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On Wednesday, April 8, 2015, over 30 Maryland youth took part in the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, first Maryland Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (#MYLS2015) to held in Annapolis, MD.
The symposium was designed to familiarize participants with the Maryland General Assembly and the legislative process of how a bill is introduced and passed into law.
The Muslim Community Center sponsored ten youth leaders to attend the symposium, and youth from various schools, both public and private, attended from Al Huda School, ICM, Dar al Taqwa, PGMA, ICCL as well as ethnic organizations met at the state capital and sat in a live committee session.
Led by CAIR Maryland Outreach Manager Zainab Chaudry and a core group of team leaders and chaperones, Muslim youth toured state buildings and learned from dynamic speakers who will aimed to inspire and ëempower them to guide their communities from the margins to the mainstream of society, and to provide resources to foster a well-integrated American Muslim identity that flourishes in a pluralistic America.í
The event was sold out a week before registration ended and the wait list was formed, said Chaudry.
According to a statement, CAIR has been organizing Muslim Youth Leadership Programs in states across the country for more than a decade. Participants of these programs have gone on to become respected community leaders, activists, community organizers, and youth leaders.
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