Ma'wa Collective Newsletter #2

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Ma'wa Collective
January 28, 2024

Ma’wa Collective: Newsletter #2

Salam everyone, we’re thrilled to share the next round of updates with our community 🫶 We’ve grown immensely over the past month and have over 9000 followers on Instagram! Thank you for your support and for following along with us on this journey :)

If you’re new to our community, welcome! A year ago, we launched Ma’wa with a mission to establish an adventure community rooted in faith, exploration, and self-discovery for Muslim-American women.

Over the first 10 months we’ve organized 8 group trips across 4 states. Over the first two months of 2024, we’ve organized 5 group trips including two new states AND introduced our FIRST international travels 🛫͙֒

Trip Recaps

Santa Barbara Glamping Trip

In January, we hosted a three day glamping trip along the California coast near Santa Barbara, CA. We had 24 girls came together from California, Arizona, and Detroit to hike, stargaze, and enjoy the outdoors together.

We’re thrilled to have collaborated with Miranda Oakley on this clinic, we had 5 girls join our small group course in Joshua Tree and in addition to day event we had an evening screening of Resistance Climbing to raise money and awareness about the crisis in Gaza and raised $1500 Alhamdulillah.

Upcoming Trips

Below are the trips we currently have on the calendar. Most are filled to capacity but don’t worry! We’ll have plenty more announced for the rest of the year once we have the time to plan during Ramadan inshaAllah ✍️ 

February 9-11: SOLD OUT

Adirondacks Winter Cabin Trip (Upstate NY)

February 16-19: ALL SOLD OUT

Arizona Winter Cabin Trip (Grand Canyon and Sedona)

Ma’wa x Amaly Mental Health Retreat (Lake Arrowhead, CA)

Sequoia National Park Trip (Three Rivers, CA)

Just Announced (confirm your spot soon!)

Our first trip for our sisters in Canada will be a weekend winter adventure in Cottage Country before Ramadan begins ❄️ 

March 1 - 3: Cottage Country Winter Trip in Ontario, Canada

Our first international trek, this trip to Everest Base Camp is for our more advanced members that have completed a few hard and long hikes and are ready to train more 💪 

Interest Forms

If you’re interested in a backpacking clinic, please fill out the below forms now to receive priority registration: Intro to Backpacking Clinic

If you’re interested in contributing more to our community as a volunteer, please fill out any of the following forms:

Testimonials and Reflections

Marwat A. (previous attendee on our Colorado and Santa Barbara trips 🍁🌊) shares:

“Camping is the closest we are to the golden prophetic days of Muhammad (PBU) and his companions. To surround ourselves with the dancing trees that clear our lungs, the clear skies that help us feel the stars are within reach, and the beautiful humming birds that flock over our shivering bodies as we pray Fajr outside. The one thing I’ll always remember from these trips is how we always centered Allah in everything that we saw, touched and heard. A very rare experience.. but one that is much needed to feed our city pampered souls. Alhamdulliah, could not have asked for more.”

Final Remarks

I want to thank you all again for your continued support and excitement as our community is growing! Every single trip we feel like there is so much barakah (blessings) in our gatherings, may Allah SWT keep us reunited in this life and the next 🤲 there is a lot going on behind the scenes and we’re excited to see both this community (and the team behind it) growing immensely over the next few months inshAllah! I appreciate your patience through the growing pains we encounter as we strive to organize more trips and adventures in 2024, please keep us in your duas and we hope to see you all out there soon inshaAllah 🌻 

With love, Nadah Feteih