Nazlin has widely traveled where much of her work on HIV/AIDS, Governance, Peace, Gender, youth, Islam and the rights of women have been shared and discussed as a trainer, consultant, facilitator and speaker in International, regional and national fora…
Nazlin has widely traveled where much of her work on HIV/AIDS, Governance, Peace, Gender, youth, Islam and the rights of women have been shared and discussed as a trainer, consultant, facilitator and speaker in International, regional and national fora. Some of her African missions have included the following;
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FGM, HELD IN KENYA;
Nazlin was selected by the National committee on FGM and invited by the Office of the President, minister in the office of the president, Hon Linah Jebii Kilimo to present an Islamic paper on female genital mutilation (FGM) which was held at the Kenyatta International Conference center (KICC) in Nairobi in September 2004. Nazlin presented the Islamic position on FGM as being a misconceived negative retrogressive cultural practice and a violation of sexual, reproductive and human rights of girls and women and is forbidden in Islam and as is her norm, her paper was laced and supported with verses of the Holy Qur’an and Hadith (sayings of the Holy Prophet may peace be upon him) that in-fact the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace and blessings be upon him never practiced it on any of his daughters.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE RIGHTS OF MUSLIM WOMEN IN THE SUDAN, HELD IN KENYA;
Nazlin was invited by WORLDVISION as the authority on the topic to moderate between other speaker and conclude the consultations held at the Inter continental hotel in Nairobi.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF AFRICA WORLD LEADERS, HELD IN NAIROBI HELD BY THE INTERNATIONAL WORLD FEDERATION OF PEACE (IIWFP) AT THE INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL IN NAIROBI as a speaker and special guest, 2001, 2003, 2005.
INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON TRUTH, JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION, HELD IN KENYA;
The Kenya national commission of human rights (KNHCR) at the safari park hotel in Nairobi 2004, by the then chairman of the KNCHR Mr. Maina Kiai, where the chief guest of honor was the Vice president His Excellency Hon. Moody Awori which gathering brought together experts and stakeholdres in kenya for the formation of a Kenyan Truth, justice and reconciliation admist commissioners from South Africa and Ghana to guide the forum on best steps.
THE 12TH ICASA, THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDS AND STD’S IN AFRICA INVITED BY UNAIDS AND UNDP AS THE ISLAMIC SPEAKER ON THE FAITH BASED ROUND TABLES HELD IN OUAGADOUGOU IN BURKINA FASO, WEST AFRICA.
For every alternate year the international conference on HIV/AIDS in Africa is held on the continent to seek renewed solutions to the AIDS pandemic. Nazlin was the Islamic speaker on the focal faith-based round tables in 2001. Her presentation was a turning point for HIV/AIDS intervention, highlighting the realities in the Muslim population and in a novelle ground-breaking manner bringing out the true Islam, the phenomenal provisions in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah (the lifestyle and sayings of the prophet) which forms an integral part of the basis of the Islamic Sheria Law, of which she is an expert authority and thus created a catalyst transformation within all levels of interventions, policy and implementation as up until then, there was darkness, ignorance, misinformation, mystification, neglect, imposed and self-imposed discrimination, marginalization and stigma upon the Muslim nations and populace worldwide. Her paper presented in this international forum has grown into a book for free distribution to the entire world as her contribution to the field of AIDS- an Islamic HIV/AIDS hand book, sourced with authorities from the Holy Qur’an and the Hadith which form the basis of the Shari’ah on every aspect of HIV and AIDS– “The Islamic exposition into Gender, Sexuality and the AIDS scourge: Islam’s strategies and the Global Muslim community’s challenges in response to the AIDS pandemic – transforming the response.”
