ANIC WOMEN’S ADVISORY COUNCIL (AWAC)
OVERVIEW
ANIC Women’s Advisory Council (AWAC) aims to strive and maintain a stronger connection with the peak body Australian National Imams Council (ANIC), its member Imams and Australian Muslim Women leaders and prominent Muslim community members.
The objective of the advisory Council is to proactively hear the concerns, feedback, and suggestions from the council members for what is in the best interest of the wider Australian Muslim community. This includes (not limited to) surrounding issues and affairs that concern Muslim women in the Australian community.
MISSION STATEMENT
ANIC Women’s Advisory Council (AWAC) is a collaborative platform that seeks to effectively coordinate and address specific issues pertaining to the Australian Muslim community in particular Muslim women. We aim to facilitate strategic coordination and sustained communication between Muslim women, Australian imams and other key stakeholders to bring about informed and constructive change within our immediate and wider communities.
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
- To create a platform for prominent Muslim women in the Muslim community to network and engage with the ANIC Imams and the Muslim community leaders to raise their concerns and suggest effective ideas that will contribute towards the development, growth, and prosperity of the Muslim community and generations to come.
- Provide advice to ANIC on issues relating to Islam, Muslims, in particular Muslim women affairs in the Muslim community.
- Maintain a strong connection between Imams and Muslim community leaders.
- Work towards the common good and benefit of the Muslim community.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
- Shaykha Basmah Al Hably – NSW
- Shaykha Mouna Parkin (Umm Jamaal ud-Din) – NSW
- Dr Nada Ghamraoui – NSW
- Sr Dalya Ayoub – NSW
- Sr Dania Roumieh – NSW
- Sr Eman Roumieh – NSW
- Sr Fatima Khalil – NSW
- Sr Gehan Elrayes – NSW
- Sr Madenia Abdurahman – NSW
- Hajeh Maha Abdo – NSW
- Sr Mariam Ardati – NSW
- Sr Mariam Elrayes – NSW
- Sr Nadia Bouchti – NSW
- Sr Ramia Sultan – NSW
- Sr Rihab Bahij – NSW
- Sr Suhair Mousa – NSW
- Sr Ummu Kulthoom Matthews – NSW
- Sr Lina Ayoubi – VIC
- Sr Nina Fashik – VIC
- Sr Azra Khan – ACT