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For Sisters, By Sisters

Represent, empower and celebrate the female voice.

Our mission is to represent, empower and celebrate the female voice within our community, through the Islamic lens and the teachings of the Ahlulbayt (as).

Our mission

A platform for all sisters: space to be represented, to have the conversations that matter, and to celebrate what women are already doing.

Through Between Us Sisters we tackle what affects women directly. Through the Sisters Mawkib we build spaces where their needs are seen and met.

Ultimately: every sister recognising the power she holds to shape and strengthen her community — and having the space to use it.

A sister speaking at an Ahlulbayt Sisters session
2020From AbSoc Sisters to today

Our story

  1. Sisters gathered for a session beneath the Ahlulbayt Sisters banner2020

    Where It All Began

    AbSoc Sisters

    Creating spaces for Shia women to connect, grow and find representation within university.

  2. A speaker addressing a circle of sisters beneath the Ahlulbayt Sisters banner2021

    Our First Sisters Convention

    A week-long celebration of sisterhood, connection and networking.

  3. A circle of sisters at an evening session2022–2023

    Growing Together

    Building our first team, strengthening community collaborations and hosting our second convention, The Female Purpose.

  4. A speaker mid-sentence, seated on the floor with sisters gathered around her2024

    Beyond University Walls

    Rebranding as Ahlulbayt Sisters, expanding our team and partnerships, and hosting our third convention, Beyond Boundaries.

  5. Artwork for the Sisters Mawkib at the London Arbaeen Procession2025

    A Year of Firsts

    Launching our hoodie collection, Sisters Mawkib and Between Us Sisters (BUS), alongside our fourth convention, Sayyidaat Al-Noor.

  6. Sisters listening together in a room lit by the window2026

    Deepening Our Impact

    Expanding BUS discussions, sisters' socials, educational workshops, retreats and community initiatives.

Our story continues…

From university beginnings to a growing community, our purpose remains the same: for sisters, by sisters.

The Ahlulbayt Sisters Mission

Four principles shape everything we do: how we serve, how we listen, how we grow, and what we build next.

Growing, together

From a university society into a platform representing women at every stage of life.

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