ONCE AGAIN, FOR THE 13TH ICASA, THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDS AND STD’S IN AFRICA INVITED BY UNAIDS AND UNDP AS THE ISLAMIC SPEAKER ON THE FAITH BASED ROUND TABLES HELD IN NAIROBI, KENYA
Every alternate year the international conference on HIV/AIDS in Africa is held on the continent to seek renewed solutions to the AIDS pandemic. Nazlin was the Islamic speaker on the focal faith-based round tables in 2003. Nazlin was also a member of the National Aid Control Councils planning committee of the 13th ICASA to be held in Nairobi under the docket of the minister Hon Chris Murungaru. She had expanded hwer last presentation in Bourkina faso into an Islamic HIV/AIDS hand book, sourced with authorities from the Holy Qur’an and the Hadith which form the basis of the Shari’ah on every aspect of HIV and AIDS– “The Islamic exposition into Gender, Sexuality and the AIDS scourge: Islam’s strategies and the Global Muslim community’s challenges in response to the AIDS pandemic – transforming the response.” And this forum once more, was a turning point for HIV/AIDS intervention, highlighting the realities in the Muslim population and in a novelle ground-breaking manner bringing out the true Islam, the phenomenal provisions in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah (the lifestyle and sayings of the prophet) which forms an integral part of the basis of the Islamic Sheria Law, of which she is an expert authority and thus created a catalyst transformation within all levels of interventions, policy and implementation as up until then, there was darkness, ignorance, misinformation, mystification, neglect, imposed and self-imposed discrimination, marginalization and stigma upon the Muslim nations and populace worldwide.
SOUTH AFRICA, DURBAN, EGAD COUNTRY MEMENRS LEADERS;
invited by UNAIDS and UNDP to present the Islamic perspective on the faith based round tables and again as the Islamic speaker in the Egad countries “mainstreaming HIV/AID’s in various sectors” where Nazlin was invited by the UNDP as a speaker on HIV/AIDS, gender, Islam and the role of faith and women’s rights in combating the virus. Leaders from the armed forces, religious sector, business sector, civil society and government dockets were participants from all EGAD member counties in Africa.
SOMALILAND, NORTHERN HORN OF AFRICA;
The International Republican Institute (IRI), based in Washington DC with the East Africa regional offices located in Nairobi held a four day seminar for Somaliland Muslim Women Advocacy in Somaliland from January 22nd to 25th 2005. Nazlin Umar was invited as a resource person and role model for the seminar as a world renowed woman rights and gender activist who has demonstrated that democracy is a central part of her life and is not exclusive to any particular region or religion. The main objectives were to expand women activism in target communities, increase men’s support for cooperation with women activism, enhance the effectiveness of women’s democratic activism inside and outside of government and demonstrate that women -led democratic activism can help to improve development and the quality of life. This also entailed national deliberations with members of the cabinet, the speakers of the parliament, the donor bodies, civil society and women leaders.
NAZLIN WAS INVITED AND TRAINED REGIONAL LEADERS FROM ALL SECTORS FROM AFRICA IN KENYA AT THE METHODIST CONFERENCE CENTER WHERE SHE TRAINED LEADERS FROM AFRICA ON “WOMEN, GENDER AND HIV/AIDS” IN 2003.
UGANDA, for the First International Muslim leaders consultation on AIDS supported by UNAIDS and the Islamic medical association of Uganda 2003.
TANZANIA, for regional leaders comprehensive training on gender, HIV/AIDS and Policy, 2002 at the TGNP, Center in Daressalam.
INVITED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE KINGDOM OF BUGANDA, UGANDA, as his chief guest at the Jinja agricultural show held in Jinja, Uganda in 2010.
Nazlin was invited by WORLD VISION as a moderator to moderate, critique and close an international workshop held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi in 2004 on Muslim women’s rights and the Islamic Shariah Law in southern Sudan before the southern Sudan’s liberation as a republic.
In KENYA as a speaker in several National, regional and International conferences on AIDS, FGM, women’s and children’s rights movements, women and land rights, gender issues, leadership, the role of religion, peace building and governance, human trafficking of persons in Kenya and regionally (all this is explained elsewhere in this profile).
