Updated 10 September 2009

From: SHABIR.KARIM@usbank.com [mailto:SHABIR.KARIM@usbank.com]
Sent: 18 August 2009 22:37
To: world-federation
Cc: habibhb@aol.com; shabir.karim@nasimco.org; WF Councillors; Shabir Najafi; gnajafi@rogers.com
Subject: Re: [Wfcouncillors0609] Constitution Amendment-PROPOSAL

Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of The World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities

August 18, 2009

I am proposing, on behalf of the Organization of North American Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities (NASIMCO), the following amendment to The World Federation constitution:

Amend Clause 3.1 of the constitution by substituting the number of years from “Six” to “Seven”.

3. Membership

3.1 Eligibility

Shia Ithna-Asheri Federations of Jamaats, Communities or Organisations established in such geographical regions as may be feasible and agreed by the Executive Council shall be eligible for a single membership of the Federation. Where no Regional Federation exists, the current individual member Jamaats shall form such a Regional Federation and apply for membership of the Federation no later than six years from this change in the Constitution. In the event one or more current individual member Jamaat shall not join a Regional Federation, they shall become Associate Members of the Federation with no voting rights. In a region where no Regional Federation is constituted nor applied for membership no later than six years from the date of this change, then all individual member Jamaats in that region shall become Associate Members with no voting rights. Other than the current individual member Jamaats no such individual Jamaat, Community or Organisation be eligible to apply for membership of the Federation.

We would appreciate if this could be dealt with at the next Triennial WF Conference to be held in October 2009 in Toronto, Canada.

Was-Salaam,

Habib M. Habib
Secretary General
NASIMCO