Muslim Women’s Association of Edinburgh (MWAE) was established in 2005 by a small group of like-minded women who saw the need to provide social and educational activities for the Muslim women and their families in Edinburgh and Lothians.
Their vision was to improve the lives of our women by holding community events in an environment conducive to our Islamic values that helped our women raise their children with knowledge of Islamic principles while still interacting with topical issues and trends.
Through our twenty years of serving our Muslim community, MWAE have supported and trained male and female volunteers to deliver weekly and monthly projects like our Toddler & youth groups, Homework club, Little Muslims Arabic school and sports & well being sessions. But more than that we have empowered our women to lead projects inspired by their experiences of living in Edinburgh.
MWAE contribute to outreach projects to represent our Muslim voices and promote good relations between families and communities within the Edinburgh and Lothian area. We engage in inter-faith dialogue and have held International Women’s Day events with the Japanese and African women’s groups.
Insha’Allah we will continue to develop and address the issues most important to the women in our community and their families over the next few decades and always keep the children at the forefront of our efforts in supporting our women and their families so that together we nurture confident Muslim adults.