KENYA, GOVERNMENT OF KENYA, NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN IN NEED OF SPECIAL PROTECTION, August 2001, as a key contributor representing the Muslim faithful in the country, hosted by the Hon Vice president George Saitoti.
KENYA. GOK, MINISTRY OF HEALTH FAITH-BASED CONSULTATIONS ON HIV/AIDS, 2003, NAZLIN WAS INVITED BY THE MINISTER OF HEALTH BY THE HON. MINISTER CHARITY NGILU and proposed by the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims to speak on behalf of the Muslim populace in Kenya and present the Islamic position on HIV/AIDS and the use of the condom. Nazlin supported the use of the condom but strictly within married unions and especially within polygamous relation-ships to control the virus and other infections from spreading between spouses. This made a huge impact in Kenya and the Chief Kadhi who was present in the meeting also supported Nazlin’s issuance of an Islamic decree (fatwa) on the use of the condom within matrimonial setups only as Islam prohibits adultery and sex outside the confines of marriage, this was a breakthrough to combat transmission of the virus within spouses who are either polygamous or are not faithful to their matrimonial spouses.
KENYA; INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY, KENYA, MOMBASA, Nazlin was invited by the Government of Kenya and coast province women leaders in Mombasa as the Chief guest of honor at the Mombasa Moi Stadium at the International women’s day.
KENYA; Nazlin was recognized on her National and global representation of women and world peace and was invited by an international NGO to host and receive the grand-daughter of mahatma Gandhi on her tour when she came to Kenya in 2006 and launched a sister-hood peace initiative with her in a gathering that brought women leaders in Kenya together to witness the event and support global peace.
KENYA; Nazlin was invited by the KHRC (Kenya human rights commission of which the head was then the present Chief Jusitcie and president of the Supreme courts of the Republic of Kenya) and other NGO’s in a joint effort during a period of great debate in Kenya for adoption of abortion Laws of which Nazlin was very vocally against, on the 0th of June 2004 at THE OPEN FORUM ON ABORTION, held at the Intercontinental hotel, Nairobi. Her paper was titled – “The abortion debate in Kenya; adoption of foreign secularism and the sexual revolution of the west- The Islamic perspective”
KENYA, NAZLIN WAS INVITED BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF KENYA to present a paper on Islam in 2005, the environment and plant life.
KENYA; Nazlin was invited by the IIWFP now known as the UPF of which she is also a member of the African chapter leadership and global core member as the guest of honor and to kick start a nation-wide foot-ball event that brought youth together into sports as a peace initiative, launched at the Langata Womens’s prison in Nairobi in 2007.
KENYA; Nazlin was invited by the IIWFP now known as the UPF of which she is also a member of the African chapter leadership and global core member as the guest of honor and to launch the women’s wing of the organization in Kenya at the Intercontinental hotel in Nairobi in 2002.
KENYA; Nazlin was invited by the IIWFP now known as the UPF of which she is also a member of the African chapter leadership and global core member as the guest of honor and to launch the women’s sisterhood programme of crossing the bridge of peace and making a sister in Kenya at the Intercontinental hotel in Nairobi in 2002.
KENYA; Nazlin had been invited as the guest of honor for the Amateur boxing Association (AMA) to launch the central and eastern Africa Boxing tournament held at the Dr. Kraph Primary School grounds, Maringo, Kamukunji, Nairobi in 2007 and later again to conclude the event by giving trophies to the various leading teams at the City Hall in Nairobi as the guest of honor with the then mayor of Nairobi Dick Waithaka
KENYA; in general: Nazlin has been invited by groups throughout the republic in Kenya to launch various projects and fund-raisers to start local income generating initiatives where she was to also witness the election of women leaders of her National NUR network in celebration of her leadership and initiatives for women, youth, widows and orphans, under her leadership of the National Muslim Council of Kenya and launch its projects and offices in all reaches of the land in every province and most districts including other initiatives from churches and grass-roots organizations, some expressed further in this biodata and being too many to collate.
