“Let there arise out of you
A band of people inviting to all that is good.
Enjoining what is right,
And forbidding what is wrong:
These are those who are successful.”
Al-Qur’an III:104
On Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011, Women In Islam, Inc. joins human rights
defenders in recognition of the founding of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document signed 63 years ago by the United Nations General Assembly. This Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a milestone document, setting forth a common standard of fundamental human rights to be protected by all people and all nations.
As a Muslim women’s human rights organization, we affirm that human dignity and human rights are God-given to each person, and that we as Muslims are responsible to uphold and defend this trust that God has granted humanity.
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 all of humanity. The hungry must be fed, the naked clothed, the homeless sheltered, and the wounded or diseased given medical care, regardless of their views. Our vision and mandate is to reclaim this important legacy.
Women In Islam, Inc. is proud to announce the revival of our Human Rights & Social Justice Lecture Series. Beginning in 2012, we will host a series of lectures on the following topics:
Sustainable Humanitarian Relief and Development in East Africa
Women and the Prison Industrial Complex in the United States
New Perspectives: The Arts and Social Justice
Please join us.
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