The European Coordination of Muslim Women works within
the European Union for the consolidation of bonds and the exchange of
experience between the various members in order to support the involvment of the
Muslim woman in the society as a citizen and to better response to her worries
and to defend her interests and apply to the European and international
authorities.
COMMITMENT:
The
Forum is committed to make a change on the mentality and the condition of
Muslim woman. Our public awareness campaigns are mainly directed towards:
- The admiration of the
Muslim Woman potentials, and her role in the family and society.
- The contribution of the Muslim woman
in the social, economical and political fields of society.
The Forum puts a great effort to change the negative common impressions which
imprison the Muslim woman within a pejorative framework.
Our
media campaigns deal with:
- The Muslim woman in
Europe: The citizenship and contribution.
- The Muslim Woman in Europe: European
society’s perceptions and realities.
ONE EUROPE…
An
indivisible identity
A common
commitment...
The
struggle for women’s rights had started in the beginning of last centaury and
was considered as a priority in the last few decades. As a result, Muslim women
from different cultural backgrounds, speaking different languages, sharing
different ideas, had united in the same organization (EU) regardless of all
these differences.
The rights and the responsibilities of
Muslim Woman in Europe is been a considerable issue in most of European
countries; each EU member (state) has dealt with this issue in a different way. The European Forum of Muslim Women
summarizes the spirit of all women who wish to create a peaceful and tolerant
common future through dialogue and fruitful exchange of ideas.
OUR
OBJECTIVES:
1.
To represent Muslim
women in the European and international authorities and to defend their
interests.
2.
To support the dialogue
between citizens of various beliefs, backgrounds or political tendencies of the
society for common goods.
3.
To co-operate with
European and international women associations of different denomination.
4.
To stand against
discriminations based on religion, colour, race or any other kind of
discrimination especially those against Muslim women in particular.
5.
To aware the general
public of the importance of family values and to reinforce its role in the
stability of the societies.
6.
To contribute in the
promotion of European identity, by developing educational and cultural events
for the Youth in European countries.
7.
To work for the equality
between men and women in the strategic domain of the employment and the social
fields.
- Initiation and
participation in the social and political debates.
- Organizing conferences, seminars and
congresses.
- Issuing publications and feeding the
media with important information in regard of Muslim woman in Europe.
DEEPLY EUROPEAN:
Representing
nearly all European member states, Muslim Woman Forum association members are
seeking to express their views and aims to the European authorities and they
are:
- The loyalty to the common European
values.
- The equality of opportunities.
- The Equality between men and women
- The commitment of Youth as European
citizens.
- The rights of religious minorities.
OUR RESOURCES:
- A genuine European
platform of dialogue and action.
- Youth that is eager to take an active
part in the construction of Europe based on the values of justice and
peace.