International Muslimah Artists Net "is an international organization created by and for Muslim women artists. We are working to build an effective organization to promote the artistic achievements of Muslim women around the world. IMAN is a new and growing organization for both established artists and those aspiring and studying to become accomplished in the field. Among our primary goals is to develop a structure for mentoring new artists and to support all Muslim women artists through regular exhibits, articles, and educational events."

I like creating neat images and art myself, and a few people have asked if they could use some of the things I've created for flyers etc. So I've whipped up a little site here where you can borrow some of the Pakistani webpage art I've created, but haven't used here on this site.

Check out a site for Dr. Riffat Hassan, an incredible person and one of the speakers at a conference on The Power of Culture. A profile is also available.

"Religious Studies and Humanities Professor Dr. Riffat Hassan is known widely and well for addressing colliding regional views about religion, women, and human rights. Her presence at two recent world conferences, along with a lifetime of scholarship and political activism, has thrust her into the foreground of the fight for change on Muslim soil." - Jennifer Recktenwald, "Worlds Apart".

Another cool Pakistani woman is Dr. Attiya Inayatullah, head of International Planned Parenthood. You can learn more about her on the SAWNET Who's Who webpage

"Dr. Inayatullah's work in the field of women's reproductive rights and population and development has been recognized in international awards including the 1974 United Nations Ceres Gold Medal given to women who have made outstanding contributions to the field, and the 1994 Human Rights Gold Medal by the Human Rights Society of Pakistan.

In her acceptance speech, Dr. Inayatullah said, "I see IPPF contributing by way of deepening and heightening its work in its established fields of competence - reproductive and sexual health, responsible parenting and adolescent sexuality. We must concentrate on women - who constitute the majority of the world's population - empowering them to be in charge of their own destinies."



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