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| Subject | MPV July 2023 Happy Eid & Launching Purple Check Mark! |
| Date | June 29, 2023 2:12 AM |
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MPV Newsletter
July 2023
President's Note
The month of June has been extraordinarily busy. Please read on for a summary of our activities and all of our upcoming July
events.
One important issue we want to highlight is an advocacy effort we signed onto alongside our friends at Hindus for Human
Rights - a letter to President Biden ( [link removed] ) asking him to bring up the issues of human rights and democracy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit to
the White House.
This week Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha. We want to encourage folks to relearn the meaning of Eid al-Adha
with a 20-minute lecture ( [link removed] ) by Professor Shehnaz Akhani on her
YouTube Channel “What the Patriarchy?”
Wishing our Muslim friends a blessed Eid!
Onward and upward…
Ani Zonneveld
MPV Founder & President
A Message for our Fellow Muslims
Some of us are here, some of us don’t have the privilege to be here. Some of us wear a veil to our local mosques, some of us
have to wear a burqa just to see our families. Some of us had to run away to save our lives. Some of us were killed in the
name of honor. Some of us took our own lives just to find peace. Some of us are scared to speak up, some of us leave it to
Allah (SWT) to help us find peace.Some of us stop believing because your religious institutions told us that we could not be
gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans or queer and a Muslim when Allah (SWT) created us this way.
I ask you to spread solidarity for LGBTQ+ Muslims. Take a solidarity picture and share with us and tag us and #AllahIsJustice
and #IslamIsJustice
Kandeel Javid
MPV Boston
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International Updates
June 12-13, Bali
As an organization founded on the rights to religious freedom, and at the heart of it as a woman, MPV’s president Ani
Zonneveld contributed her experiences to a workshop “FoRB and Gender Equality in South Asian Context” organized by Stefanus
International. It is worth noting that the Indonesian Grand Mufti Dr. KH. Nasaruddin Umar attended the entire two-day
meeting, showing a genuine interest about the issues at hand from those of us who work in the field.
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International Updates
June 19, Taormina, Italy
Ani Zonneveld was invited to speak at the Tabouk Festival about Progressive Islam and the role it has to play in creating a
culture rooted in human rights, particularly on the rights to freedom of expression. You can read about the festival and its
participants here ( [link removed] ).
National Updates
Purple Check Mark Project
Muslims for Progressive Values is excited to announce the launch of the Purple Check Mark Project ( [link removed] ), which was created to fill the gap/do the work for the Queer Muslim community
seeking mental health care from providers that are Muslim and LGBTQ affirming. All Muslim Queer or Queer affirming mental
health practitioners are invited to apply ( [link removed] )!
If you’d like to support the initiative and ensure that Queer Muslims have access to reliably queer affirming and culturally
competent therapists, you can do so below.
Support the Purple Check Mark ( [link removed] )
Apply here ( [link removed] )
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UN Updates
Report Highlight
We encourage you to read the report by the United Nations’ Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity,
Victor Madrigal-Borloz, entitled “Freedom of religion or belief, and freedom from violence and discrimination based on
sexual orientation and gender identity ( [link removed] )”. He expressly endorses several religious groups, including Muslims for Progressive Values.
Read Here ( [link removed] )
In the Media
Why you might notice more religious groups at Pride celebrations this year
NPR | June 7, 2023
Read Here ( [link removed] )
More protests planned at MCPS headquarters over LGBTQ+ inclusive books
MoCO 360 | June 16, 2023
Read Here ( [link removed] )
Op-Ed: Some Muslims are attacking LGBTQ rights - They don’t speak for all of us
Religion News Service | June 16, 2023
Read Here ( [link removed] )
Unlikely crusade: Are Muslim immigrants joining the anti-LGBTQ right? Yes and no
Salon | June 18, 2023
Read Here ( [link removed] )
One Year Later: The ERA is More Urgent Than Ever
Women's E News | June 24, 2023
Read Here ( [link removed] )
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Chapter Updates
MPV NY
MPV NY held its first meeting after a long hiatus and it was a huge success! We had several people attend in person and even
more attend virtually over Zoom. We enjoyed Egyptian food, donated by the MPV NY leadership team, from Abu Rass, a small
business owned by a Muslim family in Paterson, NJ.
