Her Majesty the Queen visited MIRA-center today.

The center's goal is for women to find their own voice and be confident in themselves, while becoming better acquainted with their community and with Norwegian society. Ahead of this autumn's municipal and county elections mobilized the many through the campaign "Raise Voice Now".

MiRA Center working for better living conditions and equality for minority women in Norway through legal assistance, information, political participation and cultural and social activities. The center's leader, Fakhra Salimi had just received Jurist Association's legal price for 2015.

Salimi and her deputy Khansa Ali received the Queen today and gave her a tour and an introduction to the Centre's work and history.

Queen Sonja got to meet women from several nationalities over a table covered with mouth swelling delicacies from different countries and with homemade mint tea in the cup, where Her Majesty was given a more detail accounts about women's experiences, their hopes and dreams, and their encounter with Norway.

Queen Sonja also heard about several individual projects, including focused on raising awareness of young girls, legal counseling and maternal guidance.
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