▁the ▁international ▁organization ' s ▁first ▁al ▁Am ir ▁( i . e ., ▁president ). ▁ ▁Nature ▁and ▁Activ ities ▁Aw q af ▁Africa ▁is ▁an ▁international ▁organization ▁which ▁is ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁its ▁structure ▁with ▁African ▁Union ▁Muslim ▁working ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁human ▁suffering ▁amongst ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁of ▁Africa ▁- ▁in ▁particular ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁primary ▁objective ▁- ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁- ▁as ▁necessary . ▁ ▁The ▁aim ▁is ▁project ed ▁for ▁all ▁nations ▁of ▁the ▁continent , ▁especially , ▁their ▁Muslim ▁soci eties ▁where ▁each ▁national ▁society ▁effect u ates ▁program mes ▁of ▁Aw q af ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Rel ief , ▁human ▁dign ity , ▁and ▁spiritual ▁u pl ift ▁remain ▁main ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁body . ▁Through ▁education ▁at ▁its ▁Aw q af ▁Africa ▁Muslim ▁Open ▁College ▁in ▁London , ▁the ▁organization ▁see ks ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁suffering , ▁pover ty , ▁and ▁Islam oph ob ia ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁eliminate ▁them ▁under ▁the ▁ami able ▁b anner ▁of ▁Islam . ▁ ▁Education ▁The ▁organization ▁says ▁it ▁project ed ▁the ▁Open ▁College ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁providing , ▁particularly , ▁Muslim s ▁of ▁African ▁orig ins ▁with ▁studies ▁and ▁qual ifications ▁that ▁enable ▁them ▁to ▁serve ▁themselves ▁and ▁their ▁Muslim ▁communities . ▁ ▁Aw q af ▁Africa ' s ▁college ▁offers ▁its ▁people ▁an ▁alternative ▁means ▁of ▁learning ▁with ▁maximum ▁flex ibility , ▁in ▁order ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁build ▁a ▁program ▁of ▁studies ▁that ▁fits ▁both ▁their ▁personal ▁and ▁community ▁needs ▁and ▁adapt ▁accordingly .