education Board of Africa to find ways to raise funds for financial assistance.

In India, through the ZCSS many children have received education and some of these students have now gone through universities and obtained professional qualifications. CETAB is to set up an external audit of all schools where ZCSS students undertake their studies, including the schools at Alipur, Avalkonda and Mahuva. This will ensure that the standard of education is monitored and continuously improved.

CETAB will continue to work with Regional Federations and Jamaats to improve access to education by way of raising awareness, providing career information and financial assistance.

==Secretariat==

As at October 2000, The World Federation had following 30 Members:

#Aden Jamaat
#Africa Federation
#Birmingham Jamaat
#Council of Gujarat
#Dubai Jamaat
#Essex Jamaat
#Gloucester Jamaat
#KSIC of Australia
#Karachi Jamaat
#Kutch Federation
#Kuwait Jamaat
#Leeds Jamaat
#Leicester Jamaat
#London Jamaat
#Mehfile Murtaza, Karachi
#Mehfile Zainab, Paris
#Milton Keynes Jamaat
#Muhammadi Welfare, Australia
#Mumbai Jamaat
#Nasimco
#Panjatan Society, Australia
#Paris Jamaat
#Peterborough Jamaat
#Portugal Jamaat
#South London Jamaat
#Stockholm Jamaat
#Switzerland Jamaat
#Trollhattan Jamaat
#Watford Jamaat
#Wessex Jamaat

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Senior's Conference==

Dr. Akbar Mithani, the Convener of the Conference, presented recommendations of the Senior Conference held in
Toronto on 24 May 2002.

Dr. Akber Mithani said that 260 seniors of both genders participated in the Seniors Conference. The seniors expressed:

# A need for a permanent multifunctional facility for their meetings.
# Need a library/resource Centre.
# Support Systems included the need for English classes, transportation, a Help line and information/education sessions vis-à-vis health, retirement, finance, real estate, information technology and counseling.

Dr. Mithani recommended that the World Federation initiates a senior’s Desk that will facilitate the development of a world strategic plan focused on the needs of our seniors in the community.

Brother Ramzan Dhanji, who chairs the UK based KOSHISHCO, senior organization, said that they had approached government bodies to donate money so that seniors would not be burden on Jamaat funds. At the same time, the leaders from UK opined that it was important that the local Jamaats and regional bodies worked hand in hand to ensure that the needs of all seniors were being adequately addressed.

The President concluded that the World Federation would set up a desk at the Secretariat, which would explore ways in which various seniors groups could be accommodated.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report - May 2002===

Medical Advisory Board (MAB)
Dr. Abbas Moledina presented a report on the activities of the Medical advisory Board.

He stated that the World Federation was currently one of the very few organizations still sending medicines and equipment to Iraq and Iran on a regular basis. The Board continued to work closely with the dispensaries in Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Nairobi. A second eye clinic had been established in Patna to provide cataract surgery, and cataract eyeglasses. Primary health care work continued in Bangalore and Patna.

===Report - September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)==

===Report - May 2002===

On behalf of ZCSS, Shafique Govani reported that:

# A donor has been secured for the school in Karimpur and work would start in September 2002
# A Teacher’s Quarter was being built in Khujwa
# 45 new Graduates joined the scheme bringing the current total to 224 undergraduates and 424 Graduates as of May 2002
# The Zainabiya Scheme currently had 11,000 students
# It was the organization’s mission to enable education opportunities for all children
# The Zainabiya Yatim & Asir Sponsorship Scheme currently supported 150 children

===Report - September 2002===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

TERM 2000-2003

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report - May 2002===

Medical Advisory Board (MAB)
Dr. Abbas Moledina presented a report on the activities of the Medical advisory Board.

He stated that the World Federation was currently one of the very few organizations still sending medicines and equipment to Iraq and Iran on a regular basis. The Board continued to work closely with the dispensaries in Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Nairobi. A second eye clinic had been established in Patna to provide cataract surgery, and cataract eyeglasses. Primary health care work continued in Bangalore and Patna.

===Report - September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)==

===Report - May 2002===

On behalf of ZCSS, Shafique Govani reported that:

# A donor has been secured for the school in Karimpur and work would start in September 2002
# A Teacher’s Quarter was being built in Khujwa
# 45 new Graduates joined the scheme bringing the current total to 224 undergraduates and 424 Graduates as of May 2002
# The Zainabiya Scheme currently had 11,000 students
# It was the organization’s mission to enable education opportunities for all children
# The Zainabiya Yatim & Asir Sponsorship Scheme currently supported 150 children

===Report - September 2002===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

TERM 2000-2003

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)==

===Report - May 2002===

On behalf of ZCSS, Shafique Govani reported that:

# A donor has been secured for the school in Karimpur and work would start in September 2002
# A Teacher’s Quarter was being built in Khujwa
# 45 new Graduates joined the scheme bringing the current total to 224 undergraduates and 424 Graduates as of May 2002
# The Zainabiya Scheme currently had 11,000 students
# It was the organization’s mission to enable education opportunities for all children
# The Zainabiya Yatim & Asir Sponsorship Scheme currently supported 150 children

===Report - September 2002===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

TERM 2000-2003

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

TERM 2000-2003

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board (CETAB)==

===Report - 2002===

Hassan Pirbhai presented a report of CETAB activities. He said that CETAB was working along the “Vision to Reality” mission statement and was defining the direction.

