Musim Students Invited the Non-Muslim to join Iftar

The Get-Together after 6:05 pm

by: Renee Siraji

No boundaries this time, no walls between and especially belief is not an issue. Its just a matter of being there and enjoying the moment of sharing little talks and some laughs with our brothers and sisters with a bowl of soup.

Making our Iftar more meaningful was a difficult task; the big question that time was HOW?

With the desire to be satisfied mentally and physically, a thought of having a food for the soul with a touch of sweet banana and orange juice makes everything perfect. Auntie, the owner of Triple C refreshments was kind enough to help us, especially doing all the cooking (she is an awesome cook.). Running on a low budget was a big problem but thanks to God for giving us a big initiative power for pulling this one out to be a little more than what we expect it to be.

Everybody having a friendly conversation and some exchanging of ideas while digging on our bowls and not to forget the BIG SMILES on our faces was the scenario during that memorable Iftar.

Well, we are hoping of doing it again soon, can’t wait to see their faces.

Iftar
Friday, August 28, 2009
Triple-C, WMSU, Zamboanga City, Philippines

Food for Peace program launched

Zamboanga Times
August 28. 2009

Student Leaders of Western Mindanao State University and the Muslim Youth Movement(MYM) launched a partnership program dubbed as "Food for Peace" last August 16 for Badjao community in the west coastal barangay Sinunuc, this city.

Around 20 Badjao families were given free grocery packs by both youth leadership organizations headed by MYM acting Chairman Pang Jukupan and WMSU's University Student Council president Joseph Van Bue.

The food-giving program is intended to promote sustainable peace and development in Zamboanga City and other pars of the region.

The MYM is a movement consisting of Muslim student organizations such as Saging Republik, Funzai, Tiktak Boys, Titigaw, Quatchie, Milikans, Rota Rock, BMAST and supported by Christian student volunteers in WMSU.

WMSU USC president JV Bue and MYM adviser Nur Danial agreed to work hand and hand on future outreaches. The partnership is aimed at showing the community that the youth can actively engage in outreaches even without the support of politicians.

Meanwhile, the Buklod party of WMSU headed by Bue together with its volunteers also joined the outreach.

We Need Qur'an for our Children

by: Renz

Aside from all the issues we are seeing in the media about the conflicts in Mindanao, there are still some important problems that are not seen that really requires our immediate concern.

An alarming fact that only 30 percent of the population of Muslims in Mindanao, knows how to read the Qur'an.

The MYM is doing its best of answering the concern of helping our Muslim children in our community. "LIHAL Reading Qur'an" is a program which caters to educating kids from 5 to 13 years old on Qur'an. The main objective is to provide Qur'an to the Murid and an honorarium of 500 pesos per month for the Guru.

As of the moment the program is servicing two pilot communities in Zamboanga City, the total number of beneficiaries are 30 Murid and 2 Guru.

The group visions of spreading its service to ten communities in the city.

MYM Soliciting Qur'an for Children

Lihal Program Coordinator Muktar Jamud giving Qur'an to Babu' Dayang Asnong Taji in San Roque, Zamboanga City, Philippines.

Anjilina Taji, one of the many children benificiaries of the MYM Lihal Program

Food for Peace in Badjao Village

MYM members and Badjao Children show peace sign on Aug. 16, 2009 in Badjao Village, Zamboanga City, Philippine

MYM members posting after satisfied playing with the Badjao children

From right to left Muktar Jamud MYM founding member, Nur Danial MYM adviser, beneficiaries, and WMSU - Univ. Student Council President Joseph Bue


USC President Bue and MYM Secretary Miss Nuzaifa Haral giving food to beneficiaries

MYM distributed Food for Peace in Badjao Village

Muslim Youth Movement conducted out reach program yesterday August, 16, 2009 to Badjao village, Sinunuc, Zamboanga City, Philippines.

MYM-Food for Peace to street children of Tetuan

DAILY ZAMBOANGA TIMES
August 13, 2009

The Muslim Youth Movement conducted a community service to the street children of Tetuan Zamboanga City last August 9, 2009 at 9:00-10:30 a.m.

The (MYM) Muslim Youth Movement aims for the sustainable peace and development in Mindanao and has come up with this kind of organization concerning bombing in Mindanao. It is under leadership Ahmad Rayhan Jukupan, chairperson for Mindanao and Nur Danial, adviser.

According to Jukupan, the highlight of the MYM community service in Tetuan was Islam's encouraging humanity for peace and giving alms, and strictly prohibitted terrorism.

The group was welcomed by Barangay Chairman Felipe Natividad.

Christian and Muslim students of WMSU are volunteers of this program entitled "Food for Peace". They also featured feeding program for street children in Tetuan. -- Cherry May Canete and Nathalyn Arsena WMSU Masscom

FOOD for PEACE! Successful

The Muslim Youth Movement hosted Food for Peace program in Barangay Tetuan, Zamboanga City on August 9, 2009. The program fed the 60 unfortunate children from different streets in the City.

Hon. Felipe Natividad, Barangay Chairman of the said community welcomed the MYM and congratulated their effort.

This program proves that Muslims are mercy to all mankind regardless of religion and affiliation. After the rituals like prayer Muslim is encourage by God to help the needy as part of the righteousness.

According to MYM members the Food for Peace organized by the students could promote the positive relationship between and among tri-people in the city. And the fruit of this simple initiative somehow recognized the unfortunate children as part of the family whom the children are looking for.

The children returned to their respective areas with smile and joy. And ofcourse the organizers contented to the successful programmed they experienced.

Few Food for Peace

Posted by: altaufik.blogspot.com

July 18, 2009

The Muslim Youth Movement (MYM) organizing Food for Peace activity. MYM is a group of students and youth organizations based in Western Mindanao State University. The movement aim to introduce changes among young tri-people in the region particularly in Zamboanga City through sustainable peace and development.

Their motion dubbed as “Food for Peace”. This is to be launched in August 16, 2009 at Talisayan, Zamboanga City.

According to MYM Acting Chairman Pang Jukupan, the group would like to extend some food to 100 indigent Muslims, Christians and Lumads in the said community.

This student group is encouraging all sectors in the country particularly in the city to participate the activity through some donations like noodles, rice and canned goods.

In the WMSU campus, MYM members and students were donating some amount of money from their allowances for only to support the activity to make it possible.

Alvin 'Bob" Halpi said, students are willing to forgo their snacks budget for the cause. Abbas of the MYM member explained that he gave his two days allowances for Food of Peace and he felt contented. "Helping needy people is a sort of success", he said.

"Forget all bombs and poverty, lets us celebrate together the Food for Peace!" the College of Asian and Islamic Studies, WMSU student governor Calbi Idjilani expressed.