AL-Nijah

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SEX, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR, MUSLIM WOMEN OF THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITIES), TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY: A. PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MUSLIM WOMEN OF THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY; B. INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSLIM WOMEN OF THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THESE COMMUNITIES; C. PROVIDING REGULAR LESSONS IN READING AND UNDERSTANDING THE QURAN, OPEN TO ALL, TO ENABLE MUSLIMS TO PRACTICE THEIR FAITH IN THE UK AND TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THEIR FAITH AND CULTURE; D. PROVIDING REGULAR CLASSES FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SEX, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED, TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR SOCIAL INCLUSION.