Aim
The primary aim of this programme is to develop leadership capacity across the Muslim communities in North America. The type of leaders that will enable the Muslim community to develop strategies to contribute fully for the common good of both the Muslim and wider society. This course will also allow participants to realize their own leadership styles and to enhance and evolve their skills to ensure more productive and efficient working methods.

Philosophy
The educational principles underpinning the programme use adult learning models and require participants to fully and actively engage in the process of learning. The programme will enable participants to explore assumptions, beliefs and attitudes about themselves, the organisations in which they work, the environments in which they operate and the wider society – in order to enable them to ‘do differently’ where necessary and possible in their everyday lives.

Participant Profile
Participants will be selected by the following criteria:

• Track record of participating and serving within the Muslim community
• Age 25-50 years with a minimum of 3 years of work experience
• Can give commitment of time and energy to benefit from the programme
• Has creative ideas and wants to shape and influence the future
• Wishes to learn from experience, group work, as well as formal teaching situations