« Read: In the name
of thy Lord Who createth, createth man from a
clot. Read: And thy Lord is the
most Bounteous, Who teacheth by the pen,
Teacheth man that
which he knew not»
QURAN:
96.1-5
CALEM | 2011 MANIFESTO -
Inclusive Muslims, join us and unify our energies for a
better humanity
"Our
network of inclusive Muslims is at the avant-garde
of the reflection about Islam and sexual or gender diversity. Early
2011, our
sister organizations met in Cape Town (South
Africa) and decided to
create an International Network of Inclusive Muslims:
INIMuslim[1].
The CALEM confederation is the European
regional pole
of that international network of support; the CALEM conference is the
mean that
Europeans has been using, for two years now, to strengthen our European
and
international inclusive Muslim’s dynamic.
The aim of our network INIMuslim is to provide
helpful
and concrete basis to address the issue of Islam & sexual
diversity, and
assist Muslims to reconcile their cultural heritage with their
sexuality or
gender orientation, to peacefully strive together toward common goals
of interest
for our network that aspires to the realization of an inclusive Islam.
INIMuslim is a collaborative initiative of
official
[2] Organizations and Associations worldwide, and selected experts,
working
internationally for the inclusivity of Muslims marginalized on the
basis of
their sexual or gender orientation (LGBTQIA), advocating both against
“Homophobia” &
“Islamophobia”, to defend their human rights.
Through INIMuslim, organizations and
individuals can
exchange information, deconstruct prejudices and misbelieves, share
ideas and
experiences, exchange skills, develop a united voice with humility and
solidarity, and develop new tools, strategies and advocacy in total
transparency.
Moreover, let us be reminded that our beloved
Creator
Allah SWT states in the Quran in numerous places that no singular
identity, nor
social category, shall be normalized above others; no identity shall be
imposed
as “normal” on any one of us, especially not on our
transgender brothers and
sisters.
Allah SWT says in the Quran: “O
mankind! Lo! We
have created you male and female, and have made nations and tribes that
ye may
know one another. Lo! The noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the
best in
conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware“ [3]. Thus, we
shall promote Allah
consciousness in respect of each individual’s personal
self-definition.
We call our sisters and brothers, inclusive and
progressive Muslims, from any sexuality, gender, sex or color, to join
us to
work together toward a truly inclusive Islam and a peaceful humanity."
[1] In Arabic INI
MUSLIM means “I am
Muslim”.
[2] Official
NGO means it has at least three board members, democratically elected,
a clear
constitution, a website.
[3] Quran: 49.13.
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2011 - program
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LET'S CHANGE THE WORLD, TOGETHER... CALEM 2010 - the first
CALEM conference - was an initiative of the Citizen network
of the HM2F
(Homosexual Muslims of France).
In three days, we welcomed 80
participants from 11 countries (among which 4 North African countries);
the
2010 CALEM Manifesto asked for a “moratorium
on criminalization”
of homosexuality (a few months before what is called today the
“Arab spring”
and the UN declaration early 2011, recognizing that "LGBT
rights are
human rights").
The
2011 conference was organized by Merhaba (Brussels), with the
support and advice of HM2F (France) and TIC (South Africa), in
collaboration
with Bedayaa (Egypt-Sudan).
The
conference was planned in Brussels during three days (10th to 12th of
December 2011). The opening
ceremonies was planned in Brussels; some activities was planned in
other
cities, among which Paris (in collaboration with the Marie de Paris and
the
EHESS - school of high social studies), and Madrid (in collaboration
with the
FELGTB - LGBT Spanish confederation).
The CALEM
conference
proposes trainings and activities: plenary session to acquire basic
knowledge,
development workshops and free brainstorming spaces, time for spiritual
retreat, debates.
