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WISE: Women’s Islamic Initiative in This program has been made possible Spirituality and Equity aims to address the by generous grants from: WISE current lack of women’s participation in William & Mary Greve Foundation contemporary debates about the political, Women’s Islamic Rockefeller Brothers Fund social, and religious concerns of Muslim The Sister Fund women in the global community. In Initiative in Ford Foundation continuing the dialogue, the initiative will Global Fund for Women create an opportunity for different voices to Danny & Sylvia Kaye Foundation Spirituality and discuss issues of women’s rights, roles, and Graham Charitable Foundation responsibilities, and generate a broader, more Deak Family Foundation equity inclusive Islamic framework for understanding Henry Luce Foundation global Muslim women’s issues. The Elizabeth Foundation WISE is a program of ASMA Society & The Ms. Foundation Cordoba Initiative WISE’s Objectives: Additional support has been provided by: Ammar Charani, Barbara Fosco, Rebecca Donolson, 1. The development of an international Lynda Palevsky, Hensley Peterson, Sager Family, Dana council of empowered Muslim women Post Adler, Sultana Mangalji, Shaheen Alam, as an institution, working toward gender and social justice who will put Desired Outcomes out positions on issues of relevance 1. Advisory (shura) Council for Women and concern to Muslim women 2. Global Muslim ...