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WOMEN IN ISLAM is a coalition of professional and social activist Muslim women representing a broad spectrum of human rights and social justice interests. We were founded in 1992, in direct response to atrocities perpetrated against Muslim women in the Rape Camps of Bosnia. These atrocities crystallized our need to address issues affecting the Islamic community generally, and women more specifically. In 1995 the United Nations 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing, China provided an international forum for Women In Islam to network with other women from around the world to identify, access and coordinate resources to advance the well being of all women. In 1999, we established a Justice Committee in response to the wanton shooting of Ahmadou Diallo. During the same year, the World Conference on Religion and Peace conference on Action for Common Living: The Role of Religion in the New Millennium in Amman, Jordan provided another international setting to advance our work. Our organization is dedicated to the empowerment of women through knowledge and practice of Islam. Centuries ago, Islam elevated the position of women in society and treated them on equal and equitable standing with men, and in some cases, gave them even higher status. Islam prohibits the oppression of any of humanity - women, children, the elderly, the sick, the wounded, and the physically challenged. The hungry must be feed, the naked clothed, the homeless sheltered, and the wounded or diseased given medical care, regardless of their political views. Our mandate is to reclaim that Legacy. We
seek to provide a forum for action to improve the quality of life
for Muslim women at home and abroad. Our objective is to address
issues pertinent to Muslim communities worldwide and build understanding across cultural boundaries in the interest of global social justice. |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
October 10, 2008 - 6:00 PM
October 17, 2008 - 5:30 PM RECENT EVENTS
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