The first priority was for education and opportunity. In addition, activities of CETAB involved giving online career guidance. CETAB was developing loan-tracking systems for student’s loans. The organization was working closely with Africa Federation, and would work in tandem with Toronto’s Skills and Career Development Board vis-a-vis scholarships and Academic Achievement Awards.

===Report - September 2002===

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

TERM 2000-2003

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report - May 2002===

Naushad Mehrali presented the report for IEB and highlighted the progress made to date on some of the key objectives for the current term

The website www.quran.org.uk was becoming more dynamic. More than 25000 hits were received during the busiest 100 days last year. It contained 20 theses from various universities and it was endorsed by over 500 academic institutions. A number of publications are in the pipeline, including “500 stories and anecdotes” and a series of booklets on 40 Ahadith on various subjects.

IEB was providing financial assistance of Pound Sterling 4000 per month to 881 Muballigh in Qum. With only Pound Sterling 3-5 per month, a Muballigh can be provided with additional support required to make ends meet whilst studying in Qum.

On the media front, IEB had been participating in radio and television broadcasts on various channels in U.K. during the month of Muharram and Ramadhan. Similar broadcasts were taking place in other parts of the part but there was a need for greater co-ordination between the organizations.

The multimedia library in Birmingham, U.K. was continuing with the task of collecting all the lectures/Majalis of Marhum Mulla Asghar, in addition to compiling a resource library of Islamic material.

===Report - September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board==

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

TERM 2000-2003

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==History and Genealogy Project==

Shabbir Mohammad of Toronto introduced a project called the Khoja Heritage Project.

A web site, www.khojaheritage.com had been set up which include a comprehensive reference/resource database about history and culture of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries. It would help trace history and ancestors of individual Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries.

Apart from Shabbir Mohammad, Goulam Amarsy and Mahmood Amarsy are team members handling the project.

(Ref: Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council 2000-2003)

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board==

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

TERM 2000-2003

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January 2002===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board==

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

TERM 2000-2003

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===Report - May 2001===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===Report - January===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

===Report - May 2002===

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President, of the World Federation gave specific information about construction and permanent resettlement plans to be completed in Bhuj, Nagalpur, Kera, Mundra and Mariya.

He stated that a sum of over USD One Million had been collected for aiding the victims of the earthquake.

He said that in the last 25 years, a spirit of giving had emerged within the community and this had attracted many private donors. He said ways must be found to reduce dependency, enabling Jamaats to be financially stronger and self-sufficient. Hence, the strategy during the Earthquake Resettlement project had been to provide assistance in form of interest free loans to Momineen through the Jamaats. The repayment of these loans would provide a Foundation Fund for the Jamaats to use for on-going economic upliftment of the community. This approach, he added, was already bearing fruit.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board==

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===May 2001 Report===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===January 2002 Updates===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board==

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

TERM 2000-2003

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===May 2001 Report===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===January 2002 Updates===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board==

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

#Schools:
##Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
##Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.
#Loans:
##MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
##Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
##Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
##Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
##Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.
#Publicity: Newsletter: Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.
#Website
##Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
##Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
##Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.
#Promotion of achievements
##Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
##Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
##Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
##Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering
#Career:
##Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
##Online Career guidance
##Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
##Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
##Provide our community with information on job opportunities
##Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

TERM 2000-2003

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==Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

'''Striving for Excellence in Education, a Call-to-Action for the Term of Education - 2000-2003.'''

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''Mission Statement'''

'''“To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community”'''

'''Preamble:'''

Today’s society has little room for those who cannot read, write and learn new technologies, skills and occupations and our community is not immune from this. We must be alive to this fact and provide every opportunity for our community to master all the modern technical skills and at the same time have an interest in the whole range of human wisdom and creativity which deals with life and death, beauty and truth, sincerity and compassion.

During this term, which has been declared as the Term of Education, the World Federation has set the following priorities and targets:

# Availability of quality Primary and Secondary education. Target: All Community Schools
# By eighteen years of age, our boys and girls are prepared for placement in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers. Target: All Between Ages of 18-25.
#Drive towards a technologically literate community. Target: All Jamaats.
# Special provision for gifted children and students of outstanding abilities. Targets: All Jamaats.
# Special provisions for children with hearing and other disabilities. Target: All Jamaats
# Promoting Adult Education. Target: All Jamaats
# Intellectual Social and Emotional Integration. Target: Students in Western Universities.

Meeting these seven priorities requires action on all fronts to ensure that the greatest number of people buy into the vision we need to implement. Our Greatest Challenge is convincing the Community to buy into this vision

Fund for higher education, in our community, dates back to the fifties. However, the amount of money given for education is not increasing as fast as the need. Individual support is lagging while the expectation from WF is growing.

Despite these constraints, the World Federation, through its Jaffery Education Scheme and the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship has had a very creditable performance both in basic and higher education. During this tern WF needs to invest even greater resources in education for our young men as well as women, both in the East and the West, to ensure that they do not lag behind for the want of means and facilities.

At the same time, those who were given education loans have started to pay back. But there are many who are not paying back. By encouraging more and more of these ex-students to repay and even contribute, Inshallah WF can redeploy these funds for more loans.

