• To share knowledge, experience, best practice and opinions among Muslim women and those working with them in order to strengthen Muslim women's ability to bring about effective changes in our lives.

• To bring Muslim women's diverse voices to Government, and to gather information relevant to Muslim women's lives in order to ensure local and national policy meets our varied needs.

• To raise the profile of individual Muslim women and support organisations by highlighting their achievements and showcasing diverse role models.

• Develop information packages to support the work of Muslim women's organisations.

• Build Muslim women's capacity to advocate for their rights.

• Answer information requests from individuals and organisations.

• Research and collate information regarding issues of concern to Muslim women.

• Elicit Muslim  women's views and respond to Government consultations.

• Pro-actively raise Muslim women's key concerns on topical issues through the media.

• Network nationally with other women's groups, and internationally with women's movements in other Muslim contexts.

What are the MWN-UK’s vision and values?

• Empowering Muslim women
• Recognising the diversity within the Muslim community
• Encouraging the equality of Muslim women
• Valuing opinions of Muslim women at the grassroots

• Members are mainly Muslim women living and working in the UK.  They are from a variety of professions, ethnic origins, locations, religious backgrounds and lifestyles.

• Members also include individuals or organisations working with Muslim women around the UK.

• We will continue to identify those sectors of the Muslim community who are under-represented in the network and encourage them to join.

• Everyone is welcome so become a member and add to our rich diversity.

What are the activities of MWN-UK?

The MWN-UK has raised funds from independent charitable sources and public funds. It has two staff who take responsibility for our activities. Its board members provide their time and expertise on a voluntary basis.

• We need Muslim women’s voices in decision making processes affecting Muslim women, the Muslim community as a whole and as citizens of wider society.

• We need a collective voice to raise questions that we all want to address and policies that we would like to see in place.

• We need to ensure the Government and the Muslim community recognises the fantastic work being done at grass roots level by many Muslim women’s organisations.

• We need to share across the country and across sectors the many excellent examples of good practice in projects that are already up and running.

• We need to end the isolation of Muslim women’s groups from other similar organisations. Collectively these groups can make a greater impact in their communities and nationally.

• We need a forum which allows the gathering of information from or dissemination of information to Muslim women’s groups collectively across the UK

• You will be invited to participate in MWN-UK workshops and meetings.

• You will be consulted on your views on issues that not only affect Muslim women but the Muslim community as a whole which can then be forward to Government.

• You can share knowledge, skills and good practice with Muslim women’s groups across the UK.

• You will be kept informed of events and activities relevant to your work with Muslim women.

• You will be invited to attend MWN-UK’s Annual Meeting at which you can help shape the MWN-UK’s priorities and its institutional development.

• In the long run MWN-UK aspires to collaborate with a broad range of groups that share our vision.– this will provide the opportunity for Muslim women’s groups to make links with such organisations to pursue goals that are common across the board.

• Lastly, you will be a part of a country-wide network that provides its members encouragement and support in their work, and friends you never knew you could reach!