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MPV Live!
MPV Live! is MPV’s multimedia service, presenting events of interest to our communities, focusing on issues related to the values we stand for.
MPV actively holds events of its own and also supports and sponsors events organized by other groups and individuals that reflect the progressive values the organization stands for. The best way to benefit from and support these events is to attend them in person. But every so often, we also hold purely online events, and also try to bring both our own events and other events of interest to the wider community via our website and other new and old media resources.
During events, you can see live video of the presentation below:
Past Events
Muslims for Progressive Values will kick off our live web seminar series with lawyer and GLBITQ activist El-Farouk Khaki on
“Islam: A Universe of Universal Love.“
Tune in February 24th at 5pm EST
- Learn about progressive interpretations of Islamic law and how they positively affect GLBITQ rights.
- Discuss love’s centrality to a Muslim’s spiritual life.
- Get involved by submitting your questions and comments live!
- Read and reflect on the talk on our online community at ProgressiveIslam.org
El-Farouk Khaki (born October 26, 1963) is a Canadian refugee and immigration lawyer and human rights activist on issues including gender equality, sexual orientation, and progressive Islam. He is the New Democratic Party’s candidate for the House of Commons in the riding of Toronto Centre in a by-election being held on March 17, 2008.
In 1993, he founded Salaam, the first queer Muslim group in Canada and second in the world. In 2003, he organized the first female-led, mixed-gender Muslim congregational prayers in Canada for the Salaam/Al-Fateha International Conference, and in 2005, organized the first such prayers anywhere to be held in a mosque, and he has been involved in every such public event in Canada since. Among other involvements, he has served on the Toronto Mayor’s Committee on Community & Race Relations, on the board of The 519 Community Centre, and is now elected chair of Africans in Partnership Against AIDS.
Khaki regularly speaks publicly at events and in news media on issues ranging from refugee protection, to the global AIDS crisis, Canadian multiculturalism, racism, persecution of sexual minorities around the world, and religious and racial profiling in the war on terror, among other topics. His appearances include CTV’s morning television program Canada AM, CBC Radio One’s The Current, and others.
In spring 2007, Khaki received the prestigious Steinert and Ferreiro Award from the Lesbian and Gay Community Appeal Foundation for his “major role in paving the way in Canada for refugee protection on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender”, and ground-breaking work on gender equality in the Muslim community. The previous summer, Pride Toronto, one of the world’s largest gay-pride festivals, recognized his work building tolerance and inclusiveness in the Muslim community with the 2006 Pride Award for Excellence in Spirituality. El-Farouk Khaki is the NDP candidate for Parliament from Toronto Centre.
Visit El-Farouk’s website for further details.
Access the seminar LIVE at 5pm Eastern Standard Time on Sunday, February 24th.
The talk will be followed by a question and answer session and commentary by Sharon Groves, Deputy Director, Religion and Faith Program for the Human Rights Campaign.
The talk will also be available for future download.
