SIO is now heart-beat of millons of students across the India. It's message of "spreading the virtues and eradication evils" is now motto of life for them. All students irrspective of their religion, caste, creed and place are now part of it and working proactively for it's cause. SIO is reaching now every nook and corner of the Indian Campus with it's services to the student community. It has a strong network of members,associates and junior associates(Age 11 to 14) spread across all the states of the India.
In order to understand SIO it is essential to have a good grasp on its views on Islam, student and organization. The Arabic word Islam signifies peace, dedication and absolute submission. In other words it is the path to peace through complete surrender to God.
SIO believes that the real function of education should be to impart genuine knowledge about life, existence and future. A real student is therefore one seeking for the realities about life and universe.
SIO believes that the function of the organization should not be to assemble as many people as possible by any means. But it is to transform the cadre into a crop of activists committed to ideals and gifted with inner strength.
SIO Aims
SIO finds itself committed to impart genuine knowledge and awareness to students and getting them ready to become torchlight of morality and fighters against evils by reinforcing their own life. The organization will also strive for promoting moral values in educational system and better academic and moral atmosphere in educational institutions and to nurture the talents of students in such a way as to benefit the society. Above all, preference will be given to spread the truths as understood by the organization among the most critical group of civil society – students.
SIO Works
All the above mentioned aims will be striven for only within the limits of morality and constructive – peaceful manner. The organization shall keep away from anything that is contrary to truth and honesty and that may result in communal hatred and class struggle.
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SIO as one of the best practice of youth inter-faith dialogue in the world : UNESCO report
New Delhi: SIO is mentioned as one of the best practice of youth inter-faith dialogue initiatives in a global survey report of UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation).
As part of UNESCO’s efforts to strengthen dialogue among civilisations and cultures it had conducted a global research to define the best practices in interreligious dialogue. The research was conducted by Arigatou International. SIO is the only Islamic Organisation among the eight organisations short listed as best among the total of 200 practices of Inter-faith dialogue in India. The seventy eight pages report in its evaluation of Indian practices mentions: “Probably no country in the world harbours more interfaith dialogue meetings than in India, with over 200 organizations active in interfaith dialogue.” The report also mentions SIO as the dialogue initiative with the largest number of youth membership.
Background of the research project mentioned in the report is: “Based on its many years of experience with far reaching dialogue initiatives, the Organization distanced itself from the notion of a “clash of civilizations” proposing a more dynamic and interactive framework for cultural encounters and exchanges—a perspective rooted as well in historical facts. The year 2001 was celebrated as the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations, and in November 2001 the General Assembly adopted the Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations (Resolution 56/6), assigning UNESCO a lead role within the United Nations system.”
The research team had visited SIO headquarters in New Delhi on June 2009 and had detailed exchange with the central leadership of SIO.
Background of the research project mentioned in the report is: “Based on its many years of experience with far reaching dialogue initiatives, the Organization distanced itself from the notion of a “clash of civilizations” proposing a more dynamic and interactive framework for cultural encounters and exchanges—a perspective rooted as well in historical facts. The year 2001 was celebrated as the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations, and in November 2001 the General Assembly adopted the Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations (Resolution 56/6), assigning UNESCO a lead role within the United Nations system.”
The research team had visited SIO headquarters in New Delhi on June 2009 and had detailed exchange with the central leadership of SIO.
