#TillJannah Program Gets Attention of Young Muslim Women

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A religious discussion program for young Muslim women, #tilljannah, held in conjunction with the 2016 World Muslim Women Summit and Exhibition (WISE) at the Putra World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has attracted about 500 participants.

Program director Saiful Redza Mohamad said it discussed various issues concerning women of all ages brought up by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

"The three-day program focused on empowering young Muslim women...and we saw that the response from young Muslim women was very encouraging," he told Bernama after the program on Friday.

Saiful Redza, who is also a senior counselor at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) said several female celebrities, including MizzNina, Fynn Jamal, and Diana Amir, would be featured in the second day of the program today to discuss among other things, their spiritual awakening.

"On Sunday, we will hold the World Women Quran Hour as a continuation of the World Quran Hour event held in IIUM on Sept 10.

"We are carrying out this campaign on an ongoing basis. We want the momentum to continue and not become quiet after some time," he said.

WISE 2016 is organized by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia(Jakim) in collaboration with the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, IIUM, OIC and the World Islamic Forum.

The three-day conference which began on Friday was officiated by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom.

It also includes various side programs such as the Women and Peace building conference, 'World Women and NGOs Meet', Women and Entrepreneurship Forum,International Islamic Culture Festival, as well exhibitions booths.

Source: BERNAMA