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Holy Quran
Al-Ahzab:
(59)
O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and
the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them (when they go
abroad). That will be better , that so they may be recognized and not annoyed.
Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
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3rd
September 2005 - International Hijab Solidarity Day |
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Bangladesh |
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SEMINAR ON
HIJAB SOLIDARITY DAY
Organizer:
Assembly for Protection of Hijab, Bangladesh
Date:
3rd September 2005, Saturday
Time:
10 am
Venue:
VIP Lounge, National Press Club
Chief Guest:
Barrister Moudud Ahmed, Minister for Law and
Parliamentary Affairs,
Bangladesh
Chairman:
Justice Abdur Rauf, Former Election
Commissioner, Bangladesh.
Paper Presenter:
Dr. Syeda Sultana Razia, Assistant
Professor, Bangladesh University
of Engineering and technology
Discussants:
1) Shah Abdul Hannan, Former Secretary of Finance, Gov’t
of Bangladesh
2) Dr. Razia Akhter Banu, Professor, Dhaka University
3) Elahi Newaz Khan, President, Dhaka Journalists’ Union
4) Barrister Fatema Anwar, Bangladesh Supreme Court
Event Organizers:
M A Hannan (Convenor and Secretary General of Pro-Hijab
Committee)
Mesbah Uddin Ahmed
Md. Ashraf Hussain
Syeda Sultana Razia
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» Canada |
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Event poster
Event
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Woman in
Islam Exhibition
Organizer:
The Canadian Muslim Woman Committee
Date:
3rd September 2005, Saturday
Time:
11h00 to 17h00
Venue: Centre des Loisirs de Saint-Laurent from
The Canadian Muslim Woman Committee is organizing an
exhibition on the woman in Islam. Several subjects will be
exposed such as the definition of the Hijab in Islam and the
role and rights of the Muslim woman as it is taught in Islam.
This exhibition will be held at the Centre des Loisirs de
Saint-Laurent from 11h00 to 17h00. We hope to see you there on
that important day. Your presence is very valuable to us.
Contact:
Kathy Malas - Coordinator of the CMWC
Tel:
(514) 221-5926
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En cette journée, le comité de la femme
musulmane canadienne organise une exposition pour sensibiliser
le public sur le voile islamique.
Plusieurs sujets seront traités entre autres, la définition du
voile dans l’Islam, le rôle et les droits de la femme en
Islam.
Cette exposition se déroulera au Centre de Loisirs de
Saint-Laurent de 11h00 à 17h00. Nous espérons vous voir parmi
nous en cette journée importante.
Votre présence est très appréciée.
Contact: Kathy Malas - Coordinator of the CMWC
Tel:
Pour de plus amples informations veuillez
appeler au (514) 221-5926
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» Jordan |
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Event
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Press
conference
Organizer:
Assembly for the Protection of
Hijab (Jordan)
Date:
3rd September 2005, Saturday
Time: 9.00am
Venue: Islamic
Front Party Headquarters (Amman)
Islamic Front Party invites everyone to the press conference
on Sat 3/9 at 9am as part of the International Hijab
Solidarity Day called by Assembly for the Protection of Hijab.
The press conference will be addressed by Dr Hayat Mussimi
member of Jordan Parliament and head of Islamic Front Party/
Women Section and Engineer Abeer Pharaon representing Assembly
for the Protection of Hijab from the UK.
The press conference will take place in Islamic Front Party
Headquarters in Amman near Islamic hospital.
Contact:
for more details please call +96265699997
Other events
taking part in Jordan
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Afaf Society campaign for more details visit
www.alafaf.org
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AlArqam Schools event.
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Ummariyya Schools event and exhibition.
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Assabeel News paper coverage, please visit:
www.assabeel.net
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Event
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Press
conference
Organizer:
International Muslim Women's Union (IMWU HQ)
Date:
3rd September 2005, Saturday
Venue:
IMWU HQ in Khartoum
The international hijab solidarity day was marked by a number of events
in Sudan.
* A press release was issued to a major Sudanese newspaper "ALwan".
click here to
read
* A seminar was held by the IMWU on hijab issue, at the HQ in Khartoum
which was attended by a big crowd of Sudanese women.
* The ASG for co-ordination and External Affairs in IMWU was interviewed
by "AL-Hayat Newspaper" in the view of solidarity with Hijab. Prior to
all these steps IMWU has called upon NGOs and civil society in Sudan to
support the rights of Muslim women to Hijab as part of their human
rights –their God –given rights We have also instructed our continental,
regional, country branches and IMWU offices all over the world to
support and stand in solidity with the campaign for Hijab.
Contact Person: Dr. Mazahir
M.A.Osman
Email:
info@imwu.org
Website:
www.imwu.org
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Event
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Gathering
outside the French Consulate (Istanbul)
Organizer:
MAZLUMDER (Organization of Human
Rights and Solidarity for Oppressed People) / Istanbul Branch
Date: 4th September
2005, Sunday
Time:
10 am
Venue:
French Consulate at "Taksim
Meydaný" in Ýstanbul
A
gathering outside the French Consulate will take place, where
prominent speakers will be covering the hijab ban issue.