Join MVP NY ( [link removed] )
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Chapter Events
MPV NY
Please join the MPV NY Chapter on July 6 @ 6:30 PM for 'The Power of Storytelling: A Conversation Between Two Authors" at
Adanne Bookshop. During this event, co-presented by Simon and Schuster, we'll be hearing from Aaliyah Bilal, author of Temple
Folk, and Omer Aziz, author of Brown Boy, as they discuss the intricacies of growing up Muslim in North America.
Event Details ( [link removed] )
Chapter Updates
MPV NY
NYC Pride with MPV New York was also widely successful. We walked around with our MPV signs and several younger people
approached us to ask us about our organization and how to get involved. The visibility was extremely important because many
young queer Muslim people feel isolated and alone.
Join MVP NY ( [link removed] )
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Chapter Updates
MPV San Francisco
MPV-SF Bay community members had the opportunity to actively participate in several Pride events in June. Our directors and
members participated in interfaith worship events and marched all month long–often in partnership with sister organizations:
Santa Cruz (June 4, with the Out in Our Faith contingent), Concord (June 3), San Mateo, San Francisco (June 25, with United
in Spirit–joyously rejoining after a break of a few years).
Members also gathered for a discussion and commemoration of Juneteenth, hosted by Cafe Da Fonk–on their first day of serving
the community in San Francisco as a Euro-Cali coffee stand.
MPV SF Events ( [link removed] )
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Chapter Updates
MPV Boston
MPV Boston held a mehandi (Henna) ceremony for a queer couple. Community members came together to show support for this
couple in their new chapter of life.
On June 16th, community members attended another pride celebration that offered us to chance to embrace a classical south
Asian drag performance by Kulfi Jaan.
Join MPV Boston ( [link removed] )
Image
Chapter Updates
MPV Boston
On June 10th, 2023, the Boston community set up a booth at Boston Pride where 100s of supporters took pictures with our
#AllahIsJustice and #IslamIsJustice sign, to show solidarity with LGBTQA+ Muslims and their families. We saw overwhelming
support from local faith based inclusive Christian, and Jewish communities.
Join MPV Boston ( [link removed] )
Image
Chapter Updates
MPV Boston
Please join MPV Boston on July 14th for Celebrating Love: Across Caste and Religious Divide featuring speakers Beena Sarwar,
Sanjay Bhagat, and MPV Boston’s very own Kandeel Javid. This event will take the place of our regular monthly meeting and
will be held from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at the Community Church of Boston. Please RSVP at the link below to guarantee a seat for
yourself.
RSVP Here ( [link removed] )
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Chapter Updates
MPV Boston
On June 17th, MPV-Boston marched at the Providence pride parade to show support for our LGBTQ+ community members with a local
organization, Party of Socialism and Liberation RI ( [link removed] ). This march
was inclusive of all human rights. During the march, participants praised names of all innocent Black Trans Lives lost
throughout the U.S. Providence Pride March ( [link removed] )shared a sign of peace and justice with people from all faith and non-faith backgrounds.
Join MPV Boston ( [link removed] )
Chapter Events
MPV DC
MPV-DC members will meet up for the following events in July: Rooftop Social (July 1); Smithsonian Folklife Festival (July
9); and Outdoor Movie Night at Columbia Pike (July 22).
Visit the MPV-DC Meetup page ( [link removed] ) for more details.
MPV DC's Meet Up ( [link removed] )
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Just Launched
The Women in Islam Series
is a public education series that demonstrates the compatibility of Islam and feminism. It is our effort to expand public
knowledge on the explicit right of Muslim women within the human rights framework. The series consists of 11 parts, which
highlight women's rights to bodily autonomy from an Islamic tradition.
Read all about Child Marriage in Part VI of the series.
Read Here ( [link removed] )
Image
Just Launched
MPV's Learning Portal
We are proud to announce to launch of MPV's Learning Portal. Over the years, Muslims for Progressive Values has published a
number of reports and fliers that seek to educate individuals on a variety of topics within the realm of human rights
advocacy, including religious freedom and child marriage. Now, they're all available for you to learn from on our website
today.
Our Learning Portal ( [link removed] )
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Support MPV
Donate Today
Want to see a grassroots Progressive Muslim movement flourish across the United States? Consider donating to one of our many
MPV Chapters across the country to support their commitment to offering Progressive Muslims a safe, spiritual space for all.
Donate here! ( [link removed] )
Facebook ( [link removed] )
Twitter ( [link removed] )
Instagram ( [link removed] )
LinkedIn ( [link removed] )
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MPV Newsletter
July 2023
President's Note
The month of June has been extraordinarily busy. Please read on for a summary of our activities and all of our upcoming July
events.
