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Organisational Development 1950-2000 1950-1995 Formation of regional Islamic Associations in major cities. 1979-80 Establishment of a national Federation of all of the Islamic Associations within New Zealand called FIANZ (Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand Inc.). 1985 FIANZ entered into Halal Food Certification, primarily Halal Meat certification. 1990 Establishment of Islamic National Women's Council under the umbrella of FIANZ. 1990 Formation of New Zealand Muslim Youth and Sports organisation, based in Auckland, under the umbrella of FIANZ. 1990 Formation of an Educational Trust, called Islamic Education and Dawah Trust (IEDT) valued by the Auckland Muslim community. 1991 Establishment of a business entity called AMANA Corporation to operate as the business division within FIANZ. 1992 The formation of Mount Roskill Islamic Trust in the Auckland. 1998 Formation of the Muslim Students and Youth Association of New Zealand (MSYANZ) under the umbrella of FIANZ. MSYANZ is organised through university network. 1998 Formation of Al-Manar Trust in Auckland. 2000 Formation of FIANZ Youth Division, managed by MSYANZ. 2000 Establishment of FIANZ national religious advisory board, under the umbrella of FIANZ, known as the Ulema Board of New Zealand. This board includes respected Imams, all of whom are graduates from reputable Islamic universities in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Posted by Webmaster on Sun 13 Apr 2003 (2663 reads) [Go Back]   Content © FIANZ 2002-2010. All rights reserved. With the exception of the Press Releases, images specified as in the Public Domain, and header photograph of Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, New Zealand taken by Maros M r a z which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0, all other material on this site may NOT be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any form without written permission. Site designed, built and maintained by FrogWrite Creations P.O. Box 15480, Miramar, Wellington 6243, New Zealand. We thank Dynamicdrive.com for the ticker script which is provided free of charge.