==Africa Federation, Education Priority==

The Chairman of Africa Federation, Haji [[Zulfikar Khimji]], stated that Education was being given priority and the community had spent nearly USD 800,000 for higher education. He suggested that the Community’s Schools in Mombasa/Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Arusha should join hands to establish a University for members of the Community in Africa.

As Chairman of Africa Federation, he had declared 15 Shaban as an Annual Solidarity Day when Funds for education were being raised.

The President of the World Federation, Haji [[Hasnain Walji]], stated that the World Federation had launched a 'Vision to Reality' document outlining its vision, strategy and planning for the term. He expected members to have plans and strategies in place and work closely with the World Federation.

Africa Federation’s Education Board is working closely with CETAB and had prepared a seven-point plan to bring the vision into reality.

Murtaza Datoo, Chairman of CETAB, detailed steps taken by the Board to realize its vision. CETAB had initiated a Gifted Students scheme under which application for educational scholarship from particularly gifted children would be given special consideration.

The Executive Councillor, AL Haj [[Manzoor Kanani]], requested Africa Federation and the World Federation to pay special attention to Economic upliftment projects in Africa.
He also spoke about the Alims/Zakirs and appealed for unity in the community when recruiting them or responding to their appeals,

==Transforming Vision to Reality, by President Dr. Hasnain Walji==

Presented at the First Executive Council Meeting held on 27th. January 2001 at Stanmore.

'''The purpose of this master document is to state the plans and projects for the term 2000-2003 and seek the support from the community to turn this collective vision into action. This document incorporates the vision of Conference 2000 and is a result of months of detailed deliberations by the team at the secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction envisaged during the term 2000-2003. I now invite the Community at large to enroll in that vision and urge your active participation and input.
'''

World Federation Mission Statement:

The World Federation aims “to create an environment for the betterment of the community and to nurture individuals, who will serve humanity to seek closeness to Allah S.W.T. in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and Aimmah (AS)”.

Conference Vision: The packed house of Conference 2000 demonstrated yet again, that the community across the globe not only expects the World Federation to deliver the highest level of services but also actively participates in that delivery process. In keeping with the consensus developed during the keynote session, which was devoted to the Vision for the Community, activities of the WF will be carried out in the spirit espoused by Conference as reaffirmed below:

#Core Values of World Federation
## Serve with Simplicity and sincerity
## Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
## Enable and facilitate all community in endeavors
## Engage grassroots
## Prevent duplication and support local and innovation
#Short Term Goals
##Executive Council becomes a strategic body that provides for planning and oversight.
##Boards across all organizations to be the engine for action, planning and delivery. The WF executive Council would act as a central strategic resource.
##Individual Boards to involve youths and women in all its workings.
##The focus for the new term should be to develop leadership, mentoring and succession planning at all levels of our community organizations.
##Encourage International youth and women’s forums and Conference.
##WF leadership to visit each member organization at least once during the term of office to stay in touch with the community needs.
#Long term Goals
##Education for all
##Health care for all
##Self-sufficiency for all
##Representation for all
##Effective leadership for all
#A Shared Vision: Realization of our vision must be in spirit of the collectivity of purpose. Together we can make a difference by envisioning the WF as a uniting force that conceptualizes projects in the service of the community, and woks with the regional bodies and local organizations in their implementation and evaluation. This document is a result of the shared vision of the team at the Secretariat. It is an attempt at defining the direction and enumerates the projects for the term 2000-2003. WF now invites the Community at large to enroll in that vision by participation and input.
#Project Profiles
##Sharing the Gift of Islam with all – WF IEB: The mission of the WF- Islamic Education Board is to share the gift of Islam with all. Objectives being:
### To focus on ensuring that the IEB houses a specialist Quran Library
### To ensure www.quran.org.uk is dynamic
### To raise the community’s awareness of the Quran (adopting thematic approach)
### To develop and encourage the next generation of Zakereens
### To identify a paid network in Quran for the purpose of posing questions to our Ulema
### To continue the present lecture formats of radio broadcast
### To have a paid support to the office for queries arising from the radio programme
### To collate all lectures presented in the radio broadcast as a compendia/resource material for Zakereens
### To create 14 niche sites for Masoomeen along the lines of quran.org
### To categorize all the URLs on Masoomeen and connect via the internet
### To develop an IEB site separate from WF for the purpose of Tableegh
### TO publishtextbooks for Madressa and university students, and book on how to combat ideological differences. Also translate Khazinatul Jawahir by Aliakber Nathawandi
### To investigate the possibility of GCSE in Islam (modifying to accept the Shia perspective) with existing networks
### To commission Chichester Institute of Higher Education to develop a certificated teaching programme for teachers with the intention that in 2 years it can be done via the distance learning
### To develop an examination for Madressa students
### To provide a systematic framework of Islamic knowledge that outlines the proposed curriculum based on key stages
### To collate all missing videos/audios of Mulla Asgher and place them in a library for use
### To develop audio/video as separate entity within IEB in Birmingham solely for the purpose of propagation
### To provide sites to such information via the IEB Internet site
### To increase the number of Muballigheen by suggesting this as a profession by providing scholarships and bursaries
### To increase the level of financial assistance provided to Muballigheen
### TO provide 2 months training in the west for Muballigheen after 5 years study at Howza.
### To develop a framework for “Sponsor a Muballigh” along similar lines to “Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme”.
### To develop an assessment tool to support the selection criteria of Muballigh
### To continue financial support with the present Summer Qum programme for students from Europe/Africa and America
### To provide syllabus for the summer Qum programme
### To continue present work world-wide in the different non-Khoja communities
### To identify Shia Islamic books that should be available via all local and university libraries
### To support Jamaats to undertake interfaith activities
### To transform present accommodation at IEB Dar-al-Tableegh into a state-of-the-art learning resource Centre
## Striving For Excellence in Education – WF CETAB: The mission of WF CETAB is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence and love of knowledge in every field throughout the community. WF CETAB supports each stage of the educational and career life cycle, starting from school age through to continuing education whilst pursuing a career. The Objectives being:
### Availability of quality primary and secondary education
### To prepare and place all 18 year old boys and girls in institution of higher learning or vocational training centers
### To identify and assist gifted children and students of outstanding abilities
### To identify needs and assist in education of children with disabilities
### To promote intellectual, social and emotional integration of students in western universities
### To assist the students in their choices of careers
### To promote the need for training and encourage community to participate
### To provide our community with information on job opportunities
## Combating Illiteracy – WF – ZCSS: The mission of the WF Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme is to combat Illiteracy. Objectives being:
### To build a compound wall for Alipur School and Teachers Quarters
### To build Zainabiya Institute for Potenahally, with fully furnished classrooms
### To construct boys schools adjacent to the present school in Alipur
### To construct Gulistan-e-Shaikh Mofid
### To build teachers quarters in Khujwa
### To take 45 new graduate students
##Promoting Health and fighting disease – WF - MAB: The mission of the WF Medical Advisory Board is to promote health and fight disease by providing 1. A strategic lead to our community organizations in matters of health care 2. A lead in enabling health care professionals to network with each other and this network to provide resource to our community healthcare projects. 3. To empower regional or Jamaat health boards to advise and provide where necessary health care advise and treatment. The Objectives being:
### Involvement of Youths and Ladies at MAB Secretariat
### To empower MAC (Medical Advisory Committee of Council of European Jamaats) to take over the UK screening programme and to assist in developing a worldwide screening. ### To work with other regional boards and encourage them to conduct screening if they are not already doing so.
### To empower the Hajj organization from India and Pakistan to take over and provide health care to Hujjaj.
### Patient Care; MAB will investigate and recommend alternative cheaper but equal quality healthcare in those countries.
### WF-MAB will set up an evaluation process to measure success of all its projects and lessons learnt, so that WF-MAB can extend projects elsewhere required.
### WF-MAB will continue to collect medicines and equipment’s from donors and arranges to send to the needy refugees in Iran, Iraq & East Africa.
### From WF-MAB experience and data further research and publications to be undertaken.
### To co-operate with other Muslim organizations who share the same goal and philosophy.
### To support health care workers.
### To provide health education within the community.
### To continue to provide primary health care education in Govandi, Patna and Bangalore.
##World Wide Federation Web – WF IT & New Media Desk: The mission of the IT and New Media Desk is to enable all World Federations activities to operate on highest possible efficiency using state of the art technology. The Objectives being:
### Migrate to de dedicated web server and modernize the computers used in WF.
### Put historical records on the site.
### To improve the services for the internal network.
##Gathering Data and Using Information – WF Research and Development Desk: The mission of the WF Research and DevelopmentDesk is to collate material on WF projects, present data in graphical format and produce reports with an analysis of the data. The Objectives being:
### Development of a demographic database of our membership throughout the world.
### To obtain information/documents relating to community assets of the World Federation and its membership.
### To collate material on WF Projects.
##Interacting with the rest – WF External Liaison Desk: The mission of the WF External Liaison Desk is to interact with non-Muslim organizations, government agencies, and International organizations. The Objectives being:
### To establish appropriate network with government agencies, Muslims and Non-Muslim organizations.
### To obtain Non-Governmental Organization status (NGO)
### To respond to Negative Media Coverage.

==The Executive Councillor: Role, Responsibility and opportunity by Dr. Sibtain Panjwani==

Dr. Sibtain Panjwani, Secretary General, of World Federation stated that it would be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors backing it.

As Councillors, you have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of the experiences the World Federation has to offer, but the role and responsibility that follows must be understood. Commitment, purpose and pro-activeness are necessary values that must be upheld if one is to make the World Federation function effectively.

What does the World Federation do?

The World Federation broadly promotes the following types of activity throughout the world:

#Mutual support – WF puts members in touch with other members or agencies who can give each other understanding, advice, support and encouragement.
#Service delivery – Through Secretariat, Membership and Agencies, WF facilitate, provide and implement many services as defined in the objects of the constitution of the World Federation.
#Campaigning – From time to time, WF campaign for a humanitarian cause as well as coordinate for a particular interest that are consistent with its objectives.

In providing the above services, our community worldwide federated to form The World Federation.

'''Having formed and nurtured it for 25 years as Councillors, we cannot take the World Federation for granted. This is one message that we must take it seriously.
'''

The other is that we, each of us carry around an implicit and unspoken idea of what the World Federation involves and this organization is. It would, therefore, be folly to think that much useful work can be done without the World Federation having a team of Councillors proactively backing it.

Understanding the Perils of Voluntarism

In a wholly voluntary organization, people give their time and their skills for no money or for very little money. In such an atmosphere, a culture develops where we must make do and mend rather than invest in better equipment facilities or resources.