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IN AFRICA ON HIV/AIDS,WOMEN, GENDER, GOVERNANCE, THE ROLE OF FAITH AND ISLAM AS A SPEAKER
Nazlin has widely traveled where much of her work on HIV/AIDS, Governance, Peace, Gender, youth, Islam and the rights of women have been shared and discussed as a trainer, consultant, facilitator and speaker in International, regional and national fora…
Nazlin has widely traveled where much of her work on HIV/AIDS, Governance, Peace, Gender, youth, Islam and the rights of women have been shared and discussed as a trainer, consultant, facilitator and speaker in International, regional and national fora. Some of her African missions have included the following;
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FGM, HELD IN KENYA;
Nazlin was selected by the National committee on FGM and invited by the Office of the President, minister in the office of the president, Hon Linah Jebii Kilimo to present an Islamic paper on female genital mutilation (FGM) which was held at the Kenyatta International Conference center (KICC) in Nairobi in September 2004. Nazlin presented the Islamic position on FGM as being a misconceived negative retrogressive cultural practice and a violation of sexual, reproductive and human rights of girls and women and is forbidden in Islam and as is her norm, her paper was laced and supported with verses of the Holy Qur’an and Hadith (sayings of the Holy Prophet may peace be upon him) that in-fact the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace and blessings be upon him never practiced it on any of his daughters.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE RIGHTS OF MUSLIM WOMEN IN THE SUDAN, HELD IN KENYA;
Nazlin was invited by WORLDVISION as the authority on the topic to moderate between other speaker and conclude the consultations held at the Inter continental hotel in Nairobi.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF AFRICA WORLD LEADERS, HELD IN NAIROBI HELD BY THE INTERNATIONAL WORLD FEDERATION OF PEACE (IIWFP) AT THE INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL IN NAIROBI as a speaker and special guest, 2001, 2003, 2005.
INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON TRUTH, JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION, HELD IN KENYA;
The Kenya national commission of human rights (KNHCR) at the safari park hotel in Nairobi 2004, by the then chairman of the KNCHR Mr. Maina Kiai, where the chief guest of honor was the Vice president His Excellency Hon. Moody Awori which gathering brought together experts and stakeholdres in kenya for the formation of a Kenyan Truth, justice and reconciliation admist commissioners from South Africa and Ghana to guide the forum on best steps.
THE 12TH ICASA, THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDS AND STD’S IN AFRICA INVITED BY UNAIDS AND UNDP AS THE ISLAMIC SPEAKER ON THE FAITH BASED ROUND TABLES HELD IN OUAGADOUGOU IN BURKINA FASO, WEST AFRICA.
For every alternate year the international conference on HIV/AIDS in Africa is held on the continent to seek renewed solutions to the AIDS pandemic. Nazlin was the Islamic speaker on the focal faith-based round tables in 2001. Her presentation was a turning point for HIV/AIDS intervention, highlighting the realities in the Muslim population and in a novelle ground-breaking manner bringing out the true Islam, the phenomenal provisions in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah (the lifestyle and sayings of the prophet) which forms an integral part of the basis of the Islamic Sheria Law, of which she is an expert authority and thus created a catalyst transformation within all levels of interventions, policy and implementation as up until then, there was darkness, ignorance, misinformation, mystification, neglect, imposed and self-imposed discrimination, marginalization and stigma upon the Muslim nations and populace worldwide. Her paper presented in this international forum has grown into a book for free distribution to the entire world as her contribution to the field of AIDS- an Islamic HIV/AIDS hand book, sourced with authorities from the Holy Qur’an and the Hadith which form the basis of the Shari’ah on every aspect of HIV and AIDS– “The Islamic exposition into Gender, Sexuality and the AIDS scourge: Islam’s strategies and the Global Muslim community’s challenges in response to the AIDS pandemic – transforming the response.”
