Agenda

Maruf x Red Hat

Jan. 21, 2019 - COMING IN - COMING OUT #1: QUEER MUSLIMS
March 4, 2019 - COMING IN - COMING OUT #2: PINK BELIEF
April 15, 2019 - COMING IN - COMING OUT #3: FEMINISM IN ISLAM

Past events

2018
Feb. 9 - Maruf Messages #2: "Anti-black racism in Muslim communities"
Feb. 14 - The Pink Sweetheart 2018
March 9 - Maruf Messages #3
April 18 - Maruf Messages #4
May 18 - Maruf Queer Iftar Iftar (Maruf Community only).
June 8 - Maruf Queer Iftar (Maruf Community only).
June 30 - PrEid Festival: Masterclass Islam, Gender & Sexuality (Maruf Community only)

2017
Sep 7-11 - ICRA 2017, International Conference on Religion and Acceptance, Amsterdam
Jan. 8 - THE TABLE - Interfaith LGBTI event
Jan 14 and 15 - Board meeting
Jan. 21 - "#WhyIMarch" lecture at De Balie
Jan 23-16 - Public Consultation at the UN, Geneva
Jan 27 - Lecture in Nijmegen
Feb 3 - Movisie think tank on taboo topics
Feb. 4 - Conference on Racism and Discrimination, Amsterdam
Feb 6 - QMEP Amsterdam meeting 1
Feb 7 - Gay Rights in the Middle East, LUC
Feb 9 - UN Women's Treaty Conference, Utrecht
Feb 9 - QMEP Rotterdam meeting 1
Feb 13 - QMEP Amsterdam meeting 2
Feb 23 - QMEP Rotterdam meeting 2
Feb 24 - MarufMessages, ThinkTank "QPOC after March 15," Amsterdam
Feb 25 - LGBTI rights in the Religious Societies, The Hague
Feb 27 - QMEP Amsterdam meeting 3
1 Mar - "Board to Board," COC Amsterdam meets Maruf
2 Mar - QMEP Rotterdam meeting 3
March 4: College Day bi-cultural LGBT people
March 7: Gender and Sexual Equality in a Post-truth Age (Groningen)
March 8: Feminist Art Fest (Amsterdam)
March 13: FRESH Talk Erasmus Pride (Rotterdam)
March 16: Muslims Represent (Utrecht)
March 18: Queer Muslim Empowerment (London) - not confirmed
March 23: Islam, Muslims and SSOGIE SIT (Amsterdam)
March 24: Gendered Islamophobia (Amsterdam)
March 25: Conference Gay Straught Alliance (Amsterdam)
March 26: Empowerment Day Respect2Love (Amsterdam)
April 7: Conference Empowering Bi-Cultural Youth (Amersfoort)

2016
Nov. 12 - Open Event: Queer Newcomers in Europe
Nov. 11 - Open Event: Queer Women of Color and Faith
Nov 10-13 - European Queer Muslim Network, Amsterdam (closed meeting)
Oct 14 - 24 - Annual International Retreat, Cape Town
Oct. 19 - 22 - ILGA Europe Conference, Nicosia
Oct 11 - FRESH - Coming out day
Sep 9 - 12 Oslo International Conference.
Sep. 5 - 9 - IGLYO Conference Amsterdam
Sep. 7 - 9 - Wilton park International Conference
Aug. 4 - World Religion Boat dialogue
Aug. 4 - Sjaak Cuts Raak!
Jul. 30 - EuroBiCon Amsterdam
Jul 29 - Workplace Pride Amsterdam
Jul 26 - Choice x Pride
Jul. 8 - Sugarparty
Jun. 24 - Iftar (private gathering).
Jun. 13 - 14 - Commemoration of victims Orlando Keizersgracht Church
Jun. 10 - Speech @ UN in Geneva
Jun. 10 - Iftar (private)
May 27 - 29 - QMEP Retreat.
May 25 - UU lecture, Islam and sexual diversity
May 13 - IDAHOT conference Copenhagen
May 7 - 11 - IGLYO Copenhagen
Mar. 18 - LGBTI Asylum seekers

2015
Dec. 3 - MARUF birthday
Nov. 28 - Maruf at UGANDA ON MOVE conference
Nov. 27 - Helpers workshop in Utrecht
Nov. 20 - Helpers workshop in Utrecht
Nov. 13 - Helpers workshop in Utrecht
Nov. 13 - Workshop professionals Rotterdam
Nov. 9 - UVA lecture on ISLAM and SOGI
Nov. 6 - Helpers workshop in Utrecht
Oct. 28 - 01/11 - Maruf to Athens ILGA + EQMN
Oct. 23 - Helpers workshop in Utrecht
Oct. 23 - Utrecht Symposium on Islam and Homosexuality
Oct. 22 - Amsterdam Fireplace lecture on ISLAM and SOGI
Oct. 20 - Haarlem lecture on ISLAM and SOGI - interfaith meeting
Oct. 17 - Eindhoven lecture on ISLAM and SOGI
Oct. 16 - Workshop for social workers Utrecht
Oct. 15 - Deventer lecture on ISLAM and SOGI
Sep 4 - 6 - European Queer Muslim
Jun. 18 - SPHINX Debate in Maastricht.
Jun. 11 - Connection, Deepening, Action 2 (Amsterdam)
Jun. 6 - 7 - QMEP Weekend (Voorschoten)
Apr 20 - Connection, Deepening and Action! Intro meeting (Amsterdam)
Apr. 8 - QMEP meeting 4 (Amsterdam)
Mar. 26 - "Roots&Wings" Karavaan in Antwerp (Merhaba Belgium)
Mar. 25 - Pink Agenda (Municipality of Amsterdam)
Mar. 20 - Movisie day "Bicultural LGBT" (The Hague)
Mar. 17 - QMEP meeting 3 (Amsterdam)
Mar. 13 - Board meeting 3 (Amsterdam).
Mar. 12 - Opening "I believe I am gay"@Bijbelsmuseum (Amsterdam)
Feb. 18 - Launch Queer Muslim Empowerment Program 4 (Amsterdam)
Feb. 14 - Board meeting 2 (Amsterdam).
Feb. 12 - Lecture and Coming Out story @ Prisma Groep (Utrecht)
Jan. 22 - Lecture "Islam and SOGI @ Prisma Groep (Utrecht)
Jan. 18 - Board meeting 1 (Amsterdam).

2014
Dec. 18: "Islam and sexual diversity" workshop Prisma group
Dec. 4 - Auxiliary workshop (in cooperation with Van den bunt)
Nov. 14: OCW, Participation in WSW panel discussion.
Oct. 23 - IAPSS Convention (Panel: International LGBT rights)
September 29 - "Connect the activists," panel on Islamophobia and homophobia
September 21: Meeting with Jordanian LGBT activists
Jun. 22 - SMN closing conference: "From negotiation to acceptance"
Jun 21 - "MarufMessages: Spiritual journey of Muslim LGBT people"
May 22 - Auxiliary workshop (in cooperation with SMN).
May 8 - Participation in OCW Roundtable discussion.
May 1 - 5 - Global Queer Muslin Network meeting in Cape Town
Apr. 17 MarufMessages: "Islam and Human Rights"
Apr. 15 - Start of third series of QMEP (Queer Muslim Empowerment Program).
Mar 28 MarufMessages: "Someone said feminism?"
Mar. 14 - Evening of Self-Determination (VON).
Feb. 9 - Interfaith Dialogue
Jan. 22 - 26 "Interfaith conference on Sexual Diversity" in Johannesburg
Jan. 11 - 13 Personal Empowerment Weekend.