Apart from constitutional role as members of the Executive Council, Councillors should serve a number of different functions for the World Federation and make it even more successful. They are as follows:
# Councillors should assist with the delivery of the World Federation core services of Education, Tabligh and relief of poverty.
# Councillors should provide the “image” and legitimacy” for the World Federation, particularly in its request for funds from the community.
# Councillors can bring a diversity of skills, talents, expertise and experience to the World Federation.
# Councillors can provide community outreach and access – acting as door openers and be a link between the region and Secretariat.
# Councillors can provide an element of passion and enthusiasm within their respective communities by presenting regular reports of the World Federation activities to the grassroots/Jamaats.
# Councillors will be required to provide formal reports on regular basis at Monthly secretariat meetings as well as Executive Council Meeting.

Opportunity to serve and Building a portfolio of experience

With nearly 25 years of experience, the World Federation is able and capable of providing a unique opportunity to build a portfolio of experience. Councillors have the best opportunity to serve and take advantage of many experiences that the World Federation has to offer. This opportunity to serve has come their way as a blessing from Allah s.w.a.

==25th Anniversary of the World Federation==

October 2001 was the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the World Federation. It was intended to use this opportunity to celebrate the occasion with events throughout the year. The aims of the 25th anniversary celebrations were:

# To raise awareness of the work done by the WF, and highlighting the successes over the past 25 years.
# To identify key issues affecting our communities and ways to resolve these.
# To identify key areas where WF should provide a lead on behalf of its membership.

Each Board, in conjunction with the regional federation/Jamaat member was requested to organize a convention as follows:
# A Doctor/Health Care Professionals convention in Canada/USA by MAB/NASIMCO.
# ZCSS convention in India by ZCSS/Council of Gujarat.
# Tableegh convention in East Africa by IEB/Africa Federation/Bilal Missions.
# Education convention in Pakistan by CETAB/Pirhai Jamaat/Mehfil e Murtaza
# Khoja history symposium/Mulla recognition awards/Publications launch and International Women’s convention in the UK by the Secretariat/CoEJ.
# Youth convention and sports festival in conjunction with Dubai Jamaat.

Each convention should have a theme and allow sufficient time to show a video, poster presentations and speeches on the WF activities. It should also facilitate discussion on the vision of the WF and the community, and there should also be special activities to raise funds for the World Federation. Regional and Jamaat members were also encouraged to organize additional events in their regions.

A working group at the Secretariat was set up to include [[Ahmad Hassam]], [[Yasin Rahim]], Akhtar Jaffer, [[Muhsin Dharamsi]] and Arif Govani.
These celebrations are to be all inclusive events and an opportunity for our community to be proud of what it has achieved and most important to identify and address our future needs. Active support and participation of the entire community is essential for the successfully organizing these events.

==Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch==

===May 2001 Report===

Executive Councillor Dr. Akber Mithani presented a report to the Executive Council Meeting in May 2001 at New York, USA.

As the devastating earthquake hit our communities in Gujarat and Kutch in early 2001, the World Federation was quick to respond with a comprehensive plan to rebuild the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujarat. At the Centre of this plan was a need to collect funds to start the rebuilding work.

In Vancouver, Dr. Mithani was able to liaise with the key leaders of the World Federation and provide regular updates to the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Vancouver area. People were very sympathetic and local communities of all different religions started to collect funds.

Within our own community a significant amount of funds for the rebuilding was collected. A fund raising dinner at the Imambara with the Youth Committee was organized which turned out to be a big success with significant funds being collected for the project.

Regular updates are given to members in the area and funds continue to come in at a reasonably regular basis.

Analysis
There was committed effort from almost of all Jamaats in North America towards responding to this tragedy. There were however some misconception and some of the issued were:

#There were a number of groups within North America who were collecting funds for Gujarat Earthquake relief
#There appeared little or no communication between these groups
#Despite efforts, there was little will to collaborate the efforts
#False information being fed that the World Federation kept a certain percentage of the donations for “administrative charges” and hence people were asked not to donate to WF.

===January 2002 Updates===

At the Executive Council Meeting on 5th. January 2002 AT Mulla Asghar Memorial Hall, Mombasa, the following update was presented:

The earthquake of 26th January 2001 affected our communities in Kutch and Mariya. There was complete devastation in Mariya, Nagalpur and Bhuj and to a lesser extent in Kera and Mundra. A total of 152 families, totaling nearly 1000 individuals were affected.

A delegation of the World Federation led by Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], Vice President; [[Ahmed Daya]], Hon. Treasurer; Gulamabbas Bhurani, President of Council of Gujarat; [[Aunali Salemohamed]], Executive Councillor; [[Muhammad Dhirani]], Chairman of Africa Federation and others, visited the earthquake areas. The delegation together with the leaders of our community in Kutch and Gujarat met in Kera and decided to work together and to co-ordinate the resettlement programme.

On 18th March 2001, the President of World Federation Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], Secretary General [[Sibtain Panjwani]], Amirbhai Merali and Alhaj [[Aunali Salemohamed]], the Executive Councillor of the World Federation went on a visit to the afflicted areas in Kutch and Kathiawar. Also Alhaj Muhsin Dharamsi has made several trips to the affected areas and has submitted detailed analysis of the needs and the progress by way regular updates.

