By Our correspondent
Mombasa is gearing up to host the first sisters’ annual Islamic conference where delegates are expected to attend a day-long forum that aims to chart the way forward for Muslim sisters in the country.
The convention organized and managed by the Muslim Students Association from the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) will be the first one of its kind in the country.
With the theme “A productive Muslimah” organizers hope to stimulate a great debate with interactive sessions that hope to raise a new curtain aimed at appreciating the role of Muslim sisters within the fundamental tenets of Islam.
1st Sisters’ Annual Islamic Conference 2017
Date: Saturday 2nd December, 2017
Time: 8:00AM – 5:00PM
Venue: Assembly hall, Technical University of Mombasa-Tudor
tickets: kSH. 250 per person
The association’s chairman Mr. Said Haji Hassan said the objective of the convention is to give Muslim sisters an opportunity to address issues affecting them during these contemporary days.
“Sisters of today face numerous challenges when it comes to speaking out, sharing issues and problems affecting them” he said “The Sisters’ Islamic Conference will be an annual convention offering interactive and informative discussions that will facilitate Muslim sisters to learn, reflect, and engage with others with a fundamental aim of promoting unity”
Participants are expected to deliberate on key issues through interaction with Islamic scholars, role models, and motivational speakers. They will also discuss education, self-awareness, rights, becoming a role model, and the questions on employment and leadership as a Muslimah.
A number of top-notch Islamic scholars are expected to grace the occasion that will be conducted at the assembly hall of the university located in Mombasa’s Tudor neighborhood.
