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“Welcome back Brothers and Sisters to Unity in the Community on your voice, the Voice of Islam”.

If you are tuned to the Voice of Islam from 4pm to 5 pm, Monday to Saturday, you will be familiar with ‘Unity in the Community’. Unity in the Community was established four years ago. It is a program that educates the Muslim and non-Muslim youth about Islam and it helps convey the message of the truth. Unity in the Community is a program where young and old can tune in and contribute by answering questions, reciting Quran or even just saying Assalamu alaikum, peace be with you, to the listeners and presenters. There are different segments throughout the show from Islamic stories for little hearts to a guide to understanding Islam.

A group of young Muslim girls make up the team of UTC and they have their own stories of how they got involved with the team, from being introduced to it from the Annual Muslim Women’s Association Youth Camp or from having a friend tell them about it. Some of the girls wanted to do there part in the community, so they asked the Muslim Women Association, they suggested they should join UTC and contribute their small part by getting involved.

It is a great experience for the presenters and a great way for communication between different parts of the community. From this experience it helps the girls to learn how to operate the controls and be a leader for the unique program.

All the girls involved with UTC had different and interesting things to say about the program:

Mehal, 16, from Picnic Point told us that “getting involved in Unity in the Community sounded like a lot of fun and it was a chance for me to be part of an excellent team of girls, who’d be able to teach me new things. It was also a great opportunity for me to do my little part for our community”.

Samah, a Year 10 student from Greenacre: “I really benefit from the program; it’s a great experience”.

Zeinab, 16, from Parramatta: “Working with the other presenters has helped me change my attitude and perspective”.

Fatima, a Year 12 student from Lakemba said: “By contributing to UTC it helps me know that I am helping the community which makes me feel good and inspired”.

Iman, 19, from Greenacre says, “The objective of UTC is to unite everyone on the program”.

Fatma, a first year university student: “The UTC program has been running for a long time and has benefited many youngsters. I loved it when I was small and I hope that teenagers would love it today. Hopefully it will get better as we go on, Inshallah, God willing”.

So, if you would like to listen to Unity in the Community, all you have to do is visit www.sydneyislamicradio.com where the Voice of Islam broadcasts various entertaining, educational, and enlightening programs in Arabic and English, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

By Zeinab Youssef