Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV)

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The Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) is the peak body for Muslim organisations in Victoria.

The ICV represents Victoria’s more than 200,000 Muslims, through its 60 member organisations located throughout metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria.

Mission

Our vision is to build a better community for all Australians through the empowerment of Muslims in Victoria.

We aim to fulfil this vision through:

* Representation of Muslims in Victoria through advocacy, consultation and cooperation with governments, other faith communities, service providers, the media, and the general public.

* Promotion of an accurate, informed and positive understanding of Islam, Muslims, and issues important to Muslims.

* Advocacy with respect to the civil rights of all Australians.

* Promotion of understanding, cooperation, tolerance and respect between all faiths.

* Empowerment and encouragement of the Muslim community to continue to be actively, responsibly and positively integrated into mainstream Australian society.

* Provision of special services to improve the welfare of disadvantaged groups in the Muslim community.

* Development of capacity within the Muslim community in areas of expertise to facilitate this vision.

* Facilitation of cooperation, unity, and positive working relationships within the Muslim community, and between the Muslim community and the broader community.

As part of our services we also run the following services and projects; Arts Portfolio, Community Integration Support Program (CISP), Environmental Portfolio, External prayer facilities, government advocacy, hall and facilities hire, hospital chaplaincy, interfaith and inter-religious dialogue, media representation, Past Disaster Management Strategy (MEMO), Indonesia Exchange Program (MEP), Muslim Leadership Program (MLP), Mosque tours and school presentations, multicultural and ethnic community engagement, Muslim Connect (post release rehabilitation program), No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS), Office for Women (OW), partnerships and sponsorships of community events, prayer services; daily, Friday, Taraweeh and Eid, prison Chaplaincy, Ramadan iftar, refugee and asylum seeker support, religious services, short-term grant projects, women support officer, youth engagement and social services and zakat (local charity).

Impressum

The Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) is broadening its online presence to connect and engage with member societies, community groups and all Muslims across Victoria. Feel free to follow us via Facebook or twitter. We will keep you up to date on the latest Islamic Council of Victoria news, events, information and services relevant to Victoria’s Muslim community.
Links or associations made via social media sites to external community groups or businesses should not be viewed as an endorsement by the Islamic Council of Victoria. The ICV Facebook is an open space environment – allowing people to post relevant, informative and beneficial not-for-profit information related to the Muslim community.
As a means of continuous improvement and providing an effective community service, we welcome your constructive feedback and suggestions. We recommend all materials be thoroughly proof-read before posting to ensure it is suitable and relevant. We seek all to treat other people and organisations with respect and courtesy.
We reserve the right to remove comments that include any of the below;
· personal information about another person,
· defame other people or organisations - comments that can potentially harm the reputation of a person or organisation
· posts that could be considered intolerant of a person's race, culture, appearance, gender, sexual orientation, religion or age
· advertisements or SPAM and political material
· link to inappropriate, offensive or illegal material
· insults or attacks on individuals or organisations
· irrelevant comments
We will remove or ban any user who;
· continues to post comments such as those listed above
· uses offensive images as their profile picture, for example, sexually explicit images
· has an offensive user name
Moderation
Our social media pages are not monitored 24/7 (including evenings, weekends and public holidays)