New Zealand Muslim Awards 2021

Important Update as of 26 January 2022

Assalamu alaikum & Kia ora,

After deliberation with our Trustees, Advisors, Sponsors and key stakeholders,we are regretfully postponing the 2021 awards. Though the Red Traffic Light framework is not akin to lockdown, we would struggle immensely in selecting the 100 people who can now attend and having to decline others. The Trustees also strongly felt that we did not want to risk providing an environment where a spread of Omicron could occur even if we hosted 100 individuals at the event itself.

Postponing the 2021 awards for the second time has been a difficult decision for our operational team who have worked hard, and were excited to be hosting many of you. The immense disruption Covid-19 is causing to deliver events with higher levels of scrutiny around health and safety is one our team felt we could simply not manage with the level of diligence required. We are now working on Plan C so we can bring you the 2021 awards whilst also commencing planning for our 2022 awards in November this year. The nominations have been excellent, and we can’t wait to share with you the title winners for last year.

Thank you to all our sponsors for your support. Though we had not begun announcements of our sponsors, they are all sticking by us through this decision and however we plan to move forward. A huge thanks to all our wonderful guests who we, unfortunately, won’t get to see on the 6th of February 2021. We hope you also stick by us, and join us when we announce our plans moving forward.

The Team at KLN

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Khadija Leadership Network is proud to bring to you the fourth NZ Muslim Awards of 2021. The awards are our opportunity to reflect on, celebrate, and raise awareness of some of the amazing people who make up our community in Aotearoa, New Zealand. 2021 has been another unprecedented year, and so we hope we will have the opportunity to gather and celebrate. 

We work towards improving the initiative every year, and this year we have introduced two new awards. 

Award Categories include:

1. Community Service Award
2. Ilm (knowledge) Award
3. Generosity/Philanthropy Award
4. Young Muslim New Zealander of the Year
5. Muslim New Zealander of the Year
6. Sportsperson of the Year 
7. Linda Armstong Award (New)
8. Abyssinian Award (New)

Tickets are limited and entry will only be given to those with a ticket and a valid vaccine pass. No under 14’s allowed. 
We hope you will join us in celebrating some fantastic Kiwi Muslims.