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SUCCESSFUL 2ND INTERNATIONAL MUSLIM UNITY CONVENTION
Published:
24/12/2009 12:00
Mr. Muhammad Umar Chairman of the Ramadhan
Foundation comments:
“The 2nd International Muslim
Unity Convention held on Dec 15 -16th 2009 in Kuala Lumpur
was a great success, with over 25 international speakers, economists,
business leaders and commentators this was the first of its kind across
the world where speakers came together to talk about Muslim unity.
With representatives from the Shia, Sunni,
Salafi and many other groups from the diverse global Muslim families
this Convention not only talked but demonstrated unity in practice.
A keynote address from Tun Dr Mahathir
Mohamed, 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia started the first day
along with speeches from a variety of scholars and international
speakers.
I am grateful to all the international
speakers and guests, sponsors, MY Events and Perdana Leadership
Foundation in Malaysia
for their support and commitment to this vision.
Another great
milestone achieved at the convention was over $3 million dollars was
pledges for the new Ramadhan Education Trust (RET), the RET aims to
provide free education to poor people from around the world to come to Malaysia
and study completely free of charge.
Plans have already started for the 3rd
Muslim Unity Convention in 2010 and I am certain it will be bigger and
better.”
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Notes for editors
1. The
Ramadhan Foundation is a leading Muslim youth organisation in the UK
that is working for peaceful co-existence and dialogue for all
communities.
2. Based
in Greater Manchester and working to also establish the platform for
human unity amongst our communities in the UK.
3. Muhammad Umar is the
Chairman of the Foundation, aged 27 and was Chairman of the organising
Committee for the 2nd International Muslim Unity Convention 2009.
For further information
contact:
Mr. Mohammed Shafiq
Chief Executive
Mohammed.shafiq@ramadhanfoundation.com
07989 764624 or 07814 835912
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