The first phase of resettlement programme was to ensure that immediate relief in terms of shelter, food, water and medicine was available with 24 hours.

The second phase was to provide income support and temporary housing. Monthly income and rental support was given to each affected family through their Jamaats till August 2001. By the middle of July 2001 every affected family was housed in temporary housing. 140 Temporary houses have been built in Bhuj, Kera, Mundra and Nagalpur by the World Federation and Sajjadiyya Trust.

The third phase of the work involved assistance for businesses and economic upliftment. This phase was completed in October 2001. Interest free business loans were made available through the Jamaats.

The fourth phase is the rebuilding of Permanent housing and religious centres. Land was purchase in Bhuj and Morbi to resettle the community of Mariya.

==A Strategy for the Seniors in our Community World-Wide==

In February of 2001, Dr. Akber Mithani and the President of the World Federation Al Haj [[Hasnain Walji]] were able to hear some very critical issues facing the seniors of our community. The seniors were well organized and were looking towards the World Federation for assistance in moving forward as a group.

Dr. Akber Mithani, felt that the World Federation needs to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address the needs of our seniors in the community.

Issues facing seniors in our communities cross many different levels and are much inter linked. For example, some of the needs expressed include:

#Medical needs – We need to focus on health promotion and prevention of illnesses that may affect the person’s functioning.
#Social needs – the need to develop networks of groups of seniors across the world.
#Cultural needs – the importance of maintaining a culture and identity including the preservation of language.

==Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'==

Dr. Asghar Moledina presented a Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar'

The History of the coming of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheries in Africa dates back to the 1870s or so BUT for some reasons, which can be a subject of another study, we remained confined to East Africa and southwards up to the southern borders of the then known, TANGANYIKA i.e. Lindi, Mtwara. Around the same time a small portion of our community did settle in Mozambique but again in the northern part of the country, mainly in Nampula. However because of different language our community in Mozambique remained distant from the East African community. It is only with the activities of Africa Federation spreading that Nampula now continues to be in picture.

Due to The Islamic Revolution in IRAN, that Muslims in South Africa and pockets of Shias scattered all over South Africa began to get together. The need for s SHIA center was realized. Maulana Sayed Aftab Haider set up base in Cape Town. AFOSA (Ahlul Bait AS Foundation of South Africa) was established in 1991 to serve as an umbrella body for Shias in the Southern African region.

Today we have various Centres in the region. Some of them are:

'''Cape Town:''' Ahlul Islamic Centre was built in 1995 with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION, IPO from IRAN, various individual donor and well-wishers. It has a Mosque, Library and Administrative offices and serves as AFOSA; s Head Office.

'''Phillippi and Mbekweni Area(Near Cape):''' Fatima Azzehra Center which serves as Mosque and Madressa for the area.

'''Johannesburg and Pretoria:''' In Johannesburg there is a sizeable Pakistani community in Fords burg area. Maulana Syed Abdulla Husseini has been giving his voluntary services to the community here.

AL-Abbas Mosque and Madressa is being established in Garanukwa Township near Pretoria. A huge plot has been purchased in Kwa Thema, near springs, for the purpose of establishing Al Mustafa Islamic Complex.

In 1998 Imam Husain AS Mosque was established with the help of AFRICA FEDERATION in Ottawa, a northern suburb of DURBAN. Maulana Syed Shermohamamed Jafferi is the resident Aalim.

Besides, there is increasing activities in various African townships around Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Soweto, Pietersburg, Gauteng and Port Elizabeth.

We also have Centres in Botswana (Gaborone) and Mozambique (Nampula and Maputo). The Nampula Jamaat has undertaken a very ambitious project to build a new Mosque, School, Madressa and a Multi-purpose center. The Resident Aalim in Nampula is one of our Khoja brothers, Sheikh Muhsin Kanani and in Maputo we have Maulana Syed Akhtar Hassan Rizvi.

There are also pockets of Khoja Shia Community in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fact remains that the Muslim community in this region is in dire need of learning TRUE ISLAM and this gives a tremendous opportunity for Tabligh work as can be seen from the increasing number of converts from other Muslim sects and other Religions.

==Paper on Youth presented by Shafique Govani==

The Khoja Ithna Asheri community is today spread out in different parts of the world. Communities, and in particular the youths, are surrounded by various kinds of environments and face innumerable opportunities and challenges, both spiritual/religious and secular. With this fact in hand, it is vital that the community as a whole does its utmost in order to educate and achieve unity and co-operation amongst the youths today and generations to come.

Furthermore, and more importantly, the younger generation of today and the generations to come have to be trained and prepared at an early stage for the preparation of the arrival of our beloved 12th. Imam - Imam Mahdi (a).

Consequently, it is essential for the WF to have a Youth Network, with the aim to achieve spiritual upliftment, higher level of education and unity amongst the youths, the community as a whole, and subsequently Muslims around the world.

'''Vision'''

To create a youth network amongst the Khoja Communities initially and with other Muslim communities eventually.

To achieve unity within and among the Khoja communities and individuals. Establish and develop the communication and links with Muslim youth organizations from non-Khoja communities.

To achieve moral and spiritual upliftment, on community as well as individual level. Increase the level of knowledge and awareness in general and the religious aspect in particular.

Today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders and, therefore, it is essential to prepare and nurture the younger generations of today and the coming generations for the future.

