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News / May 31, 2013

CCMW Year End Review: Historical Landmarks, Triumphs and Looking Forward

Building upon its rich history of advocacy for Muslim women and their families and the creation of innovative projects that encourage civic engagement, community development and inter-cultural understanding, 2012-2013 has been a busy and exciting time for the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW). This year we proudly celebrated the 30th Anniversary of our cross-national… Read more »


Blog / May 7, 2013

NGOs Expectations of the CSW57 and National Governments

Author: Nazila Isgandarova A large number of government representatives, senior officials, delegations from the NGOs, and experts have come from all around the world to New York to attend the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women that began on March 4th until March 15th. They want to discuss and assess the… Read more »


Blog / May 7, 2013

UN CSW 57th Session: Domestic Violence and Human Rights

Author: Nazila Isgandarova CSW57 is full of excitements and experiences. I represented National Council of Women of Canada and Canadian Council of Muslim Women. Starting from the first day, I wanted to attend as many as workshops and conferences organized by the government and NGO representatives. On March 4, I attended the conference “Legal Reforms… Read more »


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CCMW Year End Review: Historical Landmarks, Triumphs and Looking Forward

Building upon its rich history of advocacy for Muslim women and their families and the creation of innovative projects that encourage civic engagement, community development and inter-cultural understanding, 2012-2013 has been a busy and exciting time for the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW). This year we proudly celebrated the 30th Anniversary of our cross-national organization. Since its beginnings in 1982, CCMW has proudly drawn upon faith and social justice in order to ensure the equality, equity and empowerment of Muslim women and to enrich Canadian society as a whole. Continue reading »

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