About
UMSA
The United Muslim Students Association is dedicated and has been created
in order to help further the cause and goals of the MSAs around Montreal. The goals of the
MSA are to raise understanding of Islam within our community and to serve
Muslim students by ensuring the appropriate services are available.
What UMSA has done
UMSA has helped coordinate the MSA to work better and produce better results in all types of events from Islamic Awareness Days to lectures and classes.
UMSA has organized and participated in rallies and campaigns about issues all over the world.
UMSA has provided information sessisons at High Schools and at the Universities for students of all agest.
How
UMSA Works
The
United Muslim Students Association is based on a system in order to
react quickly to any given situation while ensuring the input of all
MSAs is taken and respected. UMSA is not an organization to control
the MSAs; it has in fact been created to serve the MSAs.
Council
The Council is composed of the leadership of the various MSAs, with
3 representatives from each MSA. The Council meets about once or twice
a semester with the executives and the UMSA President. The group works on a
consensus based decision-making process.
Executives
The Executive is appointed
and mandated by the MSAs to perform various tasks in order to move
forward the cause of Muslims. They are the heads of each committee
and play a significant role in the work of the MSAs. They attend the
meetings with the council and have an exec meeting once or twice a
semester as well.
Advisors
The Advisors group forms the reference point for UMSA. It is composed
of 2 or 3 shuyukh whose advice is sought pertaining to issues
of halaal and haraam, as well as for general issues.
It is also composed of other members who
may have helpful advice.
Committees
The Committees are
under the responsibility of the executives and are all formed by members of the
various MSAs. Some are temporary, while others are permanent. This is where UMSA's
heart lies.
Some
of UMSAs’ Committees
At
the time being there are several committees in UMSA.
•
The Communications Committee
o Promoting, advertising, web services and media relations
umsacommu@montrealmuslims.ca
•
The Islamic Awareness Committee
o Inviting to the Way of Allah with wisdom and fair preaching
umsadawah@montrealmuslims.ca
•
Students’ Rights
o Improving the Muslims life on campus
studentrights@montrealmuslims.ca
• Internal Affairs
o Helping to improve UMSA by constantly searching for ways to improve
cia@montrealmuslims.ca
• Social Justice
o A voice for the young Muslims of Montreal about the oppression worldwide!
socialjustice@montrealmuslims.ca
Contact
Us
To contact
UMSA: umsa@montrealmuslims.ca
