As part of the 2012 GMI conference held several days ago in Lignano Sabbiadoro, bi-annual elections were held to elect the presidency and the Executive Board of Giovani Musulmani d’Italia (GMI). GMI is a non-profit association, born from young muslims and aimed at similar youth, to aid in forming their religious and social identities (www.giovanimusulmani.it).
The GMI General Assembly elected Abderrahmane Mouhaddab as President for the 2013-2015 term. Abderrahmane, a 24 year-old Law student and member of the outgoing Executive Board is known for his diligent work and positive engagement within the association both at regional and national level. The Assembly approved his plans to continue strengthening GMI through more specific trainings opportunities that enable young people to participate positively in the development of their society in Italy and Europe through reform ensuring a greater decentralization within the organisation.
Since GMI’s entry into FEMYSO as an MO*1, it has played a significant role in contributing to the aims of FEMYSO, by showcasing their members’ full potential within European society and ensuring their contributions to the development of a diverse, cohesive and prosperous Europe.
FEMYSO looks forward to working with the newly elected Executive Board and helping them achieve these aims throughout Italy. We are confident our relationship with GMI will continue positively towards a more active cooperation. We deeply commend the commitment and aims taken by the newly elected Board.
FEMYSO would also like to pay tribute to the outgoing President Omar Jibril and his colleagues in the outgoing Executive Board for the great work that has been done over the past four years. The commitment and the hard work of Omar Jibril and the former Executive Board has been exemplary and we hope it will be a solid foundation in which the new Executive Board will serve Italian Muslim youth and wider society.
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{photo caption: the New Board Abdelhakim Bouchraa, Abderrahmane Mouhaddab, Bilal Daaou, Hareth Amar, Karim El Sayed, Mosaab Hamad, Nadia Rouatbi, Samah Emam and Sara Abram}
The newly elected Board represent the plurality within GMI, due to the young age of the members and the diverse body made up of youth that come from all different cities and realities which encompass the whole reality of the Young Muslims in Italy.
We extend our congratulations to the newly elected Executive Board and look forward to working alongside them for a better and more diverse Muslim European Voice.
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Notes to editors
- For further information, please contact our FEMYSO Press officer Ms. Ola Himmat, ola.himmat@femyso.org
- FEMYSO was founded in 1996 in Sweden at a time when Muslim youth from across Europe felt it was necessary to come together to create a united body, to share ideas and experiences, help develop each other and make sure Muslim youth’s concerns and views are represented to the European institutions. Since then, FEMYSO has grown into a wide network of 33 student and youth organisations throughout Europe, all working to benefit their communities and societies, and serve mankind. The FEMYSO vision for European Muslim youth is proactivity, ethical living and service to humanity. We have trained thousands of young Muslims, contributed to the emergence of a strong confident identity of young European Muslims, and built strong partnerships with organisations across society, Muslim and non-Muslim, all motivated by a commitment to live by our principles and build a better future.
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