MPV Newsletter
January 2022

President's Note

A few months ago we received funding to produce a series of videos titled "The Very Loud Silent Majority ( [link removed] )" for a global campaign to promote a woman’s right
to self-determination as the basis for economic independence. Without family planning or an unexpected pregnancy, women all
over the world cannot advance themselves in education, and to be economically independent. Plus, there's enough data to show
the inverse correlation between a woman's economic independence and gender based violence. Meaning, the more economic
independent women are, the less they will put up with an abusive partner.

With the small grant we received, we were able to rope in our partners from Malaysia, Pakistan, Tunisia, Kenya, and Burundi
highlighting issues and solutions that are specific to their communities, as well as MPV in the U.S. Three of the ten videos
have been uploaded on the AIM World TV YouTube channel ( [link removed] ). Please subscribe for notifications!

In New York, we are learning that there are segments of the Muslim community who are sending back their 8 year old American
born children to West Africa to learn Quran. Upon returning to America around the age of 15, they fail miserably in high
school, unable to cope with language and culture, and destined to poverty. These children are also married off to each other.
Looking ahead, we will be working with our partner to advance our human rights framework educational curriculum in these
communities, which will also include parental training. We will also work with religious authorities in discouraging such
practices. Programs like this require time nurturing trust and time for a cultural change to shift.

As this is the last month of 2021, I would like to appeal to you to donate to MPV. And, if you’re wondering just why you
should, please check out these slides ( [link removed] )!

Wishing you a very happy 2022, and may it be all that you want it to be!

Onward and upward…

Ani Zonneveld
Founder, president

UN Updates

MPV is registered for two panels at the Commission on the Status of Women tentatively scheduled for March 15 -18, 2022

The first panel will be on education where we will highlight both the Inclusive Islam Curriculum Rooted in Human Rights for
children, one designed for the U.S. and the second for the African demography. We will share the philosophy behind the
curriculum and the teaching techniques.

The second panel will be made up of members of Alliance of Inclusive Muslims ( [link removed] ), where we will discuss
the strategic plan and the work ahead of us on matters of girls’ and women’s rights as it relates to their economic
independence, as well as on freedom of religion and belief.

National Updates

Check out our new store ( [link removed] ) and for national and chapter events, check our calendar here ( [link removed] ).

Progressive Islam In Practice

We know it's easy to get lost in theories of progressive Islam, so we're breaking down theories into practice in our new
series, Progressive Islam in Practice. To see the full series on Feminist Hermeneutics & the Qur'an and the rest of the
series, head to our Instagram ( [link removed] ).

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