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| MINAB: Inviting you to the second consultation event. |
| Posted Date: Friday 25 January 2008 - 17:08:36 |
| Event Date: Saturday 26 January 2008 - 00:00:00 |
| Language: English |
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Dear all, I am writing to inform you about the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board and am inviting you to the second consultation event. History of MINAB The Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board (MINAB) was formally launched on 27 June 2006. The MINAB is an advisory and facilitatory body. It will facilitate self-regulation through getting consensus from members to develop quality standards, to which members will aspire towards. Its advisory role will be to provide guidance and build capacity of members to move towards achievement of the standards. It is an independent body which aims to work with and represent all Muslim traditions and schools of thought. The first stage of creating the MINAB was a national consultation, which sought views on issues such as the accreditation of Imams, better governance of Mosques and interfaith activity. The information gained was used to develop and disseminate a good practice guide, setting out the principles and procedures that Mosques and Imams should follow to effectively lead their communities. However, there was concern that the consultation process had not been extensive enough and that the information obtained was not complete enough to assist. Since its launch, the MINAB?s work has been undertaken through an interim steering group, comprising of representatives from the Al-Khoei Foundation, British Muslim Forum, Muslim Association of Britain and Muslim Council of Britain. The four organisations have achieved consensus on a Constitution for the MINAB and developed a draft framework of core minimum standards for those who become its members. Membership of the MINAB is open to all mosques and Muslim educational and training establishments. What are the guiding principles? The MINAB will be guided by the following principles o Transparency o Confidentiality o Non-sectarian in its outlook o Representing the diversity of Islam o Broad-based with an accountable system of representation. The Draf Standard can be found at http://www.minab.org.uk/content/view/15/4/ Draft Constitution of The MINAB can be found at http://www.minab.org.uk/content/view/3/8/ The Programme for the Second Consultation at the LMC is on the 26th January 2008 Location: East London Mosque 46 Whitechapel Rd London, E1 1JX 10.00 - 10.30 Arrival, registration, tea and coffee 10.30 - 10.40 Recitation of the Quran and translation 10.40 - 10.50 Welcome and briefing of today?s event 10.50 - 11.00 Presentation of draft constitution - Khurshid Drabu 11.00 - 11.10 Presentation of draft standards - Yasin Rahim 11.10 - 11.40 Roundtable discussion 11.40 - 12.20 Feedback from discussion groups 12.20 - 12.30 Responses and concluding remarks 13.00 Zuhr Prayer 13.15 Lunch I would like to encourage you to attend this meeting as it's vital that the Muslim communities are represented. |
