ICN 5 th Annual Summer Internship Program Rashed Fakhruddin Islamic Center of Nashville Sunday, August 6th

ICN 5 th Annual Summer Internship Program The main purpose of our program is to develop our high school and college youth both intellectually and spiritually and instill in them leadership skills through training and practical experience.

Interns 2006

Workshop Topics

Special Business Topic

SPEAKERS  Khaled Sakalla  Yasmine Candy-Morrell  Lana Lochart (Umm Layth)  Amal Adam  Rashed Fakhruddin  Tasneem Ahmed  Coby Meyers  Tina Mohyuddin  Kamel Daouk

Major Group Projects  6 th Annual International Yard & Bake Sale  Outreach Community Service 1  Outreach Community Service 2  Open House

6 TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL YARD & BAKE SALE  Over $3,000 raised for the Masjid

6 TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL YARD & BAKE SALE

Community Service July 8 th  Nursing Home  Soup Kitchen  Habitat for Humanity Store

Community Service July 8 th

Community Service July 22 nd  Soup Kitchen  Habitat for Humanity Store  Vanderbilt Hospital

Open House

Summer Qur’an Class Administration  Flyers  Attendance Sheet  Letters to Parents  Food  Field Trips  Q/A  Copies  Graduation Ceremony

Summer Qur’an Class Adminstration

Office Work  Filing  Printing  Flyers  Phone Calls  Computer  Phone  s  Q/A  Creating Spreadsheets Media/ Outreach/ Public Officials New Muslims

Office Work

Library  Organized  Catalogued  Masjid Sign Letters

Library

Audio Visual

 Catalogs of CDs Produced by the ICN added to the site! Catalogs of CDs Produced by the ICN Catalogs of CDs Produced by the ICN  The actual link may be found under the 'Education' tab.

Audio Visual

Landscaping

Other Work  Membership Organization  Management

Example of one intern’s essay begins as follows: ‘The most common understanding of leadership is influence, the ability of one person to influence others. Being in a leadership position within anything would be a pleasure for anyone. Few may be jumping in joyous. The reality is that you are being responsible for your every action. To me being in a leadership position within the mosque would be walking within the guidelines of the Quran. I believe that having so much of power/authority also means lots of responsibilities. Therefore, before making any action I will be more than glad to sit on a committee and make a decision based on everyone’s comment. As a leader I will always look forward to bring happiness in the community. I will never hesitate to stand for the rights. May Allah give us the strength to do good deeds.’ Essays from the Interns on if They Were in Leadership Position at the ICN

Another intern’s essay starts out as follows: ‘Leadership is a skill that lies within everyone, but the way in which it is used sets apart true leaders from the rest. It is a great burden for the one in charge to use his or her powers in the right way. The Islamic Center has had leaders that knew what they were doing and have been an important asset of the Muslim community. The main problem lies within dealing with the community which may tend to have corruption within and envy for those in charge, and the Islamic Center has had to put up with that.’.. Essays from the Interns on if They Were in Leadership Position at the ICN

Summary of Suggestions from the Essays  Unity of the masaajid  Cleanliness of the masjid Regular carpet cleaning Bathrooms  Renovation of the masjid Bathrooms, doors, windows Women’s area Extending the mosque, Dome Parking/ Imam’s house Digital sign Kids room  Making newcomers to Nashville welcomed  Promotion of masjid & its activities/ communications

 Activities for youth & kids Sports Playground Separate room for kids Field trips Sports Fun, Fun, Fun  Socialization Regular community dinners More interaction with the youth Mother-daughter or Father-son activities Regular Sports Day Fundraising dinner for the masjid Summary of Suggestions from the Essays

 Internship program throughout the year  Computer lab  More security cameras  Friday organization of flyers  Volunteer organization  Work for interns and conflict resolution Summary of Suggestions from the Essays

 Imam available to lead prayer 3 to 5 times daily  Shura to help alleviate Imam having to attend meetings  Youth directory  Library and its access Summary of Suggestions from the Essays

Ceremony – August 6, 2006 Guest Speaker: Dr. Fakhruddin, ICN President

Jazakum Allah khair (May Allah reward you all for your excellent job)!