ONCE AGAIN, FOR THE 13TH ICASA, THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDS AND STD’S IN AFRICA INVITED BY UNAIDS AND UNDP AS THE ISLAMIC SPEAKER ON THE FAITH BASED ROUND TABLES HELD IN NAIROBI, KENYA
Every alternate year the international conference on HIV/AIDS in Africa is held on the continent to seek renewed solutions to the AIDS pandemic. Nazlin was the Islamic speaker on the focal faith-based round tables in 2003. Nazlin was also a member of the National Aid Control Councils planning committee of the 13th ICASA to be held in Nairobi under the docket of the minister Hon Chris Murungaru. She had expanded hwer last presentation in Bourkina faso into an Islamic HIV/AIDS hand book, sourced with authorities from the Holy Qur’an and the Hadith which form the basis of the Shari’ah on every aspect of HIV and AIDS– “The Islamic exposition into Gender, Sexuality and the AIDS scourge: Islam’s strategies and the Global Muslim community’s challenges in response to the AIDS pandemic – transforming the response.” And this forum once more, was a turning point for HIV/AIDS intervention, highlighting the realities in the Muslim population and in a novelle ground-breaking manner bringing out the true Islam, the phenomenal provisions in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah (the lifestyle and sayings of the prophet) which forms an integral part of the basis of the Islamic Sheria Law, of which she is an expert authority and thus created a catalyst transformation within all levels of interventions, policy and implementation as up until then, there was darkness, ignorance, misinformation, mystification, neglect, imposed and self-imposed discrimination, marginalization and stigma upon the Muslim nations and populace worldwide.
SOUTH AFRICA, DURBAN, EGAD COUNTRY MEMENRS LEADERS;
invited by UNAIDS and UNDP to present the Islamic perspective on the faith based round tables and again as the Islamic speaker in the Egad countries “mainstreaming HIV/AID’s in various sectors” where Nazlin was invited by the UNDP as a speaker on HIV/AIDS, gender, Islam and the role of faith and women’s rights in combating the virus. Leaders from the armed forces, religious sector, business sector, civil society and government dockets were participants from all EGAD member counties in Africa.
SOMALILAND, NORTHERN HORN OF AFRICA;
The International Republican Institute (IRI), based in Washington DC with the East Africa regional offices located in Nairobi held a four day seminar for Somaliland Muslim Women Advocacy in Somaliland from January 22nd to 25th 2005. Nazlin Umar was invited as a resource person and role model for the seminar as a world renowed woman rights and gender activist who has demonstrated that democracy is a central part of her life and is not exclusive to any particular region or religion. The main objectives were to expand women activism in target communities, increase men’s support for cooperation with women activism, enhance the effectiveness of women’s democratic activism inside and outside of government and demonstrate that women -led democratic activism can help to improve development and the quality of life. This also entailed national deliberations with members of the cabinet, the speakers of the parliament, the donor bodies, civil society and women leaders.
NAZLIN WAS INVITED AND TRAINED REGIONAL LEADERS FROM ALL SECTORS FROM AFRICA IN KENYA AT THE METHODIST CONFERENCE CENTER WHERE SHE TRAINED LEADERS FROM AFRICA ON “WOMEN, GENDER AND HIV/AIDS” IN 2003.
UGANDA, for the First International Muslim leaders consultation on AIDS supported by UNAIDS and the Islamic medical association of Uganda 2003.
TANZANIA, for regional leaders comprehensive training on gender, HIV/AIDS and Policy, 2002 at the TGNP, Center in Daressalam.
INVITED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE KINGDOM OF BUGANDA, UGANDA, as his chief guest at the Jinja agricultural show held in Jinja, Uganda in 2010.
Nazlin was invited by WORLD VISION as a moderator to moderate, critique and close an international workshop held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi in 2004 on Muslim women’s rights and the Islamic Shariah Law in southern Sudan before the southern Sudan’s liberation as a republic.
In KENYA as a speaker in several National, regional and International conferences on AIDS, FGM, women’s and children’s rights movements, women and land rights, gender issues, leadership, the role of religion, peace building and governance, human trafficking of persons in Kenya and regionally (all this is explained elsewhere in this profile).
