With the joint cooperation of the General Muslim Congregation Society of Belgium, the International Association for New Muslims (IANM), which comes under the auspices of the Muslim World League, recently held the New Muslim Ladies Convention in Sankt Nikolas, a city which lies 70km away from the capital Brussels. More than six hundred 600 new Muslim sisters, along with their relatives, participated in this convention. Eleven ladies embraced Islam during the convention, in the midst of all the Muslim sisters chanting ‘Allahu Akbar’ and ‘La ilaha illa Allah’ for this spectacular event.

Also, the convention was packed with various, numerous events, one of which was the workshops, during which matters concerning Muslim ladies in Belgium were discussed, such as teaching them about prayer, how to deal with relatives, and making them aware of the dress code of Islam (i.e. hijab).

During the convention, Muslim mothers were honoured and gifts were distributed amongst Muslim ladies as a sign of support. The head of the General Muslim Congregation Society of Belgium Mr. Nordin Taouil delivered a speech, during which he explained the activities of the IANM in serving new Muslims, emphasising the aims of these conventions held by the IANM in several European countries, some of which are: getting new Muslims in Europe to become acquainted with one another; teaching new Muslims Islamic knowledge by having short courses in the Prophet’s biography, ritual worship and morals; and preparing new Muslims to positively integrate into their respective societies by having symposiums about the aspects of tolerance in Islamic ideology.

Dr. Amal, a delegate of the Islam Presentation Committee of Kuwait, delivered a fruitful lecture on the topic of supporting the new Muslim ladies of Belgium and the role of Islamic organisations in sponsoring and supporting these ladies. She promised to establish a centre in Belgium to serve as a haven for the new Muslim ladies of Belgium.