Events

Muslim Women in 2010 Meeting the challenges of a new decade

6th March, 2010

Inspire partnered with Hounslow Council on March 6, 2010 to deliver a conference in the local civic centre for 150 men and women interested in gender equality and human rights. The conference aimed to promote local good practice as part of Hounslow Council’s Beacon status as well as empowering and activating Muslim women to meet head on the many challenges they face.

The one day conference encouraged women to contribute to local and global communities, to help address Muslim women’s contemporary concerns through a progressive understanding of faith and to promote concepts of active citizenship and shared values. In particular participants were motivated to help confront the many challenges we face from growing poverty to a global escalation in violence, human rights abuses and climate change. The conference emphasised the need to stand up and to be counted to ensure a more optimistic future for coming generations. The event gave a confident, positive and dynamic vision for Muslim women in 2010 - for those wanting to transform lives and transform societies.

Speakers included Gill Hicks; M.A.D. for Peace, Sara Silvestri; City University London, Usama Hasan; Middlesex University, Daisy Khan; the ASMA Society and Sara Khan; Inspire, the event was enhanced by beautiful live performances by Helen Andrews and Dawud Wharnsby from the arts collective Enter Into Peace.

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