Before we can rise, we must remember. Educate is where the Rising Sisterhood begins — with knowledge, truth, and unlearning. Through powerful monthly masterclasses with world-class Islamic feminist scholars, we will unravel patriarchal distortions, uncover our divine rights, and realign ourselves with the liberatory essence of Islam.

This Key is about awakening to the truth that Islamic knowledge production has been dominated by male elites, with  the result that women are not always treated fairly in Muslim legal tradition. The key here is that it is not only ok - but necessary - to question our scholarly traditions and investigate the possibility of practicing an Islam that is rooted in Quranic values of beauty, love, truth, justice and peace - and of course, women’s equality.

This monthly class will equip  women with spiritual confidence, knowledge about feminist interpretations of our sacred texts,  and the courage to ask bold questions.

Topics may include:

• The myth of women’s inferiority: are we really ‘a degree below men’?

• Challenging harmful Hadith and cultural misinterpretations

• Women’s rights in marriage, divorce & polygamy 

• Women’s sexual and reproductive rights

• Modesty, Hijab, and ‘Islamic dress codes’

• Domestic violence - what does ‘daraba’ really mean?

• AND SO MUCH MORE

We have been taught to fear, hide, or control our bodies. Shame, guilt and over-work have been programmed into women’s bodies for thousands of years, the result of which is often physical illness, pain and disease - and a deep lack of self-love. But our bodies are sacred — they hold memory, rhythm, intuition, and power. In Embody, we return to our sensual, cyclical, feminine nature. We drop out of the mind and into movement, breath, stillness, and flow.

You’ll be guided through gentle feminine embodiment practices like womb awareness, cycle syncing, feminine yoga, somatic healing, and more. These sessions will reconnect you with your body as a spiritual teacher — not something to fix, but something to feel.

This pillar is also about decolonising our relationship to wellness, and reclaiming ancient ways of healing. We will be looking at the mind-body-spirit connection, womb cycle awareness, the seasons of a woman’s life, embodied movement and so much more.

Express gives women permission to use their voices to raise grievances, speak out against injustice, and shed light on the dark side of our community. 

Women are held to standards of ‘politeness’ and ‘respect’ - which has allowed men (and women!) to perpetuate damaging patterns of behaviour and keep injustice and abuse hidden within the four walls of our homes. Silencing women has been the most powerful weapon of the patriarchy, enforced through notions of ‘shame’ and ‘honour’, which keep women fearful of raising their voices. And how many times have we heard that women are going to hell becuase they are ungrateful and complain too much?

Well, in our monthly Community Forum, you have full permission to complain and release your frustration! This is a judgement-free zone - no shaming or haram-policing tolerated!

This is where the sisterhood meets to be REAL - no filter required here. You will have a safe space to raise social issues that affect women: in their homes, their families, relationships/marriage, at work, in the wider community, on the streets.

We will also be using creative practices to unleash and process anger, rage and sadness, including writing, singing, poetry - and a good dose of humour!

Elevate is the soul of the Rising Sisterhood, where we meet the Sacred Feminine within ourselves, reawakening our spiritual nature that is ever-present even amidst the noise and pressure of the world.

Know yourself, know your Rabb. 
~ Hadith
 
With sacred practices like dhikr, meditation, contemplation on the Divine Names of Allah, and connection to nature and the cosmos, this pillar holds the mystical thread of Tawhid — the Oneness of all. You’ll be guided to root yourself in divine connection and spiritual devotion, uncovering your essence by gathering gentle practices to support a consistent relationship with your Rabb, your Beloved.

Remember me; I remember you.
~ Qur’an 2:152
 
Replenish your whole being with moments of rest and devotion in God.