'''Aims and Objectives'''

The aims and objectives are split into 5 phases
# Internal strength amongst WF Member Jamaats
# Unity amongst Shias of different cultures
# Unity amongst the Muslim Youth community as a whole
# Da’wa to non-Muslims
# Lobbyism at the local, regional and the global stage

==Mulla ASghar Memorial Fund:==

Dr. [[Ahmad Hassam]], the Vice President of the World Federation, reported that Mulla Asghar Memorial Fund was launched in April 2000 and to date pledges of upto USD 375,000 have been received.

The first project in tribute to Marhum Mulla Asghar is being undertaken in Bhavnagar – Mulla Asghar Memorial Campus. It starts with a Nursery, Primary school and an IT Centre. Scholarships for Higher Education, Publications and Translations of Books would also be undertaken under this Fund in memory of Marhum [[Mulla Asghar]] (Asgharali M.M. Jaffer).

Mehfile Murtaza had named its Library in the name of Marhum Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer. Also Mombasa Jamaat had decided to name its new School Auditorium in Marhum Mulla Saheb name.

==Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver==

The Shia Muslim Community of BC (Vancouver Jamaat) will Inshallah complete the Multi-Purpose Complex in the summer of 2001. In discussions with those involved in the development of the new Centre, many in the community have felt the need to create a Shia based Islamic School in Western North America.

Many parents and indeed Ulema have emphasized the need for Islamic Schools in the western world to nurture and raise children in an Islamic environment so that they can become proponents of Islam in the future.

Some key points about the school are:

# The first year will see a preschool class and kindergarten
# Every year a new grade will be introduced
# After the first year, the government of BC will subsidize each student with 50% of the cost per student
# The first 2 to 3 years will likely see a deficit of approximately $60,000 per year
# The school will be run very professionally maintaining very high academic standards
# The Jamaat voted by an overwhelming majority to move ahead with this strategy.

Dr. Akber Mithani has since been able to liaison for the group and WF. His comments:

# Emphasized that WF had established this term as term of education and outlined the benefits of providing secular education within an Islamic environment.
# This project therefore fits very well within the strategic direction of WF.
# Provided full support in principal from WF to this concept.
# Requested a full feasibility study outlining roles, responsibilities, school board accountabilities, policy, procedures, detailed financial plans etc. for consideration.
# Encouraged the group to engage CEETAB at WF for guidance.

CEETAB at the World Federation develop a strategic direction in encouraging the creation of Islamic Schools across the world (particularly in the West). Training strategies be developed to encourage our own community members to become fully qualified teachers and serve in these Islamic schools worldwide.

==Gujarati Language in our Community==

The Secretary General, Dr. [[Sibtain Panjwani]], stated that in 1991 The World Federation had adopted a resolution submitted by The Africa Federation to promote Gujarati Language. He, however, noted that not much success seems to have met the efforts.

The Chairman, Alhaj [[Hasnain Walji]], suggested that the resolutions that were passed over a decade ago by past leaders, but were never implemented, should be revisited. He felt that the need to revive the subject matter.

==Medical Advisory Board (MAB)==

===Influenza Vaccine Program and screening of Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC===

At the Tri-annual Conference 2000 of The World Federation of KSIMC, The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) mentioned 2 major initiatives.

Firstly, leaders of the community were encouraged to educate the community members of the importance of yearly flu vaccines.

Secondly, the MAB launched its plan in developing a comprehensive strategy over the next few years in providing a focus on common chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression etc.

With these directions, some of the overseas members of the WF MAB undertook a Flu vaccination program and screening of just one chronic illness –Hypertension at the Shia Muslim Community of BC in Richmond, Vancouver.

This year, 120 members of the community were vaccinated with Flu vaccine. Members were first educated by Dr. Akber Mithani about Influenza and the vaccine.
Through the help of Dr. Abbas Moledina and a lady doctor from Iraq in the ladies section, members of the Vancouver Jamaat were invited to have their blood pressure taken.
Recommendations:

#Annual flu vaccination programs should be encouraged in all Jamaats across the western world. As a start, all organizations under the WF in Europe and North America will establish annual flu vaccination programs within their organizations by the year 2003.
#MAB will develop a multi-faceted strategy in providing education and assistance to all members of the WF in the area of chronic diseases.
#Screening programs and educational health events should be encouraged in all communities worldwide including North America.
#The MAB develop a data base for all screening and prevention programs across the world in our communities and use the date effectively to initiate better practices and change and use a population health focus to make our communities even healthier.

===Medical Advisory Board Convention===

In marking of the 25th Anniversary of the World Federation, The WF –Medical Advisory Board had organized a convention on May 20th 2001 in New York. This Convention provided a unique opportunity for participants to share in the experience of the WF-MAB team in community health services for the past 25 years. This substantive work has now been recognized by the British Government Health Authorities in the field of ethnic health care services.

The primary purpose is to enable and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with communities and organizations to develop a healthy community across the membership of the World Federation. Specifically the goals of the convention are:

# Provide an overview of the last 25 years work of the MAB
# Identify key strategic directions for the future work of the MAB
# Identify key areas of need and how to address these e.g. Elderly healthcare, medical ethics etc.
# Engage the community health care professionals and community leaders and workers to help the WF

MAB should address these concerns so that the health of our community improves.