One important issue we want to highlight is an advocacy effort we signed onto alongside our friends at Hindus for Human
Rights - a letter to President Biden ( [link removed] ) asking him to bring up the issues of human rights and democracy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit to
the White House.
This week Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha. We want to encourage folks to relearn the meaning of Eid al-Adha
with a 20-minute lecture ( [link removed] ) by Professor Shehnaz Akhani on her
YouTube Channel “What the Patriarchy?”
Wishing our Muslim friends a blessed Eid!
Onward and upward…
Ani Zonneveld
MPV Founder & President
A Message for our Fellow Muslims
Some of us are here, some of us don’t have the privilege to be here. Some of us wear a veil to our local mosques, some of us
have to wear a burqa just to see our families. Some of us had to run away to save our lives. Some of us were killed in the
name of honor. Some of us took our own lives just to find peace. Some of us are scared to speak up, some of us leave it to
Allah (SWT) to help us find peace.Some of us stop believing because your religious institutions told us that we could not be
gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans or queer and a Muslim when Allah (SWT) created us this way.
I ask you to spread solidarity for LGBTQ+ Muslims. Take a solidarity picture and share with us and tag us and #AllahIsJustice
and #IslamIsJustice
Kandeel Javid
MPV Boston
Image
International Updates
June 12-13, Bali
As an organization founded on the rights to religious freedom, and at the heart of it as a woman, MPV’s president Ani
Zonneveld contributed her experiences to a workshop “FoRB and Gender Equality in South Asian Context” organized by Stefanus
International. It is worth noting that the Indonesian Grand Mufti Dr. KH. Nasaruddin Umar attended the entire two-day
meeting, showing a genuine interest about the issues at hand from those of us who work in the field.
Image
International Updates
June 19, Taormina, Italy
Ani Zonneveld was invited to speak at the Tabouk Festival about Progressive Islam and the role it has to play in creating a
culture rooted in human rights, particularly on the rights to freedom of expression. You can read about the festival and its
participants here ( [link removed] ).
National Updates
Purple Check Mark Project
Muslims for Progressive Values is excited to announce the launch of the Purple Check Mark Project ( [link removed] ), which was created to fill the gap/do the work for the Queer Muslim community
seeking mental health care from providers that are Muslim and LGBTQ affirming. All Muslim Queer or Queer affirming mental
health practitioners are invited to apply ( [link removed] )!
If you’d like to support the initiative and ensure that Queer Muslims have access to reliably queer affirming and culturally
competent therapists, you can do so below.
Support the Purple Check Mark ( [link removed] )
Apply here ( [link removed] )
Image
UN Updates
Report Highlight
We encourage you to read the report by the United Nations’ Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity,
Victor Madrigal-Borloz, entitled “Freedom of religion or belief, and freedom from violence and discrimination based on
sexual orientation and gender identity ( [link removed] )”. He expressly endorses several religious groups, including Muslims for Progressive Values.
Read Here ( [link removed] )
In the Media
Why you might notice more religious groups at Pride celebrations this year
NPR | June 7, 2023
Read Here ( [link removed] )
More protests planned at MCPS headquarters over LGBTQ+ inclusive books
MoCO 360 | June 16, 2023
Read Here ( [link removed] )
Op-Ed: Some Muslims are attacking LGBTQ rights - They don’t speak for all of us
Religion News Service | June 16, 2023
Read Here ( [link removed] )
Unlikely crusade: Are Muslim immigrants joining the anti-LGBTQ right? Yes and no
Salon | June 18, 2023
Read Here ( [link removed] )
One Year Later: The ERA is More Urgent Than Ever
Women's E News | June 24, 2023
Read Here ( [link removed] )
Image
Chapter Updates
MPV NY
MPV NY held its first meeting after a long hiatus and it was a huge success! We had several people attend in person and even
more attend virtually over Zoom. We enjoyed Egyptian food, donated by the MPV NY leadership team, from Abu Rass, a small
business owned by a Muslim family in Paterson, NJ.
Join MVP NY ( [link removed] )
Image
Chapter Events
MPV NY
Please join the MPV NY Chapter on July 6 @ 6:30 PM for 'The Power of Storytelling: A Conversation Between Two Authors" at
Adanne Bookshop. During this event, co-presented by Simon and Schuster, we'll be hearing from Aaliyah Bilal, author of Temple
Folk, and Omer Aziz, author of Brown Boy, as they discuss the intricacies of growing up Muslim in North America.
