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NZ Muslim Women Hit The World Stage As Finalists In Global Awards
Friday, 25 October 2024, 7:41 pm | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
All awards finalists are eligible for an Audience Honor award, so IWCNZ is asking their community and all New Zealanders to get behind the CHILL campaign and vote for it as their people’s choice in both categories. Voting is open to anyone internationally. More >>
IWCNZ Introduces Samadiana: A Muslim Gymnast And Nursing Student Flipping Stereotypes
Monday, 1 July 2024, 8:30 am | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
As part of the ongoing CHILL Campaign, the Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand (IWCNZ) introduces Samadiana, an accomplished gymnast and coach whose presence and participation in sports directly challenges stereotypes about Muslim women. More >>
Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand Urges Consistent Commitment to Human Rights Amidst Ongoing Palestinian Crisis
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 5:42 am | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
The Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand leadership believes that the characters of individuals, communities and nations are revealed in how they act not in good times, but rather in periods of strife and challenge. If nations including New Zealand ... More >>
Islamic Women’s Council Of New Zealand On Jacinda Ardern’s Leadership
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 1:50 pm | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
Today, as the Rt. Honourable Jacinda Ardern is set to give her valedictory speech in Parliament, the Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand wishes to honour and celebrate her leadership along with the understanding and the compassion she has ... More >>
Islamic Women’s Council Of New Zealand Urges Our Government To Act Quickly And Boldly On Hate Speech Legislation
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 5:50 am | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
08 February 2023 The Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand urges the Government led by our new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins to take up the mantle, to act quickly and boldly, and to pass legislation to address harmful and dangerous speech ... More >>
Urgent International Investment Needed To Combat Terrorism And Its Impact
Thursday, 8 September 2022, 4:51 pm | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
The Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand (IWCNZ) urges the United Nations and all nation states working to counterterrorism and to support victims of terrorism to work collaboratively to invest in education, their communities and their own systems ... More >>
Banning Of Oslo Manifesto
Saturday, 18 December 2021, 8:47 pm | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
The Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand welcomes the decision by the Classification Office to classify the manifesto of terrorist Anders Brehvik as objectionable material. While this manifesto has been publicly available for many year, we know it has inspired ... More >>
Decision Of Chief Coroner To Hold Inquiry
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 8:54 pm | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
The Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand welcomes the decision of the Chief Coroner to open an inquiry into the terrorist attacks on Christchurch mosques. There are several outstanding matters relating to what lead up to, and immediately followed, ... More >>
New Lynn Mall Attacks
Saturday, 4 September 2021, 5:18 pm | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
IWCNZ is shocked and saddened by the attack yesterday at New Lynn Mall. Our thoughts are first and foremost with the victims of this tragedy, we pray for their full recovery. We know this tragedy has wide and lasting impacts, on the families of the wounded ... More >>
The Returning Mother And Children
Monday, 26 July 2021, 12:30 pm | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
Today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that New Zealand will meet its international legal obligations and not leave a young family stateless. While some countries may choose to reject their citizens, the Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand is ... More >>
Proposed Changes To Hate Speech Laws
Monday, 5 July 2021, 6:06 am | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
The Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand supports several aspects of the recent proposed changes to New Zealand’s hate speech legislation. In particular, we welcome the expansion of the protected categories, the shifting of section 131 of the Human ... More >>
IWCNZ Appreciates The Release Of The Arotake Report. Many Outstanding Questions About NZSIS Need To Be Answered.
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 6:15 am | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
23 March 2021 IWCNZ appreciates the release of the Arotake Report. While it’s a positive move towards transparency, it reinforces that there are many outstanding questions that need to be answered about the systems and processes within the New ... More >>
Reflecting On Grief, Love And Hope With Aya And The Butterfly Storybook
Monday, 15 March 2021, 12:50 pm | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
Aya and the Butterfly is a new picture book to help children come to terms with grief, cope with change, and build resilience. An online version is now available to early childhood and primary school aged children across Aotearoa New Zealand. ... More >>
Resources About Muslim Women For Secondary Schools Launched
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 5:50 am | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
9 March 2021 The Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand (IWCNZ) is launching a poster series and resource booklet for all state secondary schools in Aotearoa. These resources aim to introduce Kiwi students to the thoughts, perspectives, and experiences ... More >>
Threats To Christchurch Mosques
Thursday, 4 March 2021, 9:46 pm | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
The threats to use car bombs at the two mosques that were attacked on 15 March 2019 are especially cruel as we come up to the second anniversary of those attacks. It shows the need for a strong national security system, with clear leadership and direction ... More >>
Turkish Detainees
Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 6:34 am | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
The woman detained at the Turkish border who was born in New Zealand left here at a young age for Australia. This confirms the information released in 2016 by the Director of the Secret Intelligence Service, that the women travelling to Syria had ... More >>
Islamic Women’s Council Of New Zealand Thanks The Chief Coroner
Thursday, 7 January 2021, 12:36 pm | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
The Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand thanks the Chief Coroner for providing further information to families who lost a loved one in the terrorist attack on Christchurch mosques. On 14 December 2020, the Chief Coroner wrote to the families and some organisations, ... More >>
Royal Commission Report
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 2:51 pm | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
IWCNZ maintains that justice has not been served by the report published by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Terrorist Attacks on the Christchurch Mosques. This is due to the way the Terms of Reference were defined, which severely restricted ... More >>
IWCNZ Submission To Royal Commission To Be Publicly Released
Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 12:44 pm | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
The Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand will share parts 1 and 2 of the submission we presented to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch Mosque Attacks. The aim is to ensure New Zealand is fully informed about the efforts IWCNZ took prior ... More >>
IWCNZ Submission To Royal Commission Publicly Released.
Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 11:05 am | Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand
The Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand are sharing parts 1 and 2 of the submission we presented to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch Mosque Attacks. The aim is to ensure New Zealand is fully informed about the efforts IWCNZ took prior More >>
