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FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT – A visit to The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR).

DATE : October 8, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

This past weekend I was in Winnipeg for a conference hosted by Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WomeninAfghanistan) and on Sunday they had arranged for a visit to The Canadian Museum For Human Rights. I had read about the controversy surrounding the opening last month, but decided that I want to see for myself […]

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“THE PRICE OF HONOR” A FILM BY NEENA NEJAD AND XOEL PAMOS

DATE : October 6, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Being an activist for Women’s Rights and a recent participant in the award-winning documentary Honor Diaries, anything related to the issue of honor based violence is compelling. So when I heard about the film The Price of Honor, I was intrigued, especially because the two sisters, about whom the film is made, were mentioned in […]

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MFT RALLY IN SUPPORT OF MINORITIES

DATE : September 16, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

In Support for minority Christian and other minority religious communities in the Middle East and the Muslim world Muslims Facing Tomorrow calls for Public Rally on the UN International Day for Peace on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Queen’s Park, Toronto, from 2 – 4 pm ~ Please join us ~ Muslims Facings Tomorrow (MFT) […]

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Muslim Women Break Their Silence On Life Under Honour Culture In Hard-Hitting Documentary

DATE : September 9, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

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In The Muslim World, Silence Falls

DATE : August 13, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

In Saturday’s National Post, Rex Murphy asks why there’s so much outrage over Israel’s response to Hamas rocket fire, but the same activists are silent about atrocities committed in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere.

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HONOURING GIRLS

DATE : July 28, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

HONOURING GIRLS…. It was a great honour to be invited to attend The Girl Summit in UK which was hosted by the UK Government and United Nations Children’s Fund. www.girlsummitpledge.com But before I got there, I had to get a badge. Having experienced government bureaucracy in other countries, it was a pleasant surprise to reach […]

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HONORING RAMADAN’S MESSAGE By Ajit Jain

DATE : July 17, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Honoring Ramadan’s message A group of Muslims from Canada invited people from all faiths to come together and celebrate Ramadan, reports AJIT JAIN By Ajit Jain TheIndianDiaspora.com Jul 14, 2014 Toronto: At this time in the world when there is so much strife, a group of Muslim brothers and sisters took the initiative of inviting […]

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RECONFIRMING THE MESSAGE OF HONOR DIARIES – FINALLY FGM UP FRONT AND CENTER AT THE UNHRC

DATE : July 4, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Reported by Raheel Raza at the UN in Geneva – June 2014 I have been coming to the United Nations Human Rights Council for five years and lamented at the lack of women’ s issues being in the forefront. The documentary “Honor Diaries” which was released in March 2014 highlighted some of the atrocities committed […]

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CFI Statement at UNHRC 26

DATE : June 19, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

P.O. Box 741 • Amherst, New York 14226-0741 • (716) 636-4869 • Fax (716) 636-1733 www.centerforinquiry.net United Nations Human Rights Council: 26th Session (10th – 27th June 2014) Interactive Dialogue with WG on Discrimination against Women, Tuesday 17th June 2014 Speaker: CfI Representative, Raheel Raza Freedom of Religion and Discrimination against Women Mr President, We […]

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Statement made at UNHRC 26th Session June 16, 2014

DATE : June 16, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

United Nations Human Rights Council: 26th Session (10th – 27th June 2014) High-level panel discussion on the identification of good practices in combating FGM, Monday 16th June 2014, Speaker: CfI Representative, Raheel Raza FGM: Culture or Religion is no Excuse[1] Female Genital Multilation (FGM) is a practice often upheld by a number of cultural and […]

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