FAMSY

FAMSY is a professional Muslim student and youth organisation that is committed to the education, training and development of future community leaders.

Through its Tarbiyah and other programs, based on a balanced Islamic methodology, FAMSY, with integrity and excellence in all we do, strives to develop students and youth for the betterment of the Australian community.

Current Programs

In the past several years, FAMSY has provided a number of events and programs for the benefit of Muslim students and youths including the following:

• Study circles
• Annual Islamic Conference involving international speakers
• Youth summer camps
• Professional development workshops
• Sporting Events
• Dawah workshops
• Media workshops

History

FAMSY began with the formation of the Muslim Students Association [MSA] of Queensland (MSAQ) at Queensland University in 1964. Later MSAs were established in Adelaide, Armidale, Melbourne Newcastle and Tasmania. In 1968, the six pioneer MSAs founded Australian Federation of Muslim Students Associations AFMSA. From 1991, the organisation was known as FAMSY.

Previous presidents of FAMSY include Zachariah Matthews, Mustapha Omari, Yasser Soliman and Chaaban Omran.