Young Muslims

Young Muslims is an Islamic organization aimed at Muslim Youth between the ages of 14-25 in North America. They have a presence in both Canada and the United States. Young Muslims has two major branches, one for each gender, called Young Muslim Brothers, and Young Muslim Sisters. The organization has neighbornets (which means network of neighbors) across the United States and Canada.
Each neighbornet is a dynamic youth group which attempts to build a solid understanding of the principles of Islam amongst its members through networking, education, and by helping them put Islamic principles into practice. There are a several neighbornets located in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, and California. Young Muslims focuses on giving dawah to Muslim Youth through neighbornets. They educate Muslim Youth on Islam, encourage and train them to take on a leadership roles, and provide a different youth lifestyle as an alternative to the negative influences in the communities in which they reside. Young Muslims provides youth with an Islamic atmosphere where they can form bonds of brotherhood and sisterhood with their peers, and aspires to bring out the skills and qualities within young American Muslims which are necessary to create good Muslims and good citizens. The organization also operates summer camps. They have provided a forum for Muslim speakers from other countries to speak to American Muslim youths.

YM believes strongly that Muslim youth in the west have a responsibility to be productive citizens in the countries in which they reside, to benefit their communities and their society as a whole. YM places an emphasis on achieving the ideals of:

* 1. Knowledge - The development of a strong foundation of knowledge at both the religious and secular levels.

* 2. Spirituality - A strong connection with God and the development of a character of moral integrity, truth, gentleness, kindness, * patience, and sincerity, based on the example of Muhammad. To develop a character which can interact with society in such a way that everything that comes into contact with such a person is given some benefit.

* 3. Activism - That a person be active in helping their communities in the areas of social work and education, and in any other way in which a community may need help.

Young Muslims organizations exist in several countries, and although they have broadly the same aims and approach to Islamic revival, each country's Young Muslims organization is independent and diverse, and do not share a common leadership.

The Young Muslim Brothers promotional video can be accessed here: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid858711215025218644&qyoung+muslims

And can be downloaded here: http://ymsite.com/video.php

History

Young Muslims North America started in the New York City and New Jesery Metropolitan area. They expanded rapidly in the 1990s. They continue to grow across the United States, most notably in newer regions such as California, Florida, and Virginia.

Official Website

The official website of Young Muslims - - was launched 5 years ago and first known as www.ymusa.org. The new redesign and revamp of the site was launched on May 24th, 2008. The new site now offers a YM National Blog, books section, media section, and a forum. A version 2.0 of YMsite.com is currently under production.

Methodology and Program

* 1.Qur’an and Sunnah shall be the primary source of guidance.
* 2.Providing all areas of education for Muslim youths of North America.
* 3.Inviting youths to submit to the Creator by using all possible means of communication.
* 4.Motivating Muslim youth to perform their duty to being witness unto mankind by their words and deeds.
* 5.Organizing those Muslim youths who agree to work in this cause in the discipline of Young Muslims.
* 6.Offering educational and training opportunities to increase Islamic to enhance character and to develop skills of all those who are associated with Young Muslims.
* 7.Cooperating with other organizations for implementation of this program and unity in the Ummah.

List of neighbornets in North America

Young Muslims North America has neighbornets as its most local units. At the top of the organization is the YM National Coordinator. After that comes Regional Coordinator position, held by a few people in for each region. Then each region is subdivided in to a Sub-regional and each sub-region has its own sub-regional coordinators. In each sub-region, there are multiple neighbornets.

Trivia
Young Muslims of North America is affiliated with the Islamic Circle of North America.

Young Muslims Canada used to be affiliated with ICNA but as of 2002 has been functioning independently.

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