Contact:
Email:
hariciye@mazlumder.org
Tel: (0212) 532 29 90 -
534 52 30 - 534 51 14
Fax: (0212) 532 17 55
Address: Koca Sinan
Cad. No:28 Fatih-Ýstanbul
Web:
www.mazlumder.org
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London |
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Event
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Conference
Title:
Hijab Unveiled - A Day of
Reflection
Date:
3rd September 2005
Time:
11:00 -
4.00
Venue: Kensington Town Hall, The Town Hall Hornton Street,
LONDON, W8 7NX
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Event poster
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Scotland
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ASSALLAM ALAYKUM
FRIENDS.
FOLLOWING THE DREADFUL JULY BOMBINGS IN LONDON THERE HAS BEEN MUCH MEDIA
COVERAGE OF THE RESULTANT POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE
ATTACKS.
WE HAVE HEARD DEBATES ABOUT
NATIONAL SECURITY, MULTI-CULTURALISM AND
RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM TO NAME A FEW. THERE IS HOWEVER, ONE ISSUE
WHERE THE MEDIA COVERAGE HAS BEEN AT BEST SPORADIC YET IT HAS
IMPLICATIONS FOR ALL THE WOMEN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
MANY MUSLIM WOMEN IN THIS COUNTRY EXERCISE THEIR FREEDOM OF CHOICE TO
WEAR THE HIJAB. IN DOING SO, THEY AND THEIR CHILDREN BECOME EASILY
RECOGNISABLE TARGETS FOR THE PERPETRATORS OF RELIGIOUS HATRED AND
INTOLERANCE. WE FIRMLY BELIEVE IT IS *YOUR RIGHT, YOUR FREEDOM AND YOUR
CHOICE *TO WEAR THE HIJAB AND ARE APPALLED THAT THAT MANY MUSLIM WOMEN
AND CHILDREN NOW LIVE IN A CLIMATE OF FEAR. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT
AFFECTS *ALL* WOMEN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. ALL WOMEN SHOULD HAVE THE
RIGHT TO LIVE WITHOUT FEAR REGARDLESS OF THEIR CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS OR
ETHNIC BACKGROUND WE AND SHOULD DO OUR BEST TO ENSURE THAT WOMEN ARE NOT
SCARED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES OR LET THEIR CHILDREN OUT TO PLAY.
THERE ARE PROBABLY MANY NON-MUSLIM WOMEN WHO FEEL THIS ISSUE IS NOTHING
TO DO WITH THEM-BUT IT IS. NO WOMAN SHOULD BE TOO SCARED TO LEAVE HER
HOME, NO WOMAN SHOULD FEEL THREATENED WHEN OUT IN THE STREET AND NO
WOMAN SHOULD FEEL TOO INTIMIDATED TO EXERCISE HER FREEDOM OF CHOICE. THE
MAIN REASON MANY NON-MUSLIM WOMEN KNOW LITTLE ABOUT THIS ISSUE IS DUE TO
THE LACK OF SUBSTANTIVE REPORTING IN THE NATIONAL MEDIA. ANECDOTAL
EVIDENCE ALSO SUGGESTS THAT IT IS ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF ASSAULTS
THAT GET REPORTED.
FEAR OF REPRISAL IS JUST AS
INTIMIDATING AS THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE.
A SMALL GROUP OF US DECIDED THAT SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE, BOTH TO
INFORM AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THIS ISSUE AMONGST NON-MUSLIM WOMEN AND TO
SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR MUSLIM WOMEN WHO CHOOSE TO WEAR THE HIJAB. WE
CONTACTED *PROTECT HIJAB* AND SUGGESTED THAT WE HOLD OUR OWN *HEADSCARF
DAY* ON 19 AUGUST. WE CONTACTED OUR FRIENDS, ACQUAINTANCES AND
COLLEAGUES FROM ALL CULTURAL, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS AND ASKED
THEM TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT BY WEARING A HEADSCARF ON THIS DAY. WE HAD AN
OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS BOTH
LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. WE HAD PHONE CALLS OF SUPPORT FROM FRANCE, THE
UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA. RADIO BRADFORD ASKED US FOR AN INTERVIEW
WHICH WAS BROADCAST A FEW DAYS BEFORE OUR EVENT.
WHERE WE LIVE IN SOUTH WEST SCOTLAND, MANY SUPPORTERS ENTHUSIASTICALLY
WORE THEIR HEADSCARVES FOR THE DAY AND AGREED TO HAVE THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS
TAKEN. THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT WAS SUCH THAT SOME WOMEN WHO NORMALLY
DISLIKE BEING PHOTOGRAPHED AGREED TO IT ON THIS OCCASION. THESE
PHOTOGRAPHS AND OUR ORIGINAL MESSAGE HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO PROTECT
HIJAB AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO SEE TODAY.
WE HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU AT THE CONFERENCE TODAY FEEL THAT YOU HAVE OUR
SUPPORT FOR YOUR RIGHT, CHOICE AND FREEDOM TO WEAR THE HIJAB. ALTHOUGH
THIS IS JUST A SMALL CONTRIBUTION ON OUR PART WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW
THAT WE TOO ARE WEARING OUR HEADSCARVES TODAY. IT IS OUR AIM HOWEVER, TO
MAKE
*HEADSCARF DAY* A ANNUAL
NATIONAL EVENT TO COINCIDE WITH FUTURE HIJAB SOLIDARITY DAYS.
FINALLY, KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE AND THAT YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT OF A
GROWING NUMBER OF NON-MUSLIM WOMEN WHO ENDORSE YOUR RIGHT TO GO ABOUT
YOUR DAILY LIVES WITHOUT FEAR AND INTIMIDATION.
HELEN, SALLY, ANN AND FRIENDS
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