EMISCO has decided to organize its inaugural meeting in The Hague for discussing and establish a non-religious and non-political pan-European Network to serve Muslim communities by combining our efforts for the social cohesion of European Muslims, individuals and groups. Unfortunately, a freakish act of Mother Nature in the shape of a dense cloud of Icelandic volcano ash made impossible to held the first meeting because many of you could not reached Strasbourg and the meeting was cancelled.
To revive the initiative, we will once again taking the opportunity after many fruitful consultations with Muslim personalities, to see how to move forward to face all stiff but timely challenge. For this, we took the decision to organise the board meeting in The Hague.
EMISCO is very aware and appreciative of the great work of invited people for human rights and participatory integration of Muslim communities in the European societies. We are certain that their many years experience, knowledge and dedication to better the lives of fellow human beings would be a great support to our own humble efforts for this cause.
The meeting will take place on 18th December in The Hague - the Capital of Netherlands.
First EMISCO board meeting in Netherlands on 18 December 2010.
EMISCO with its partners and the support of Council of Europe, COJEP International, ISESCO and Organisation of Islamic Conference have launched a contest to select the most beautiful existing Minaret in Europe through a photographic competition which was closed today.
At UNOG, on Friday, 10 December 2010, EMISCO will participate to the Colloquium organised by COJEP International on "Radicalizations as Threats for our Democracies".
Today, it is very important to join our efforts to building Trust and Co-operation between civil society and law enforcement agencies in combating anti-Muslim hate crimes.
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Emisco Manifesto
On 18th of December 2010, participants from various countries gathered in The Hague, in The Netherlands, to discuss the idea of creating a vibrant network with the involvement and support of other similar-minded stakeholders. Their belief is that a fuller and better participation of Muslim communities in the societies in which they live requires a new thinking, extra resources and closer cooperation through an in-depth consultation process. It was also mentioned at the meeting that an active participation of Muslim minorities in all spheres of their new homes would make true mutual integration possible, where sense of belonging and judicial protection would be facilitated. A decision was taken to call the new organization European Muslim Initiative for Social Cohesion - EMISCO. The initiative is an independent, non-religious, non-party political and non-governmental body.More...
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Dear President Obama,
As a great supporter and admirer of your energetic position and efforts on improving relations between USA with the Islamic world, I was both heartened and sad by your recent statements concerning the whole proposed incident of Quran burning in Florida.
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