Girls Islamic Organisation of India
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Girls Islamic Organisation of India(GIO) is a student organisation in India
for girls. It is the daughter organisation of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
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The Girls Islamic Organisation of India (GIO) came to existence on 7 July 1984 under the patronage of Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Kerala circle.
GIO is actively working towards achieving the following goals:
1.To liberate girls and women community from the shackles of superstition and traditional dogmas by providing them both Islamic and modern education.
2.To cultivate values and ideals among the coming generation on Islamic lines.
Majlis Area and Units
The organisation works as Majlis Areas and under it as Majlis Units in Institutions affiliated to Majlisu Tha’aleemul Islami.
Teens Circle
Teens circles are formed for girls studying in High Schools. Formed in 1993, the leadership consist of a president, secretary and a coordinator from GIO unit. Prior to this setup, the circle was known as Balika Samajam, with members under 15 years of age.
Significant Activities
Campaigns:
•Seminars and Conferences were conducted during Campaign Against Atrocities on Women and Alcoholism. A memorandum was submitted to the chief minister.
•Better Family, better Society
•The Prophet of Compassion
Reactions:
GIO reacted strongly against:
•Violence and exploitation of women
•Rape of a woman, despite in the company of her husband, at Kannur Kotta,
•Kidnapping of a woman from Niramaruttur
•Obscene Fashion Parade at Sadhu Kalyanamandapam, Kannur
•Issuance of Bar licenses violating the distance limits.
•The Supreme Court directive on implementation of Uniform Civil Code, and
•Miss World Beauty Contest
The organisation joined hands with various other Women Organisations and held Protest Rallies and Public Meetings.
Besides, it registered its protest against:
•The opposition towards women’s entry into Palayam Masjid;
•The Liquor Policy of Nayanar government;
•Cabaret in various major hotels;
•The notorious child prostitution racket in Kozhikode .
GIO regularly conducts study classes and Public meetings on selective subjects for Muslim women to imbibe true Islamic teachings among them and alleviate dogmas and superstitions prevalent among them.
It organizes two-day camps every year for Muslim girls, waiting plus two and SSLC examination results.
It organizes cordial meets, Iftaar Meets and Table Talks with the objective of spreading Communal Harmony on various festival occasions.
Campus
•Conducted Seminar on Women’s Freedom.
•Two-Day Convention for Campus Workers.
•Conducted Survey in Campuses on the topic: Against Sexual Anarchy.
•Essay Competition on “Slumping Moral Values – Causes and Solution”
•Works with SIO during Campus Elections.
•Conducted District Conventions.
Majlis
•Conducted Two-Day Camp for Final Year Students
•Leadership visits Institutions
Conferences
•The first State Conference of GIO was held on 9-10 January 1993. A seminar on “Women in New Century” was conducted as part of the conference.
•In 1989, District Conferences were conducted with “ Women’s Liberation Through Faith” as the Central Theme.
•District Conferences were held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kannur and Ernakulam districts with “Women – Status and Importance” as the theme.
Aaramam
Aaramam, a women’s monthly was launched in 1984 as GIO mouthpiece.
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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
for girls. It is the daughter organisation of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is one of the influential and hardline Islamic organization and movement within Sunni Islam in India...
.
The Girls Islamic Organisation of India (GIO) came to existence on 7 July 1984 under the patronage of Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Kerala circle.
GIO is actively working towards achieving the following goals:
1.To liberate girls and women community from the shackles of superstition and traditional dogmas by providing them both Islamic and modern education.
2.To cultivate values and ideals among the coming generation on Islamic lines.
Majlis Area and Units
The organisation works as Majlis Areas and under it as Majlis Units in Institutions affiliated to Majlisu Tha’aleemul Islami.
Teens Circle
Teens circles are formed for girls studying in High Schools. Formed in 1993, the leadership consist of a president, secretary and a coordinator from GIO unit. Prior to this setup, the circle was known as Balika Samajam, with members under 15 years of age.
Significant Activities
Campaigns:
•Seminars and Conferences were conducted during Campaign Against Atrocities on Women and Alcoholism. A memorandum was submitted to the chief minister.
•Better Family, better Society
•The Prophet of Compassion
Reactions:
GIO reacted strongly against:
•Violence and exploitation of women
•Rape of a woman, despite in the company of her husband, at Kannur Kotta,
•Kidnapping of a woman from Niramaruttur
•Obscene Fashion Parade at Sadhu Kalyanamandapam, Kannur
•Issuance of Bar licenses violating the distance limits.
•The Supreme Court directive on implementation of Uniform Civil Code, and
•Miss World Beauty Contest
The organisation joined hands with various other Women Organisations and held Protest Rallies and Public Meetings.
Besides, it registered its protest against:
•The opposition towards women’s entry into Palayam Masjid;
•The Liquor Policy of Nayanar government;
•Cabaret in various major hotels;
•The notorious child prostitution racket in Kozhikode .
GIO regularly conducts study classes and Public meetings on selective subjects for Muslim women to imbibe true Islamic teachings among them and alleviate dogmas and superstitions prevalent among them.
It organizes two-day camps every year for Muslim girls, waiting plus two and SSLC examination results.
It organizes cordial meets, Iftaar Meets and Table Talks with the objective of spreading Communal Harmony on various festival occasions.
Campus
•Conducted Seminar on Women’s Freedom.
•Two-Day Convention for Campus Workers.
•Conducted Survey in Campuses on the topic: Against Sexual Anarchy.
•Essay Competition on “Slumping Moral Values – Causes and Solution”
•Works with SIO during Campus Elections.
•Conducted District Conventions.
Majlis
•Conducted Two-Day Camp for Final Year Students
•Leadership visits Institutions
Conferences
•The first State Conference of GIO was held on 9-10 January 1993. A seminar on “Women in New Century” was conducted as part of the conference.
•In 1989, District Conferences were conducted with “ Women’s Liberation Through Faith” as the Central Theme.
•District Conferences were held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kannur and Ernakulam districts with “Women – Status and Importance” as the theme.
Aaramam
Aaramam, a women’s monthly was launched in 1984 as GIO mouthpiece.
.