About VMW
Our Mission Statement
Voices of Muslim Women is a Muslim women led organization that empowers ALL women and girls to become connected and informed leaders through educational and professional development opportunities.
Our Vision
A world where Muslim women are celebrated leaders who inspire all women to live big and lead now; to become leaders in their industries; to build strong connections with like-minded women and to set an example for our young leaders of tomorrow.
Our Values
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We empower and inspire each other.
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We welcome all.
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We speak with sincerity, act with integrity, and conduct ourselves professionally.
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We serve with intention.
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We strive for excellence.
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We embrace opportunities to learn and improve.
Land Acknowledgement
We at Voices of Muslim Women acknowledge that we work and reside on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
We respect the land we are on and honour the tradition of land acknowledgments that date back centuries for Indigenous people. With this acknowledgment, we thank and show gratitude to all Indigenous people who still live on and care for these lands.
To learn more information about B.C.’s Indigenous territories, languages, and communities, please check out the First Peoples’ Map of B.C., You Are Here , Native Land, or the BC Treaty Commission.