Working closely with my city's youth leader grew a profound love for me towards YM Sisters (formerly known as MYN). She was an exemplary leader, always prioritizing serving quality to our attendees, constantly thinking and acting upon ways on how to improve our city, making sound and thought through decisions, and talking to and building a relationship with every single girl in the room. I aspire to be like her - an inspiration to at least one other girl from my community, and to be able to provide girls with a friendly, knowledgeable, fun, and safe environment. Not only has YM improved my leadership qualities, but YM Sisters has also nurtured my interest in designing and baking! For every halaqa I would bake something new with the intention of sharing with fellow Muslim sisters, and I promise all of you that it was and always will be the intention that has made and will always make the results taste good (importance of intentions - one of the most valuable things I learned through YM)!

Being a part of YM has helped me improve my leadership skills as well as communication skills since I get to connect with people from all over the city as well as develop stronger bonds with general YM members. YM has also helped me gain a sense of sisterhood in the Muslim community and I don’t feel alone. I look at the YM girls as my friends and support rather than just girls I do halaqas with.

Through my journey in YM I have learned the importance of leading a group of young muslim women while also understanding my role as a muslimah in the society we are living in today. I have been able to not only gain confidence in myself but also brought me closer to my deen, its practices, and re-emphasizing my ultimate purpose in life. Inshallah my goal going forward is to inspire young girls to do the same.

YM Sisters has benefited my life in many ways. From fundraisers to outreach and lots of other volunteer work, YMS works to build strong and healthy relationships between young Muslims. It has benefited my life, as well as strengthened my connection to Islam. I encourage every young Muslim girl to join.

YM has been an absolutely amazing experience for me in the past 3 years! Since I joined, I've experienced so much growth as an individual. Being a part of YM really boosted my confidence and encouraged me to get involved in the community. I've gained more leadership skills, connected more to my faith, and got to work with an amazing team. But most of all, I have made amazing lifelong friends and connections through YM! This is exactly what I was looking for when I joined, a community where I could feel a sense of belongingness, and feel comfortable in my faith. That's truly the best part of YM, getting the opportunity to not only get closer to my deen and learn more about Islam, but sharing this space with other young muslim girls facing similar struggles regarding our identity. YM has always felt like a safe community full of belongingness for young sisters, and provides a platform to discuss important and relevant issues that we as youth face, without the fear of judgement. I'm so grateful for the memories and experiences I've made working with YM Sisters, and I hope to continue to make more inshAllah!

Alhamdulillah I have had the opportunity to be a part of the Whitby YM sister's team for the last four years. My time on this team has been a very beautiful, and humbling experience as trying to unite and empower fellow Muslimah's in the community has brought me closer to Allah SWT. I am very fortunate that through YM sisters I have been able to form everlasting friendships with fellow girls in my community and through YM I continue to meet new people and form new friendships frequently Alhamdulillah. YM has become a big part of my life and has allowed me to become who I am today. I truly hope that every Muslim girl gets to experience the feeling of love, support, and belonging in their community the same way I have at YM sisters Whitby!

Being a part of YM truly made me feel that I am not alone on my journey to becoming a better Muslim and person in general. I made so many new friends and it helped me earn a lot of great skills as well such as leadership, organization, communication and most importantly, empathy. I believe that YM Sisters have many things to accomplish in the near future in sha Allah and I’m so excited to be a part of it all alhamdulillah