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CALEM  2011  |  Presentation

2011 Program   (in French)

CALEM 2011 general presentation   (in French)

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For the second consecutive year, our citizen network HM2F had the honor to coordonate the organization of the Conference of associations LGBT, European or Muslim. CALEM in Arabic, is the tool we use to learn and write our own destiny. Knowledge and cooperation are the tools we use to make us free human beings. This year we had the honor to welcome almost 250 participants in four different European countires, which gives CALEM - and our fights for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual) human rights - a modest continental dimension; AlhamdouliAllah.  As an inclusive conference, CALEM's seminars were opened to all. We ensured that fact as far as possible. 
In Paris we welcomed almost 100 participants for the presentation of Amina Wadud, thanks to the EHESS that accepted exceptionnaly to work with an activist confederation. In Bruxelles we were pleased this year to offer empowering trainings for individuals and workshops for professionnals; In Madrid we beneficiated a great media interest (especially from the national TV channel Sexta), in a country where religious conservatism is an issue; In Lisbon we were honored to exchange information and ideas with professional human rights activists and volunteers that have to deal with a small and new Muslim community in Portugal.

"And surely We shall try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives and crops ; but give glad tidings to the steadfast. Who say , when a misfortune striketh them : Lo! we are Allah's and Lo! unto Him we are returning. Such are they on whom are blessings from their Lord, and mercy. Such are the rightly guided."
(Qur'an: 2.155-157)

CALEM 2011 was a success, despite all the difficulties inherent in such an undertaking. Calem held this year a major continental conference, thanks to high quality guests, with seminars in Paris, Brussels, Madrid, Lisbon, in collaboration with organizations such as the ILGA Portugal, the Spanish federationFELGTB ,  the city of Brussels, the region of Brussels, the Flemish commission of Brussels, of the Flemish community (Vlaamse Gemeenschap), of Madame Milquet - Vice-Prime minister and Minister of employment and chances equality, in charge of the migration and asylum politic, of the city of Brussels, of the region of Brussels-capital, of the EHESS (School of High Studies in Social Science - and also of the IISMM, ENS, CEIFR, IREMAM), the Spanish Islamic council Junta Islamica, the union of Muslim women UMME & the inclusive Muslim network INIMuslim.