KENYA, GOVERNMENT OF KENYA, NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN IN NEED OF SPECIAL PROTECTION, August 2001, as a key contributor representing the Muslim faithful in the country, hosted by the Hon Vice president George Saitoti.
KENYA. GOK, MINISTRY OF HEALTH FAITH-BASED CONSULTATIONS ON HIV/AIDS, 2003, NAZLIN WAS INVITED BY THE MINISTER OF HEALTH BY THE HON. MINISTER CHARITY NGILU and proposed by the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims to speak on behalf of the Muslim populace in Kenya and present the Islamic position on HIV/AIDS and the use of the condom. Nazlin supported the use of the condom but strictly within married unions and especially within polygamous relation-ships to control the virus and other infections from spreading between spouses. This made a huge impact in Kenya and the Chief Kadhi who was present in the meeting also supported Nazlin’s issuance of an Islamic decree (fatwa) on the use of the condom within matrimonial setups only as Islam prohibits adultery and sex outside the confines of marriage, this was a breakthrough to combat transmission of the virus within spouses who are either polygamous or are not faithful to their matrimonial spouses.
KENYA; INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY, KENYA, MOMBASA, Nazlin was invited by the Government of Kenya and coast province women leaders in Mombasa as the Chief guest of honor at the Mombasa Moi Stadium at the International women’s day.
KENYA; Nazlin was recognized on her National and global representation of women and world peace and was invited by an international NGO to host and receive the grand-daughter of mahatma Gandhi on her tour when she came to Kenya in 2006 and launched a sister-hood peace initiative with her in a gathering that brought women leaders in Kenya together to witness the event and support global peace.
KENYA; Nazlin was invited by the KHRC (Kenya human rights commission of which the head was then the present Chief Jusitcie and president of the Supreme courts of the Republic of Kenya) and other NGO’s in a joint effort during a period of great debate in Kenya for adoption of abortion Laws of which Nazlin was very vocally against, on the 0th of June 2004 at THE OPEN FORUM ON ABORTION, held at the Intercontinental hotel, Nairobi. Her paper was titled – “The abortion debate in Kenya; adoption of foreign secularism and the sexual revolution of the west- The Islamic perspective”
KENYA, NAZLIN WAS INVITED BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF KENYA to present a paper on Islam in 2005, the environment and plant life.
KENYA; Nazlin was invited by the IIWFP now known as the UPF of which she is also a member of the African chapter leadership and global core member as the guest of honor and to kick start a nation-wide foot-ball event that brought youth together into sports as a peace initiative, launched at the Langata Womens’s prison in Nairobi in 2007.
KENYA; Nazlin was invited by the IIWFP now known as the UPF of which she is also a member of the African chapter leadership and global core member as the guest of honor and to launch the women’s wing of the organization in Kenya at the Intercontinental hotel in Nairobi in 2002.
KENYA; Nazlin was invited by the IIWFP now known as the UPF of which she is also a member of the African chapter leadership and global core member as the guest of honor and to launch the women’s sisterhood programme of crossing the bridge of peace and making a sister in Kenya at the Intercontinental hotel in Nairobi in 2002.
KENYA; Nazlin had been invited as the guest of honor for the Amateur boxing Association (AMA) to launch the central and eastern Africa Boxing tournament held at the Dr. Kraph Primary School grounds, Maringo, Kamukunji, Nairobi in 2007 and later again to conclude the event by giving trophies to the various leading teams at the City Hall in Nairobi as the guest of honor with the then mayor of Nairobi Dick Waithaka
KENYA; in general: Nazlin has been invited by groups throughout the republic in Kenya to launch various projects and fund-raisers to start local income generating initiatives where she was to also witness the election of women leaders of her National NUR network in celebration of her leadership and initiatives for women, youth, widows and orphans, under her leadership of the National Muslim Council of Kenya and launch its projects and offices in all reaches of the land in every province and most districts including other initiatives from churches and grass-roots organizations, some expressed further in this biodata and being too many to collate.
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