Empowering Young Muslims - Building Tomorrow's Leaders

After School Club: The Young Muslim Leadership Council, the youth arm of CAIR-Texas DFW is proud to hold the first ever "Lifelong Leaders Afterschool Club". This club is a year-long program for High School Muslim students. The club's activities are divided into four distinct sections. These sections will cover CAIR essential skills such as:

1. Public Speaking Section
2. How to Influence Government Section
3. Debate Section
4. Islamic History and Identity Building Section

Each section includes 3 weekly virtual learning sessions and concludes with either a competition with cash or other prizes or a real world experience. Examples of real-life activities include both Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin and the Washington D.C. Lobby Day in the summer. Several social events will be scheduled for participants to build meaningful relationships. Volunteer opportunities are available to help students recieve volunteer hours.

• First class on the "How to Influnce Government" begins on Jan 12th, 2021

Costs: $40 per student - (Note Public Speaking Section is Over. Students who Signup Now will be Included for the "How to Influnce Government and all Remaining Sections")

• Participants who complete all four sections will be eligible for the CAIR-Texas College Scholarship of $1,000. They will need to apply for the Scholarship at the end of the school year and compete with other participants.
• Assistance: We will never let cost stand in the way of students who would like to participate in this program. Any student needing assistance will be either given a reduced price or no cost.
• Ages: High School Students (Exceptions Made for 8^th Graders)

How to Signup: Students must register online no later than Saturday, Jan. 9th, 2021.

Download: the Information Packet & Full Schedule by Clicking Here...

The Young Muslim Leadership Council (YMLC), is a project of (CAIR-Texas DFW).

Purpose: YMLC's goal is to develop the next generation of American Muslim leaders.

Our Goal: Our goal is to educate, inspire, and give opportunities to young Muslims to master CAIR essential skills. These skills include:

We believe in empowering the next generation of American-Muslims to be tomorrow's leaders, today! We are student led and develop our own programs and projects with mentoring by CAIR-Texas DFW staff. We focus on building leadership skills, empowering the American-Muslim identity, and making change. Want to join? We would love to have you part of our team!