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MISSION
of Sufi Youth International
Sufi
Youth International, as a department of the International Association
of Sufism, was created to develop and expand an international support
network for youth that encourage youth to explore the spiritual
and value questions of life. SYI serves as a forum designed to support
youth who seek to incorporate spirituality into their everyday lives
and are dedicated to creating an ethical society for humanity.
HISTORY
of Sufi Youth International
Sufi
Youth International is a department of the International
Association of Sufism, founded in 1999 at the Women's Wisdom:
Women in Action conference organized by the Sufi
Women Organization. A group of youth from both the Sufi and
Interfaith community sponsored the Encouraging Wisdom: Youth and
Leadership forum at the conference. The youth-led action panel was
a great success, which led the development of two strong community
projects: Community Service with an Interfaith Reflection and
Youth-led Support Groups. Although both programs were based in Northern
California, USA, the core group of Sufi youths were very interested
in fostering an international network of supporters with a desire
to create the same type community programs in their communities.
From this evolved the Sufi Youth International, which has recently
gained new momentum through the college groups, online dialogue,
and research groups.
PEOPLE
at Sufi Youth International
College
Groups, National: Emily Hedges
Research Groups, International: David
Roper
Online Dialogues, International: Seyedeh
Hamaseh Kianfar
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