Saturday, January 26, 2019

Nicholson Bins project 2018

The Edinburgh Central Mosque was chosen as the venue for the Nicholson Square Bin Project with Edinburgh City Council. The project was to brighten up the bins to make the park more inviting. Some of MWAE's participants were invited to the…
Monday, October 30, 2017

Feedback Tafseer of Surah Al Fatiha

Alhamdullilah relaxing event, very beautiful Jazaka Allah beautiful, would have loved if longer Jazaka Allah Khair very inspirational, pleasant atmosphere,I am honoured to have attended it Alhamdullilah this was an eye opening sess…
Saturday, August 26, 2017

teen girls cookery sess

The teen girls group started a six week cookery course run by Nazima at Muslim Welfare House from 5 to 7pm every Wednesday between 23rd August to 27th September 2017. The course was very popular with the girls making chocolate brownies. N…
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Hajj

The pilgrimage to Mecca, is the fifth pillar of Islam and a religious duty that Muslims should undertake if they are able, at least once in their lives. It is both a collective undertaking and a deeply personal experience. Hajj occurs in th…
Thursday, July 27, 2017

visit to toddler groups

Councillor Alison Dickie visited the Iqra and Central mosques toddler groups on 25th and 26th July. Alison spoke to the ladies informally and promised to help with any issues/ problems the ladies may have. We look forward to Alison jo…
Saturday, July 22, 2017

Lets Talk about Hate

Join our discussion on Weds 26th July at Augustine United Church, George 4th Bridge from 6:30pm "Let's Talk About Hate" This meeting is being brought to you jointly by MWAE and Radical Independence Campaign (RIC) Speaker for MWAE will…
Thursday, March 16, 2017

EU headscarf ruling : statement by MWAE

EU Headscarf Ruling: Statement by MWAE Statement by Muslim Women's Association of Edinburgh (MWAE) Decisions made recently by EU judges in effect tell minorities like Muslim women wearing headscarves and, by extrapolation, Jewish men…
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Edinburgh Councillors extend show of solidarity to Muslim community

On Tuesday 15th Dec, Edinburgh's Central Mosque hosted a group of local councillors who visited the purpose built mosque in a show of solidarity with the Muslim community after recent negative stories of increase in hate crime towards Musli…
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

MWAE social gathering for Syrian Refugees

MWAE held a Social gathering for Syrian families at Iqra Academy
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

The Year 2015 for MWAE

As we launch into 2016 with our various MWAE projects we are grateful to have celebrated our 10th anniversary working with our Edinburgh community. Alhumdholilah, despite 2015 being a difficult year for Muslims around the world, we have con…
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Scots for Palestine

The cross party event organised by Muslim Women's Association of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Friends of Al Aqsa brought together Labour, SNP and Green party members who shared their personal insights into the struggle of the Palestinian people…