Sisters Committee

Purpose:
To provide for the specific needs of sisters in our congregation and community through creating a safe space for worship, reflection, and fellowship. We strive to ensure every woman and child feels both welcome and a sense of belonging at GLIC. 

​Committee: Afia Ali Qadri, Rishtya Kakar,
​Meryem Kahloon, Nadiyah Roberts

​​Contact: sisters@guidinglightcenter.org

Sisters' Circle

We host a weekly gathering for all Muslim women at GLIC. The program has been in session for a few months and the gathering is both beautiful in its variety (women from Bosnia, America, Syria, Palestine, Pakistan and Senegal all take part) and engaging in different ways. Women gather to learn Qu'ran and tafseer, practice Arabic, and provide structured and emotionally intelligent support to both converts and sisters who have been Muslim for awhile.

Two prayer areas

Because we want everyone to feel welcome at our center, we have helped arrange two prayer areas for women: 

  • Main Prayer Area: Elderly women or those women WITHOUT accompanying children are welcome to pray in the main prayer area.
    • It is handicap accessible.
    • ​There is a separate entrance for women along with a partition provided within the main hall. 

  • Upstairs Prayer Area: Women with children accompanying them are encouraged to pray in the upstairs prayer area.
    • ​There are also two rooms available for babysitting and youth activities. 
    • There are three cameras connected to a TV in the women's area to be able to see the imam and congregation praying downstairs.

    Feedback for Sisters Committee

    We are always looking for ways to better serve the sisters in our congregation and community at large.
    Please provide suggestions for improvements and specific activities or services you would like to see at our center.