Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe

The federation is an all-embracing authority that is officially registered in France and that follows the July 1 and the August 16, 1901, Acts. This legal position necessitates that the federation works within the official frameworks and according to the European, especially the French, laws. Hence, the federation adheres to the administrative standards accredited by the religious and cultural institutions in Europe.

Our Vision :

Maintaining the Islamic presence in Europe, enhancing and developing that presence to be able to introduce Islam properly and call for its human values, contribute effectively in the different aspects of the European life, and focusing on rooting the Islamic identity and improving our discourse.

Our Strategic Goal :

The stability of the Islamic presence, as individuals and institutions, to become a tolerable reality in the European society and an effective part in the different aspects of the European life.

Our motto :

For well-established and effective Islamic presence in Europe .

Translation of the motto :

Islam is a part of the European life and Muslims are part and parcel of the European peoples.

Our general goals :

1. Introducing Islam and its values and crystallizing the Islamic culture in accordance with the requirements of the age and the unique features of the European status quo.
2. Helping Muslims in Europe to perform their religious duties, preserving their cultural identity and taking care of their social and religious affairs.
3. Promoting member organizations, enhancing their expertise and developing methods of coordination and cooperation therewith.
4. Caring for the Muslim youth, providing them with the good environment to learn Islam and Arabic and helping them excel in their respective vocations.
5. Activating Muslims within the framework of the European Union in a manner that serves the overall public interest.
6. Working for the representation of Muslims within European institutions and authorities.
7. Striving towards achieving recognition for Islam as an official religion throughout Europe.
8. Expanding the cultural and civilization dialogue between Muslims and people following other religions, beliefs and ideas.
9. Maintaining relationships with Muslims throughout the world, and promoting cooperation and exchange between Europe and the Islamic world.
10.  Extending bridges of acquaintance and cooperation with Islamic official and public authorities and institutions in both European and international arenas in the framework of the mutual interests.
11. Contributing towards all efforts, which aim to preserve and protect freedoms, defend human rights and dignity and reject all forms of racial discrimination and violence.

Our Philosophy in Managing the Work

1. Management through objectives:

The FIOE manage its institutions with an objectives-based system.

2. Entities affiliate to the FIOE:

• Member institutions: They are institutions of a domestic nature (British, French, etc.), existing in 28 European countries. These institutions include in their memberships various central, local or specialized institutions.
• Central institutions: They are institutions of a specialized nature. They are as follows: Federation of European Arab-Islamic Schools, the European Institute of Human Sciences, the European Council for Fatwa and Research, the European Forum for Muslim Women, Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organizations, the European Endowment and the European Forum for Media Professionals.
• Central departments: They work in the framework of the executive office. They are as follows: Education and Da`wah department, feminine work department, youth and students department, the general secretariat, media department, public relations department, citizenship and political affairs department, human development and rehabilitation department, planning and central institutions department, finance department and Eastern Europe department.
• Specialist committees: They are the committees that were founded to perform specific tasks. These committees, which work in a central way, are: The arbitration committee, financial committee, Shar`icommittee, board of trustees and assimilation committee.

3. Means and mechanisms of the FIOE work: the system of circles

 The main aim of adopting this system is attempting to make all bodies and institutions of the FIOE work within its general trends, and achieve the greatest possible measure of its strategic goals. This system of circles enables every central department to coordinate with the parallel departments and deal directly with the concerned institutions, whether the specialized ones or at the level of the European countries.

Da`wah circle:

Da`wah and educational work circle includes those who are responsible for education and Da`wahdepartment, feminine work department and youth and students department.

Administrative circle:

The administrative circle is headed by the president of the FIOE and includes those who are responsible for the general secretariat, finance department, public relations department, citizenship and political affairs department and Eastern Europe department.

Development and training circle:

The development, training and institutional work circle includes those who are responsible for human development and rehabilitation department, and planning and the central institutions department.