Event Details ( [link removed] )
Chapter Updates
MPV NY
NYC Pride with MPV New York was also widely successful. We walked around with our MPV signs and several younger people
approached us to ask us about our organization and how to get involved. The visibility was extremely important because many
young queer Muslim people feel isolated and alone.
Join MVP NY ( [link removed] )
Image
Chapter Updates
MPV San Francisco
MPV-SF Bay community members had the opportunity to actively participate in several Pride events in June. Our directors and
members participated in interfaith worship events and marched all month long–often in partnership with sister organizations:
Santa Cruz (June 4, with the Out in Our Faith contingent), Concord (June 3), San Mateo, San Francisco (June 25, with United
in Spirit–joyously rejoining after a break of a few years).
Members also gathered for a discussion and commemoration of Juneteenth, hosted by Cafe Da Fonk–on their first day of serving
the community in San Francisco as a Euro-Cali coffee stand.
MPV SF Events ( [link removed] )
Image
Chapter Updates
MPV Boston
MPV Boston held a mehandi (Henna) ceremony for a queer couple. Community members came together to show support for this
couple in their new chapter of life.
On June 16th, community members attended another pride celebration that offered us to chance to embrace a classical south
Asian drag performance by Kulfi Jaan.
Join MPV Boston ( [link removed] )
Image
Chapter Updates
MPV Boston
On June 10th, 2023, the Boston community set up a booth at Boston Pride where 100s of supporters took pictures with our
#AllahIsJustice and #IslamIsJustice sign, to show solidarity with LGBTQA+ Muslims and their families. We saw overwhelming
support from local faith based inclusive Christian, and Jewish communities.
Join MPV Boston ( [link removed] )
Image
Chapter Updates
MPV Boston
Please join MPV Boston on July 14th for Celebrating Love: Across Caste and Religious Divide featuring speakers Beena Sarwar,
Sanjay Bhagat, and MPV Boston’s very own Kandeel Javid. This event will take the place of our regular monthly meeting and
will be held from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at the Community Church of Boston. Please RSVP at the link below to guarantee a seat for
yourself.
RSVP Here ( [link removed] )
Image
Chapter Updates
MPV Boston
On June 17th, MPV-Boston marched at the Providence pride parade to show support for our LGBTQ+ community members with a local
organization, Party of Socialism and Liberation RI ( [link removed] ). This march
was inclusive of all human rights. During the march, participants praised names of all innocent Black Trans Lives lost
throughout the U.S. Providence Pride March ( [link removed] )shared a sign of peace and justice with people from all faith and non-faith backgrounds.
Join MPV Boston ( [link removed] )
Chapter Events
MPV DC
MPV-DC members will meet up for the following events in July: Rooftop Social (July 1); Smithsonian Folklife Festival (July
9); and Outdoor Movie Night at Columbia Pike (July 22).
Visit the MPV-DC Meetup page ( [link removed] ) for more details.
MPV DC's Meet Up ( [link removed] )
Image
Just Launched
The Women in Islam Series
is a public education series that demonstrates the compatibility of Islam and feminism. It is our effort to expand public
knowledge on the explicit right of Muslim women within the human rights framework. The series consists of 11 parts, which
highlight women's rights to bodily autonomy from an Islamic tradition.
Read all about Child Marriage in Part VI of the series.
Read Here ( [link removed] )
Image
Just Launched
MPV's Learning Portal
We are proud to announce to launch of MPV's Learning Portal. Over the years, Muslims for Progressive Values has published a
number of reports and fliers that seek to educate individuals on a variety of topics within the realm of human rights
advocacy, including religious freedom and child marriage. Now, they're all available for you to learn from on our website
today.
Our Learning Portal ( [link removed] )
Image
Support MPV
Donate Today
Want to see a grassroots Progressive Muslim movement flourish across the United States? Consider donating to one of our many
MPV Chapters across the country to support their commitment to offering Progressive Muslims a safe, spiritual space for all.
Donate here! ( [link removed] )
Facebook ( [link removed] )
Twitter ( [link removed] )
Instagram ( [link removed] )
LinkedIn ( [link removed] )
Hey, would you like to see more of MPV in your feed?Connect with us on our social platforms!
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