FGM & Religion, Early & Forced Marriage in East Africa-Conference
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: May 15, 2006
Conference on Religion and FGM,
Early and Forced Marriage in
Africa
An The Islam is often The On In |
The
Egyptian Centre for Women Rights (
National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (Egypt) and in collaboration with
Sudan National Committee on Traditional Practices (SNCTP) www.snctp.org , Babakir Badri Centre for Women
Studies, (Sudan, Care for Girls Committee (Egypt),
– Toppe (KMG) www.kmgselfhelp.com,
Integrated Community Development, Education and Development Association
(
Development Centre, Pokot-Kiletat,(Kenya), Save Somali Women and Children,
Barako Family and Health Support (Somalia) with the support of WOMANKIND
Worldwide are organising a two day conference on FGM and Early Marrige in view
of developing a common understanding of religion on the issues. The conference
will take place from
The
conference is part of the East Africa Four Literacies Programme www.fourliteracies.org contribution to
the effort of eradication of the FGM and Early and Forced Marriage practice in
The
venue will be Cairotel Hotel in
Maadi,
The
hotel is about fifteen minutes drive from down town
Aim
To create a forum of exchange and
learning between religious leaders, scholars and thinkers, NGO, civil society,
AU, UN, so as to examine analyses and develop a common understanding of religion
on female circumcision and early and forced marriage.
Objectives
·
To
identify the views of Islam on women violation (physical psychological, social
and developmental in general).
·
To
critically examine the interpretation of hadith and FGM, early and forced
marriage.
·
Reach
a consensus on religious perspectives on FGM, early and forced
marriage.
·
To
develop a mutual understanding of the role of religious leaders in the
eradication of FGM, early and forced marriage
Expected
outcome
A
common understanding of religious views on FGM and a common action plan aimed at
mobilising the support of religious leaders in eradication of FGM, early and
forced marriage and drawing up of advocacy plans to tackle the
issues.
Participants
Participants
will be invited from
in Islamic hadith, legislation,
Islamic Education, government sectors and NGOs. The
conference will be conducted in plenary and in thematic working
sessions
The
Steering Committee:
·
SNCTP
(
·
Barako
health and Family Support
(
·
Pokot
Kiletat (
·
ECWR
(
·
CFG
(
·
WOMANKIND
Worldwide (U.K)
The
steering committee responsibilities:
·
Preparation
and implementation.
·
Follow-up
the preparation and the production of the forum proceedings
document.
·
Production
of a report on the forum discussion to be distributed locally, regionally and
international
Thematic
focus and presentations
·
Religion
(Religious views and interpretation of hadith)
·
Health
·
Human
rights and legal aspects (Rights
and legal protection)
Output
A
reference document for religious leaders of the conference that will be
distributed locally, regionally and
internationally
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