Our Mission
Ma’rifa is a national organization committed to the spiritual and intellectual growth of Shi’i students. By curating resources, crafting content, and building community networks, we provide students with a framework for critical leadership, grounded in culturally relevant, Islamic perspectives. Our goal is to invest in and enrich the Shi’i student journey in order to discover our individual and collective ma’rifa.
Our Focus
Education
We cultivate a critical and intellectual spirit in Shi’i students through our annual Ma’rifa Conference and interactive workshops, where we explore, reflect, and teach the intersections of Shi’i tradition and student experience.
Capacity Building
We envision an Islamically-oriented journey from high school to college, where students receive training, resources, and support to center Shi’ism in their personal and professional growth.
Community Organizing
We use Islamic frameworks to support all Shi’i students by promoting inter-generational organizing at local and national scales, providing consultations to Shi’a youth organizations, and building an accessible network of academics, scholars, community organizers, and professional mentors for students.