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Gender Equity Initiative

To uncover the needs of Muslim women, and implement programs to increase awareness and create a positive change.

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Leaders in Training

Upcoming Leaders in Training session will be open to both girls and boys and focused on the character development of future leaders. Youth in high school are welcome to apply!

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Community Service Projects

MWO believes in empowering women to lead in the service of humanity. We accomplish this through providing opportunities to receive project management training through community service projects like CARE Packages and Hope in a Basket.

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Outreach Programs

MWO is dedicated to reaching out within and outside of the Muslim community to ensure that all women feel welcome and included in a compassionate sisterhood.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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Help us build a survivor-centric community.

Join us for a training about sexual assault and violence. (rape, harassment, abuse). Learn how to respond with the RAHMA principles developed by workshop facilitators from HEART Women & Girls, a Chicago-based national organization that promotes sexual violence prevention in the Muslim Community.

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MWO Board Member, Rasheedah K. Muhammad’s Haya Fashions Young Designers 2019-2020 class begins Saturday, September 7th! If your daughter is interested in learning to sew, sharpening her skills, learning entrepreneurship, design, presentation and working with a diverse group of amazing students — sign up FAST! Spaces are filling up! Reach out to Rasheedah for registration details ❤️
Meet some of MWO's Gender Equity Committee and find out what they're working on, including the upcoming Responding with RAHMA: Sexual Violence 101 event on September 22nd (details at www.mwo-orlando.org). To join the committee, or one of the task forces, let us know in the comments!
After 2 years of working as part of the Trust Orlando Coalition with activists and advocacy groups within our community to get the historic TRUST Act passed in our city, MWO's Board Vice-President, Rasha Mubarak has been appointed to the City of Orlando - Government's inaugural Committee on Multicultural Affairs! We are so incredibly proud of her tireless efforts to make our community a more welcoming and inclusive place for immigrants and all marginalized communities. A strong Muslim woman with a powerful voice and a seat at the table can truly make an impact!
We are so excited to announce that our very own Sadaf Fatima Saied will be teaming up with The United State of Women to take action for gender equity in Central Florida and across the country. Check out the full list of 2019-20 USOW Ambassadors: theunitedstateofwomen.org/ambassadors
#EidMubarak from your sisters at the Muslim Women’s Organization! Wishing you joy and love this year! 💟⭐️✨
Our hearts are full after sharing our stories, and hearing yours, at this year's Women's Multi-Faith Iftar Party. Thank you all for making it an unforgettable evening. We cherish your friendship and are so grateful for this sisterhood of diverse and compassionate women. Special thanks go out to this year's Iftar Coordinators Kulsoom Khanani, Hajira Shujaat, and Rasha Mubarak, our team members Rihab, Yesenia, Madiha and our volunteers Zaineb, Sameeha, Mariam, Layla, Huda and Iman for your tireless efforts....to American Muslim Community Center's Shabana Razack and our Seminole Action Committee's Rafat Ahmed and Musarrat Shaista for being fabulous hostesses....and to Faryal from Nuri Fashions, and Sheema Faridy for helping to make things so beautiful.
Shout out to College Hunks and to our volunteers for the time and dedication. Special thank you to @samina_piya for successfully leading another year of MWO’s #CAREPackages, mashAllah!
MWO stands with Ilhan Omar — do you #StandwithIlhan?
If one of us is under attack, we are all under attack. All iterations of islamophobia impacts us as Muslim Women, and all forms of xenophobia impacts us as a country — we must stand against hate unequivocally. The MWO stands with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar #StandwithIlhanOmar 💜✊🏽

THANK YOU TO OUR C.A.R.E. 2019 SPONSORS!

Zakat-ul-Fitr Eid Gift cards for Zakat recipient families made possible by Penny Appeal USA and Eid Orlando.