By Mohammed Talha Siddi Bapa
Bengaluru: The National Federation of Girls Islamic Organisation (NFGIO) launched its month-long nationwide “Embracing Femininity” campaign at a press conference held at the Bangalore Islamic Foundation Trust (BIFT), Queens Road, here Saturday. The campaign, which will run from August 1 to 31, seeks to help young women rediscover femininity as part of their fitrah (innate nature) while promoting a balanced, value-based understanding of empowerment.
Convening the press conference, Sameen Momin, National Campaign Convener, outlined the campaign’s objectives and announced that seminars, campus engagements, workshops, online sessions and awareness programmes would be organised across GIO units, zones and university campuses throughout the month.
Explaining the campaign theme, Afeefa Tahniyath, Vice President of NFGIO, said that many women today find themselves caught between two extremes – patriarchal attitudes that restrict their dignity and narratives that encourage them to reject their feminine nature. The campaign, she said, offers a Third Space rooted in Islamic values, where femininity is embraced as a source of strength, balance and inner peace.
Addressing the gathering in Kannada, Basira Banu, Zonal Advisory Council (ZAC) member of GIO Karnataka, highlighted the campaign’s relevance in the present social context and appealed to students and young women across Karnataka to actively participate in its programmes.
In her keynote address, Adv. Sumaiya Roshan, President of NFGIO, said the campaign reaffirms women’s dignity, rights and contributions while promoting a balanced understanding of femininity. She said femininity is not opposed to strength, leadership or excellence, and cautioned against a performance-driven culture that measures women solely by productivity, often leading to burnout and loss of inner peace. The campaign, she said, advocates a balanced path that enables women to participate fully in society without compromising their femininity. She called upon families, communities, institutions and men to create an environment where women can flourish with dignity, authenticity and holistic well-being.
Responding to a question from Radiance, Adv. Roshan said the campaign would be conducted in 18 states where GIO has an organisational presence. She said the initiative aims to educate girls about embracing femininity as part of their fitrah, the innate and natural disposition with which every human being is created.
The press conference concluded with an interactive question-and-answer session. The official inaugural programme of the campaign will be held on Sunday, August 2, at the Agricultural Institute Auditorium, Bengaluru, marking the formal commencement of month-long activities across the country.
