WHO ARE WE?

ICMG UK Peckham Branch Women's Department offers various services and opportunities for Muslim women to develop an Islamic identity, to engage in social life and to contribute to the societies they live in as educated, cultivated and self-confident individuals.

With reference to the teachings of the Prophet (s.a.w.) such as:

"Compete with each other in doing good deeds and in God-consciousness", "Make things easy and do not make them difficult", "The best among people is the one who benefits people the most",

Women's Department supports the participation of women in all areas of social life, while promoting virtues like kindness, altruism, solidarity and justice among them.

Accordingly, Women's Department designs all its services especially in the fields of education to address all parts of society in order to build a righteous society and guides the women for this purpose.

ICMG "under IGMG" Women's Department was first organised in 1991 under the name of "Women's Branch". By extending its field of activity in the course of time, Women's Department is now active with its 4682 administrators in 34 regions and 510 local communities (consisting of 46 promoters and 104 representatives). With almost 21.000 members, Women's Department reaches about 150.000 women with its services.

UNITS

Community Development Unit: The Community Development Unit is in charge of establishing and completing the administrative bodies of the Women's Department in regional and local communities, performing the systematical preparatory work for foundation of new communities and solving the possible problems that can occur. The Community Development Unit is also responsible for the coordination of the intern educational seminars, administrators day and committee meetings and carries out membership development works in the regional and local communities.

Education Unit: The Education Unit is responsible for the planning and implementing of educational projects in the regional and local units in accordance with the curriculum developed. Furthermore, the unit observes and supervises the working of the regional and local education centers and the performance of the teaching staff. The Education Unit also does the required preparatory work for a productive and with pedagogical standards compatible education.

ʾIrshād (religious guidance) Unit: The ʾIrshād Unit determines the principals for appointing both the actual and honorary teaching staff and trains the regional and local irshad authorities regarding their assigned positions. In addition to these, the unit is also in charge of arranging the required meeting and learning environment for the home and local study circles along with providing the specialised classes for Qurʾānic education. It also organises the sermons and religious gatherings according to the demand in regional and local communities.

Social Services Unit: In addition to the membership development activities, coordination of the qurbān, zakāt, fitrah and other humanitarian campaigns fall within the activity area of this unit. The Unit also arranges social service events and watches the achievement of the activity goals.

Administrative Affairs Unit: Together with the established commission, this unit is responsible for the organisational and administrative works of the competitions, meetings and other events.