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Canadian Muslim
Women Committee
General Information
Vision:
The Canadian Muslim Women Committee promotes
Muslim
Women’s Human Rights in Quebec and Canada.
Mission:
The necessity to protect and respect the human rights
of all citizens including Muslim Women is our main
focus. It is also important to educate the society at
large of the right of Muslim women to choose and
practice their religious beliefs freely and to inform
the members of the Muslim community of their rights as
full citizens of this country.
Objectives:
The
objectives of the Canadian Muslim Women Committee are
as follows:
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Educating the
society of the need to respect the rights of all
citizens including the right of expression of
religious beliefs.
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Establishing
contacts with the active elements of the Quebecer
and Canadian society.
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Getting out clear
instructions from all sources of authority of the
society for the need to respect the religious
character of all citizens including Muslim Women
such as the hijab and the right for alternative
sport activities in schools (i.e. replacing swimming
classes with other more convenient practices.)
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Educating Muslim
women about their rights and freedom of expression
as per Quebec’s and Canada’s Charter of Rights and
Freedom.
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Promoting women
participation within women related Non governmental
organizations.
- Defending
Muslim women's rights in case there are exposed to
infringement by direct intervention.
Means:
The
means to achieve our objectives are as follows:
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Establishing contacts with the society’s main
elements: school boards, human right organizations,
and governmental social agencies.
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Preparing informative brochures.
- Holding
workshops.
- Holding
conferences & seminars
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Enlightening the society by contributing articles to
the media.
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Intervening actively when needed.
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