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What is integration?
The Norwegian political debate about immigration and the increasing presence of diverse communities in every sphere of life always ends up with the issue of integration. In the integration
The Norwegian Government appointed a committee in august 2009 to provide more knowledge about how the Norwegian welfare model works in a time of increased immigration and emigration. The Committee presented its report and their conclusions regarding the future of the Norwegian welfare model in relation to immigration on the 10th of May 2011. The MiRA Centre views the rapport as an important contribution in the formation of future policies regarding immigration and integration, but do, at the same time, worry about the way women with ethnic minority background are portrayed in the rapport and consider some of the suggested solutions to be injurious to the rights of women.
An opportunity to debate and discuss Islamic Feminism with Harvard Professor and author Leila Ahmad, Director of The MiRA Centre Fakhra Salimi and other leading feminist scholars.
DATE: Friday 3. December, 9.00-16.30
LOCATION: Oslo Plaza Hotel (Sonia Henies plass 3, Oslo)
From Friday afternoon until late Sunday evening this year’s Mela Festival was full of live at Rådhusplassen in Oslo. At The MiRA Centre’s tent this year, there was an information stand, a photo exhibit, free henna painting for children and quizzes in addition to many of our publications on sale.
In association with this years empowerment activities, The MiRA Centre recently held a photo workshop for young girls entitled ”Identity is my strength”. Minority women and young girls in our network individually took photos and created picture series which they felt expressed their individual and unique identities. We are proud of the beautiful and creative pictures that were shown at this year’s Mela Festival. The exhibition, like the workshop, was called “Identity is my strength”.
Recently the Norwegian Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud Sunniva Ørstavik visited the MiRA Centre. During her visit she made it clear that she intends to reach out to women with the ethnic minority backgrounds and provide them with information about the anti-discrimination law and the role of the Ombud office.
Demonstration with street theater, Saturday, March 6, 2010:
Freedom from Condemning Glances!
Racialised women claim their rights in the public spaces
How should we dress, behave, or even just be
On 27 April 2009, The Mira Centre launched their voting campaign “Speak out!”. As an important part of this campaign, members of the community and relevant Norwegian politicians participated in a forum, held at
In the name of Allah
Miss Fakhra Salimi,
Nomination for award on Independence Day of Pakistan
Pakistan Union Norway is glad to announce that the union’s advisory board has selected you
Ossietzky Award 2005 to Fakhra Salimi
This is an award that certainly could have been presented earlier. The award winner has deserved this recognition for a number of years. This years Ossietzky winner has lived in Norway since she was twenty, over half her life. She has been a singular voice and has had to fight hard to not be identified as a silent victim by well meaning Norwegians, Norwegian aid agencies and feminists, but rather as someone that could help, that they could cooperate with or who could independently lead a movement. Fakhra Salimi has portrayed a variety of experiences from the women’s worlds that we, those who are a part of the “majority”, superficially thought we already knew. For the most part, we don’t know.
