World Assembly of Muslim Youth

World Assembly of Muslim Youth

الندوة العالمية للشباب الإسلامي
AbbreviationWAMY
Formation1972
HeadquartersRiyadh
Location
Coordinates24°44′18″N 46°39′28″E / 24.73833°N 46.65778°E / 24.73833; 46.65778
Chairman
Saleh Al ash-Sheikh
Vice Chairman
Abdullah Omar Nasseef
Secretary General
Dr. Saleh Suleman Al-Wohaibi
Websitewww.wamy.co.uk (English) www.wamy.org (Arabic)

The World Assembly of Muslim Youth is an international Islamic educational organization whose stated purpose is “preserve the identity of Muslim youth and help overcome the problems they face in modern society”.[1] Reportedly the world's largest Muslim organization,[citation needed] WAMY organizes conferences, symposia, educational workshops and research circles to address youth and students issues, in addition to football tournaments and European Muslim Scouts camps for Muslim youth in Europe. Along with the Muslim World League, it is part of a "worldwide network of largely Saudi-funded groups...promoting Islamic teachings and encouraging Muslims to be more religiously observant, as well as providing interested non-Muslims and recent converts with information about Islam".[2] It maintains satellite chapters in 31 other countries and is affiliated with some 196 other Muslim youth groups on five continents.[3]

  1. ^ "World Assembly of Muslim Youth". wamy.co.za. WAMY. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Muslim World League and World Assembly of Muslim Youth". Religion and Public Life Project. Pew Research. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. ^ "World Assembly for Muslim Youth". Berkley Center for Religion Peace and World Affairs, Georgetown University. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2014.