Aqeela is one of our most treasured volunteers and has been with us since 2007. Some of Aqeela’s key highlights include being the head of the sisters’ Dawah team, head of revert sisters’ support and organising our first ever conference for sisters. For over eight years Aqeela has been the head of our sisters Tarbiyah department. She has a true passion for educating the community and helping individuals to transform their lives through learning about the deen. She has organised several seminars, conferences, Ramadhan programmes and tarbiyah days for both women and children over the years.

Aqeela is currently helping to set-up and run a mentor programme for new Muslims with Islamwise. Besides her dedicated commitment to the masjid, Aqeela has also home-schooled her four children to degree level and holds a BA with the Open University.