FEMYSOnow

Ramadan Mubarak to you all!
We are happy to meet Magic Magid for this episode to talk about his journey as an active Muslim citizen in Europe. Listen to the episode to get inspired and to learn more about Magid’s Journey.
Don’t hesitate to send your questions and feedback to us!

Iman Masmoudi, researcher in law and owner of TuniQ, shares with us her story on how she started her ethical-clothing business and how she succeeded in balancing between her life as a student in law at Harvard and an Entrepreneur of a business in Tunis

Our guest speakers for this session are:

Pegah Moulana - Member of the Advisory Council on Youth
Florence Pouilly - Project lead of FEMYSO’s International Activity“Step up and Take action”

Full Episode on YouTube (with Webcams): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp2Te6ENdUg&t=38s

- Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO) #wearefemyso

We talked about the history, presence and future of FEMYSO.

Our guest speakers for this session are:

Abdelrahman Rizk (UK) - President of FEMYSO - 2019 - now
Youssef Himmat (Switzerland/Italy) - Former President of FEMYSO - 2015 - 2019

Full Episode on YouTube (with Webcams): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n4HWz7HBDs&t=558s

- Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO) #wearefemyso

"Youth Participation in Decision Making" is the topic for S1.E7 of the live stream series "FEMYSOnow".

This session aims to highlight and be inspired by the multitude of manners in which young leaders have stood out in their work in ensuring youth participation in the decision making process, and how they overcome the challenges they may have faced.

Our guest speakers for this session are:

Zarah Sultana (UK) - Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Noura Berrouba (Sweden) - Member of the Governing Body of the European Youth Parliament and Vice President and Spokesperson for Human Rights and Participation of the Swedish National Youth Council (LSU)
Andrea Ugrinoska (UK) - Chair of the Advisory Council on Youth of the Council of Europe

Full Episode on YouTube (with Webcams): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjPjyzhwHBs&list=PLK0FT9LK8uk5Lnk-CPpwjCyG8c1rrdzLt&index=7

- Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO) #wearefemyso

"Maximizing the last 10 Days" is the topic for S1.E6 of the live stream series "FEMYSOnow".

As we enter the last ten days of the most unique Ramadan of our lifetimes, we hope this session provides our audience with spiritual guidance as to how they can maximise their ibadah to ensure they are able to gain the best possible opportunity to gain reward from Allah (swt).

Our guest speakers for this session are:

Dr. Waleed Hakeem (Norway) - The Travelling Imam - Founder of IlmPath
Ustadha Lobna Mulla (USA) - Board Member at Yaqeen Institute - IOK Muslim Chaplain at UCLA
Abdelrahman Rizk (UK) - President of FEMYSO

Full Episode on YouTube (with Webcams): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0uSgmMRXY8&list=PLK0FT9LK8uk5Lnk-CPpwjCyG8c1rrdzLt&index=6

- Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO) #wearefemyso

"A post COVID-19 Europe" is the topic for S1.E5 of the live stream series "FEMYSOnow".

This session aims to provide a platform for discussion around the destabilizing effects of COVID-19 in Europe and what that means for our economic, political and wider societal systems. This pandemic has caused huge amounts of change within people’s lives, the question is will some of these changes force a reset in people’s mentalities or will we see behaviours such as the rise in nationalism as we did after the financial crash of the last 2000s. The panel will explore many of these issues with a look into what another europe could look like if we advocated for change in the short term whilst the region is recovering from the outbreak for the long term benefit of society as a whole.

Our guest speakers for this session are:

Magid Magid (UK) - Activist and Writer, Former Green MEP
Mohammed Chahim (Netherlands) - Member of European Parliament
Dr. Maysoun Douas (Spain) - Councilwoman, Madrid City Hall

Full Episode on YouTube (with Webcams): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmrXAgLvFxA&list=PLK0FT9LK8uk5Lnk-CPpwjCyG8c1rrdzLt&index=5

- Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO) #wearefemyso

"Reclaiming our Narrative: Shifting Perceptions" is the topic for S1.E4 of the live stream series "FEMYSOnow".

This session aims to highlight the multitude of manners in which Muslim creatives and activists are leading the discussion on wider representation for minorities, preaching a method of holistic and significant representation in direct opposition to tokenism.

Our guest speakers for this session are:

Rowaida Abdelaziz (USA) - Reporter, The Huffington Post
Shehroze Khan (UK) - Award-Winning Director and Writer
Yasmine Ouirhrane (France) - Young European of the Year 2019, Founder & Host at 'We Belong Europe'

Full Episode on YouTube (with Webcams): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad4YPKW9DnE&list=PLK0FT9LK8uk5Lnk-CPpwjCyG8c1rrdzLt&index=4

- Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO) #wearefemyso

"Invisible Wounds - Maintaining your Mental Health" is the topic for S1.E3 of the live stream series "FEMYSOnow".

This session aims to normalize discussions around mental health as an important element of one's overall health amongst a community where there is still a stigma attached and to provide simple guidance on overcoming the anxiety that people are starting to feel due to the pandemic that we find ourselves in.

Our guest speakers for this session are:

Dr. Rania Awaad (USA) -  Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine - Director, Stanford Muslim Mental Health Lab - Professor of Islamic Law at Zaytuna College.
Iman Ben Ahmed (UK) - Counsellor and Psychotherapist - Project Manager at the Grenfell WellCommunity

Full Episode on YouTube (with Webcams): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5SuqtS6B6I&list=PLK0FT9LK8uk5Lnk-CPpwjCyG8c1rrdzLt&index=3

- Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO) #wearefemyso

"Faith Inspired Activism" is the topic for S1.E2 of the live stream series "FEMYSOnow".

This session wants to create a space where successful muslim activists are able to provide insights into their journeys through activism as a person of faith. The webinar will focus on highlighting key lessons young people interested in this area of work can learn from, whilst discussing the many challenges faced by those in positions of leadership. The session delves into the notion that these leaders aren't necessarily responsible in supporting just Muslims, but wider groups within society and what this challenge means will make up a large part of the discussion.

Our guest speakers for this session are:

Abrar Omeish (USA) - Former Virginia Co-Chair of the Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign and Member At
Oumaima El Ghoulbzouri (NL) - Secretary, Dutch Student Union
Zamzam Ibrahim (UK) - President of the National Union of Students

Full Episode on YouTube (with Webcams): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPWDWPl88tA&list=PLK0FT9LK8uk5Lnk-CPpwjCyG8c1rrdzLt&index=2

- Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO) #wearefemyso