===Report September 2002===

Screening is being conducted in Jamaats. All regional federations are urged to ensure their respective boards organize screening programmes in each and every Jamaats. MAB is here to help.

Haj Medical Mission provides support to our Hujjaj from India and Pakistan. A doctor, an administrator and medications are provided by MAB.

MAB patient’s service to people from all over the world continues in Birmingham and London. By December 2001 5017 patients were helped. The numbers are going down as Patients are now going to India for treatment.

Medicines and Equipment are being sent free of charge to Iraq, Iran and East Africa.

Health education leaflets on HIV & AIDS, Thalassemia, Cousin Marriages, Meningitis, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea, Rubella, Cancer of Cervix and Smear Tests for Women are available.

Primary Health Care services are provided to deprived communities in Govandi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Patna. Basic eye care and Cataract operations available free to the needy in Patna and Bangalore through Aeinullah Eye Clinic.

==Islamic Education Board (IEB)==

===Report September 2002===

Bird’s Eye View of IEB Activities:

#The Holy Quran
## Specialist library created at Dar ul Tabligh
## Dynamic website maintained with regular updates and tremendous hits
#Media
## Radio and TV broadcasts, particularly during Ramadhan and Muharram
#Internet: Created special website: http://www.quran.org.uk and http://muslimanskizivot.org (in Bosnian)
#Books Published:
## 40 Ahadith on Azadari
## 40 Ahadith on The Month of Ramadhan
#Books in pipeline:
## 40 Ahadith on Tabligh
## 40 Ahadith on Prophet Isa (AS)
## 100 Themes and 500 Anecdotes (In 5 volumes of which the first TWO are ready)
## Great Stories of the Righteous (for children)
#Multimedia: Audio/Video/CD library of Islamic material established with facilities for recording, editing, copying and distribution. Compiling comprehensive collection of lectures by Mulla Asghar.
#Islamic Scholars
## Financial assistance to over 1000 Students in Qum
## Post – qualification induction for Hauza students organized in the West
## Summer programme in Qum for youths
## Network with Ulema in Qum established
#Tabligh
## Tabligh programme assisted in Sierra Leone, East Africa, Guyana, South Africa, Thailand etc.
## Assistance by means of publication, audio/video resources, financial, Muballigheen etc.
## Established Bosnia Desk for Tabligh among Bosnians. Response overwhelming
## Visits to various centres in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles
#Zakereens: Arranged Seminars, Publications and support for next generation of Zakirs and Zakiras

==Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS)===

Nearly 12000 children are being sponsored by the Zainabiya Scheme. Out of these there are 671 students who are pre graduates and courses that range from medical to engineering to catering to mechanics etc. Zainabiya is now active in many more parts of the world besides India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kenya, Iran and Bosnia. Recently action has been taken to sponsor orphans in Afghanistan.

Zainabiya has embarked on helping orphans and children of captives and refugees – The Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme or “YASS”. It would be unnatural for Zainabiya to ignore the plight of these children and therefore with blessings from the community at large, a decision was taken to launch the Yatim and Asir Sponsorship Scheme (YASS). So far 300 children are sponsored and 40 applications still waiting to be sponsored.

WF is also launching an aid program to Afghanistan. There are 250 orphans who not only need education but also need welfare help like food, shelter and clothing. The total annual cost of this is Pound Sterling 70, 000. It is hoped that the community will support this project.

==Career, Education and Training Advisory Board==

'''Performance report'''
Revitalize of CETAB by nomination of new youth team, especially lady team member.

Schools
- Principals of community schools in East Africa and North America were put in touch with each other. This has now produced SISNA – Shia Islamic Schools of North America.
- Attended the meeting of Community Schools of East Africa and assisted in inspectorate programme.

Loans
- MGN Loans: Promoted fund raising, education and applicants for further education.
- Finalizing with Africa Federation 5 Academic Excellence loans
- Publicized information about grants and maintain database of UK education grants.
- Formalization of collection of previous loans, setting up repayments and in some cases full repayments.
- Established formal agreement with Africa Federation on their responsibility to/for students who cannot pay for further fees.

Publicity
- Newsletter: Published two issues with very good response resulting in extra funds for projects, recognizing achievements, promotion of teachers and teaching and assistance in highlighting other WF-CETAB projects.

Website
- Wide range of articles pertaining to WF-CETAB activities.
- Initiated a database of students and their e-mail addresses so that students interact.
- Report Summary that highlight the work done by the board.

Promotion of achievements
- Promoted achievements of students in newsletter and website.
- Researched into how local Jamaats currently recognize achievements and promoted the concepts and benefits of doing this.
- Recognized those who have graduated by providing a list of them online.
- Arrangements with CoEJ for Graduate Gathering

Career
- Facilitated and offered students trips to promote awareness of opportunities in different communities
- Online Career guidance
- Provide career information to encourage school leavers to enter into higher education
- Created a link page for Jamaat information and universities on the web
- Provide our community with information on job opportunities
- Formalizing a skills database with IT group in UK

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YasinS: /* Striving for Excellence in Education by President Dr. Hasnain Walji */

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YasinS: /* Creating an Islamic School in Vancouver */

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YasinS: /* May 2001 Report */

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YasinS: /* Earthquake in Gujarat/Kutch - Report */

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YasinS: /* Paper on 'Beyond East Africa and Madagascar' */

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