Al-Fatiha's 3rd International Retreat (May 2002 / Washington DC)

[Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1@xxxxxxx>]

From: Faisal Alam <mfaisalalam@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 10:46:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [NQAPA] News:  Al-Fatiha's 3rd International Retreat - May
2002 - Washington DC, USA

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Most Merciful

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The Al-Fatiha Foundation* proudly presents

The 3rd International Retreat for Muslims who are lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgendered, questioning (LGBTQ), their friends and
allies.

Friday, May 24 - Monday, May 27, 2002

(US Memorial Day Weekend / UK Spring Bank Holiday)
(DC Black Pride Weekend - www.dcblackpride.org)

Washington, DC - USA

Registration, travel and housing details to be announced soon!

Advertising and sponsorship information will be forthcoming.

Retreat Listserv: Join now for up-to-date information!

Send a blank email
to: Al-Fatiha-ThirdInternationalRetreat-Subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Questions? - Email Al-Fatiha at gaymuslims@xxxxxxxxx

*This event will be co-sponsored with Al-Fatiha, Washington DC

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Invited speakers include:

Sulayman X (founder of Queer Jihad - first website dedicated to LGBT
Muslims) - from Asia

Joo-Hyun Kang (Executive Director of the Audre Lorde Project) - New
York City, USA

Surina Khan (Executive Director of the International Gay and Lesbian
Human Rights Commission) - San Francisco, USA

Badruddin Khan (author of Sex, Longing & Not Belonging: A Gay
Muslim's Quest for Love & Meaning) - from Canada

Muhsin Hendricks (founder of first gay and lesbian Muslim group in
South Africa) - from Capetown, South Africa

Respected Imams from New York City, Washington DC, and London (UK)

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Program of Events (tentative and subject to change):

Friday, May 24 (Evening) - Welcome Dinner

Saturday, May 25 (Morning & Afternoon) - Retreat for Men, Women, and
Allies (separate)

Saturday, May 25 - (Evening) - Welcome Back - Joint retreat begins

Saturday, May 25 - (Evening) - Community reception & fundraiser

Sunday, May 26 - (All Day) - Joint retreat & sessions for all retreat
participants

Sunday, May 26 - (Evening) - Plenary #1: Challenges That Face LGBTQ
Muslims Around the World

Monday, May 27 - (Morning) - Plenary #2: Vision For the Future of the
LGBTQ Muslim Community

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Al-Fatiha is an international organization dedicated to Muslims who
are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, those questioning their
sexual orientation or gender identity, and their friends.

Brief History of Al-Fatiha:

November 1997 - Gay-Muslims Listserv begins
October 1998 - First International Retreat for GLBT Muslims - Boston, MA - USA
May 1999 - First North American Conference for LGBT Muslims - New
York City, NY - USA
May 2000 - Second International Retreat for LGBTQ Muslims - London, England
June 2001 - Second North American Conference for LGBTQ Muslims - San
Francisco, CA, USA

Future Major Events (subject to change):

May 24-27, 2002 - Third International Retreat for LGBTQ Muslims -
Washington, DC - USA
2003: Third North American Conference for LGBT Muslims - Toronto, Canada
2004: Fourth International Retreat for LGBTQ Muslims - Europe

Mission:  Al-Fatiha's goal is to provide a safe space and a forum for
LGBTQ Muslims to address issues of common concern, share individual
experiences, and institutional resources.  Al-Fatiha aims to support
LGBTQ Muslims in reconciling their sexual orientation or gender
identity with Islam.  Al-Fatiha promotes the Islamic notions of
social justice, peace, and tolerance through its work, to bring all
closer to a world that is free from injustice, prejudice, and
discrimination.

To become a member of Al-Fatiha download our membership form at
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/al-fatiha-news/files>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/al-fatiha-news/files
under "Membership Form"

Al-Fatiha Foundation * PO Box 33532* Washington, DC 20033

Email: gaymuslims@xxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.al-fatiha.net and
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/al-fatiha-news>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/al-fatiha-news

For information on Al-Fatiha and to receive our email newsletter send
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M. Faisal Alam --- E-mail: mfaisalalam@xxxxxxxxx

"We are all tied together in a single garment of destiny...An
inescapable network of mutuality...I can never be what I ought to be
until you are allowed to be what you ought to be." - Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.