The general philosophy of the association in its activities is based on an enlightened reading of the sources of Islamic culture and civilization. Its perspective is born out of the Arabic-Islamic heritage as it seeks to emphasize the link between past and future, spirituality and materialism, and between the divine revelation and empirical knowledge.

ASWIC aims at safeguarding and improving women’s status and protecting the family and society at large. It seeks justice for women based on the premise that women, in their various and versatile roles, are the source for community development and social reform.

ASWIC conducts its activities through two major semi-autonomous units:

1. The academic unit that promotes and conducts research and study projects; Its main concern is with the position and the heritage of women throughout the ages. The crux of its research is based on historical Islamic texts and it critically engages the relevant literature in the field, with a focus on contemporary Arab and Western studies.

The community socio-cultural -medical unit whose main concern is to improve the physical, moral, and mental health of women and the family. It works in a tradition of social and preventive medicine that was pioneered by the internationally renown woman pediatrician from Egypt, Umm al Attiba’, Dr. Zahira Hafez Abdin.