Al-Mujadilah

What Al-Mujadilah does

Al-Mujadilah: Center and Mosque for Women is a Qatar Foundation non-profit entity established in 2022 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser and physically launched in January 2024 in Education City, Doha. It operates a single-site, purpose-built women's mosque and research campus containing a mosque prayer hall, library, two classrooms (Hajar Hall capacity 20 and Bilqis Hall capacity 15), a garden with two central olive trees, and the Earth Cafe; the facility is ADA-compliant with automatic doors, braille signage, and accessible parking. The center delivers religious, developmental, social, and research programming for Muslim women aged 14 and older, in Arabic and English, and has reached roughly 25,000 women across more than 200 programs.

Its core offering is organized around three pillars: Programs & Events (daily prayers, Friday prayers, Ramadan Taraweeh, Quran and Islamic law sessions, workshops, retreats), an annual research summit called Jadal, and the Riaya Young Adult Stewardship Program for women aged 17-20. Research outputs span the Alf Muslimah historical project, structured research groups, a strategic-theme agenda, and competitive funding pathways for scholars. Technology is largely conventional: a website registration system processing Apple Pay, Google Pay, credit, and debit card payments, supplemented by Instagram and Facebook, an email newsletter, and earned international media coverage in Al Jazeera, Architectural Digest, dezeen, Gulf Times, and others. Operational scale is 11-50 employees with no external investors; the center is funded within Qatar Foundation's philanthropic umbrella.

Commercially, Al-Mujadilah runs a free-access, fee-optional model: center entry is free while selected programs, workshops, courses, and retreats carry per-event fees with refunds up to one hour before start (60 days for retreats), creating a thin, program-fee revenue layer atop a substantially donor-funded cost base. Its customer segments span general Muslim women, female scholars and researchers, and young adult women; the Jadal Summit and Riaya are positioned as international, but physical delivery remains Doha-only.

Name

Al-Mujadilah

Legal name

Al-Mujadilah: Center and Mosque for Women

Website

https://almujadilah.qa

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Al-Mujadilah: Center and Mosque for Women is a Qatar Foundation non-profit in Education City, Doha, delivering free religious, educational, and research programming for Muslim women aged 14 and older, anchored by an annual Jadal Summit and the Riaya Young Adult Stewardship Program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Community Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Islamic Colleges & Sharia/Fiqh Institutes (EDAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Religious education
• Women's community center
• Mosque services
• Faith-based learning
• Community programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Doha

HQ country

Qatar

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Program Fees: Some programs and courses have registration fees while entrance to the center itself is free. Payment is processed through third-party payment vendors including Apple Pay, Google Pay, Credit Card, and Debit Card.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Al-Mujadilah is a women-only center and mosque located in Education City, Doha, Qatar, providing religious, educational, developmental, and social programming for Muslim women aged 14 and above. The center offers a worship space, library, learning spaces, a café, and recurring community programs, and it operates as a non-profit initiative under Qatar Foundation.

Product overview

Al-Mujadilah is a center and mosque for women offering a unified platform combining religious worship, educational programs, and research initiatives. The core offerings include Programs & Events (religious, developmental, and social programming), Jadal (annual research summit for Muslim women scholars), Riaya (young adult stewardship program), and Alf Muslimah (historical research initiative). Physical facilities include a women's mosque, library, learning spaces (Hajar Hall and Bilqis Classroom), garden, and Earth Cafe. Additional services include a Resource Guide for mental health support and Blogs for community engagement. All programs are delivered in Arabic and English, with most held physically at the center in Education City, Doha, Qatar.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jadal: Annual summit facilitating research conversations between international Muslim women on intellectually enriching and practically relevant topics.
• Riaya

Products and services

• Al-Mujadilah Center and Mosque A women-only center and mosque offering dedicated worship space and community programming for Muslim women aged 14 and older, operated as part of Qatar Foundation.
• Jadal Summit

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Al-Mujadila CenterminorOthers · 31 January 2026Partnership with Al-Mujadila Center mentioned in Peninsula news coverage, nature of partnership not specified.
• Paragon WardahminorOthers · 23 May 2025Collaboration between Paragon Wardah and Al-Mujadilah mentioned in UAE Business and news coverage. Nature and details of collaboration not specified.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Al-Maghrib Institute: North American Islamic education institute offering weekend seminars, courses, and certifications in Islamic sciences. Comparable in programmatic scale, course-based revenue model, and emphasis on credentialed scholars teaching adult learners across multiple cohorts.
• Qalam Institute: US-based Islamic education provider offering structured seminary-level and continuing education programs for Muslim adults, including women. Comparable in delivering multi-level Islamic education programs and building learning communities around scholars, though with a primarily online/US focus.
• Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research: US-based research institute producing contemporary Islamic scholarship, publications, and educational content for global Muslim audiences. Comparable in research-oriented mission, scholarly output focus, and integration of contemporary issues with Islamic tradition, though delivered digitally rather than via a physical center.

Direct peers

• Rabata: US-based nonprofit organization dedicated to Muslim women's religious education, leadership, and scholarship. Rabata runs the Ribaat Academic Institute and community programs, making it a direct analog to Al-Mujadilah's women-focused Islamic education, research, and leadership development mission, despite operating in a different geography.
• Musawah: Global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, founded by Islamic scholars and activists including women. Musawah combines scholarship, research, and advocacy on Muslim women's issues and is comparable in mission orientation (women + Islamic scholarship + global research network), though with a policy/advocacy rather than facility-based model.
• WISE (Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality): Global network of Muslim women scholars, activists, and artists advancing women's spiritual and intellectual leadership in Islam. Directly comparable to Al-Mujadilah's emphasis on Muslim female scholars, dialogue, and elevating women's religious and intellectual contributions.

Broad incumbents

• Bayyinah Institute: US-based Islamic education organization offering Quranic Arabic, Islamic studies courses, and large-scale programming to a global audience. Comparable in scale of course/program offerings and in serving engaged Muslim learners seeking structured Islamic education.
• Cambridge Muslim College: UK-based institution offering Islamic scholarship, research, and leadership training with a focus on contextual Islamic thought. Comparable in combining traditional Islamic learning with research output and trained scholar network serving the broader Muslim community.
• Zaytuna College: US-based Muslim liberal arts college offering undergraduate and seminary programs rooted in Islamic tradition. Comparable as an institution combining Islamic scholarship, women's access, and contemporary research, though it operates as a credentialing college rather than a women-only community center and mosque.

Regional players

• Minhaj-ul-Quran International: International Islamic movement headquartered in Pakistan with a significant global footprint offering education, research, and interfaith dialogue. Comparable as a large-scale Islamic organization combining scholarship, women-focused programs, and educational/research activities, though operating as a transnational movement rather than a single-site center.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/almujadilah_qatar
• Facebookfacebook.com/almujadilah.qa
• Xx.com/almujadilah_qa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/almujadilah

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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