MWA Itehaad FC participated in the finals day in Wembley on 02nd September 2007. The competition was fierce and the team showed good stead to draw some of the matches. They were unable to progress to the quarter finals but everyone enjoyed taking part in the competition and did extremely well to get down to the last 16 in the tournament. MWA committee and the team players extend full gratitude to the support of everyone involved. Insha’Allah the money contributed in charity will ease the suffering of those so much less fortunate than ourselves. Mudasar Kayani, captain of the team put it best by saying “We took part, contributed to charity, gave it our best shot and above all played in great spirit enjoying the part we played”.

MWA in partnership with Itehaad sports club put forward two football teams in a five-a-side tournament raising money for Interpal, a charity for Palestinians. Both teams competed in a highly competitive tournament that took place on Sat 18th August in Muswell Hill.

It was great day for a handful of Hemel’s young footballers who enjoyed competing in a great atmosphere, where the rain did not dampen spirits. We succeeded in getting through to the quarter finals, where MWA Itehaad Allstars were knocked out by the eventual winners of the day.

MWA Itehaad FC got to the semi finals and progressed to a final’s day tournament scheduled for 2nd of September which is to be aired on Islam Channel (sky 813). If you would like to attend on the day to show your support contact us on info@mwahh.org

Listed below are all the players, supporters and management who took part;

Naeem Khan, Mudasar Kayani, Zabair Fraz, Saqib Altaf, Aftab Nawaz, Suliman Rafiq, Awais Ahmed, Jawid Khan, Curtis Donaldson, Khawar Akram, Hasnan Ahmed, Aqib Iqbal, Younas Yousuf, Imran Ahmed, Dean, Abdul Raheem Ahmed, Alex Turner, Waheed Ahmed, Kamran Akhtar, Kamran Iqbal, Junaid Iqbal, Haamid Iqbal, Qasim Akram, Toqeer Ashfaq, Wasim Hussain, Adil Khan.

Video: MWA Itehaad FC after receiving their runners-up medals

MWA organised and delivered a presentation on Islam to the year 7 students of The Hemel Hempstead School.  The presentation took place on 26th of June 2007. The discussion and information focused on The Five Pillars of Islam and was part of the Religious Education course that the school offers. The presentation was well received and the standard of questioning after the presentation was incisive.

Mr Nawaz, President of the MWA said, “I thank the school and in particular Mr Kevin Norwood, Head of RE, who invited us and gave us the opportunity to address the students. Dialogue, at all levels, is a crucial part of learning more about the diverse community that we are all part of and tackling any misconceptions that ignorance can breed. Due to one of the trained presenters being unable to attend on the day and I was given the opportunity to address some of the questions after the presentation. The standard of knowledge, in particular the questions, was most surprising from such young members of the community. I thoroughly enjoyed the morning and hope we can build upon this going forward.”

Mr Norwood also commented “The presentation was excellent and I extend my thanks to you [MWA] and Mr Khan again on behalf of the School and the year 7 students.
I spoke to my year 7 yesterday in their lesson and they gave very positive comments about the presentation - they really enjoyed it and found it very informative.
Thank you for your offer and I will definitely be in contact with you about future projects. And if there anything I can do for yourselves then please do not hesitate.”

The content of the presentations vary according to the audience, and are available to any other school, business or institute from the community.  If you are interested in hosting a presentation please contact us at info@mwahh.org detailing aspects of information you would like to the presentation to focus on.  We welcome your interest and comments.

Naeem Khan vice president of the MWA participated in a fund raising event which took place at the end of June 2007. £1900 was raised and insha’Allah this will go some way in educating Islam in the UK. 

Details of the event;
The challenge:
Scale the peaks of Mount Noor and Mount Thawr (Mecca, Saudi Arabia) in one day in the heat of an Arabian June (average 44/47 degrees).

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Mount Noor : The cave where Prophet Muhammed (SAWS) first received revelation.

Mount Thawr : The cave that provided sanctuary for the Prophet (SAWS) and his companion Abu Bakr (RA).

The Aim: To raise money for Ebrahim Community College . www.ebrahimcollege.org.uk Registered charity 1108141 The target was to raise a minimum of £1,500 in sponsorship for Ebrahim Community College (ECC).

About ECC:
Educating Islam in an open and accessible forum is paramount in today’s social climate; ECC provides this environment by affording opportunities to British teenagers of various age groups to understand Islam. By interacting with other educational establishments the facilities and avenues ECC offers can help to counter extreme views by interjecting much needed knowledge.

ECC is not a government funded sixth form, which unfortunately requires ECC to charge its students a registration fee. This fee is heavily subsidised by the College to allow students affordable access. Unfortunately, this results in the college operating with a negative cash flow that cannot be sustained for much longer. The College currently has a deficit of a £120,000 that needs to be raised immediately.

By taking part the Makkah Twin Peaks Challenge Naeem Khan

• Contributed towards an important cause
• Worked towards the encouragement of active participation and contribution to society. 
• Highlighted that such participation/contribution is part of a drive that the new management of the Muslim Welfare Association (MWA) of Hemel Hempstead is out to encourage and establish. 

You can also share in the rewards of passing on much needed knowledge to the youth of today, to equip them with mindsets and skills that can positively improve our communities and the society.

Click here to view pictures of the challenge.

The MWA committee are proud to announce the launch of "Shura", our new newsletter. The aim of Shura is to keep the community informed about MWA projects and initiatives and also provide them with an opportunity to voice their opinions and contribute articles.

The newsletter will be published and distributed tri-annually by MWA committee members, the first issue is being distributed this week. To advertise in future issues of Shura, contact MWA Vice President Naeem Khan via info@mwahh.org