Welcome to Canterbury Muslim Trust website.

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Our Community

The Muslim community in Canterbury is concentrated in Christchurch. According to the 2013 census the population of Muslims was recorded as 3250, which equates to 0.6% of the regions population. Our community is diverse and many are migrants, with anecdotal suggestions that 40 nationalities are present here. There are several mosques or community centres in Christchurch and other services such as Halal butchers and food outlets. In terms of employment, several Muslim specific jobs such as Halal slaughter are available and many service and trades businesses are currently operating as well as professionals and a large number of students at local Universities.

 

Our Organisation

CMCT was founded to progress the work of the Canterbury Building Bridges Muslim Advisory Group (CBBMAG) which was established to support our local Muslim community through fact finding, community engagement and liaison with government (specifically Office of Ethnic Affairs) and other support agencies. CMCT carries on this work with ongoing research into understanding our communities needs, then finding ways to address issues facing individuals and the group as a whole.

Our Purpose

The purpose of the Canterbury Muslim Community Trust is to:

(a) Build and maintain excellent relationships between the Canterbury Muslim community and the wider public community.

(b) Promote government awareness and public awareness of Islamic teachings and principles and the needs of the Muslim community;

(c) Promote the provision of adequate facilities for the special needs of the Muslim community both publicly and in institutions such as hospitals, prisons, schools and universities.

(d) Promote government support for Muslim education;

(e) Promote the Islamic concept to banks and other investment agencies for savings without interest based on Sharia principles (Islamic law);

(f) Promote training opportunities for Muslims and for support agencies;

(g) Provide support and representation for Muslims, particularly Muslim migrants to address bias against them;

(h) To do all such other acts and things as are incidental to the purpose and that which promote the objectives of the Trust providing there is nothing in so doing that is not charitable at law in New Zealand.

Upcoming Events

 

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