New York City
Networking Night: NYC
[Date and venue TBD]
The Back Room Club
An exclusive, application-only club
The Back Room Club is an exclusive, application-only social and networking club for Muslims. Meet people worth knowing, join clubs that fit your life and support Muslim-owned businesses.
Apply for membership
No code? You can still apply. While we review your application, you can browse events.
The Back Room Club is for friendship, community and business. No swiping, no matchmaking.
How it works
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Apply
Tell us who you are, what you do and what you're looking for. Have a referral code? Add it.
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Get reviewed and verified
Every application is reviewed and every member is verified. While you wait, you're on the waitlist and can browse events.
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Join your clubs
Once you're in, join clubs, get weekly introductions and come to events near you.
Exclusive, application-only membership First events in NYC & NJ
A club, not a crowd
Fewer strangers. Better conversations.
The Back Room Club is an app for Muslims who want real friendships, useful connections and a stronger local community. Membership is by application, and every member is reviewed and verified. You'll find a feed and news from your community, events near you, clubs run by members and a directory of Muslim-owned businesses.
Know a member? Ask them for a code, then apply for membership.
Clubs inside
Clubs run by members, for every part of your life. Join the ones that fit, or start your own.
Muslims Entrepreneurs’ Club
The business circle for aspiring and established founders, with accountability circles and masterminds.
The Founders’ Circle
Founders trading lessons, introductions and honest feedback.
The Inside Circle
Small-group conversations on the things that matter most.
Women Entrepreneurs
Sisters building businesses and backing each other’s growth.
The 5AM Club
Early risers starting the day after Fajr with focus and good habits.
The Running Club
Group runs for every pace, from first 5K to race day.
The Book Club
Read together, then meet to talk it through.
Tech & Startups
Engineers, designers and founders building in tech.
Real Estate Circle
Investors, agents and builders comparing notes on property.
Halal Foodies
Find great halal spots and eat out together.
Young Professionals
Early-career members growing their careers and their circle.
Start your own club
Have an idea? Start a club and bring your people together.
Make friends who do what you do, or find your next business partner.
Know which events your friends are attending, so you never walk in alone.
Find vetted local businesses, recommended by people you know.
Smart features
Talk to our AI to find events and members that match your vibe. Behind the scenes, the app does the legwork, so you spend your time with people instead of scrolling.
Weekly introductions
Two or three members worth meeting each week, based on your interests, industry, city and goals.
Set up in a quick chat
Answer a few friendly questions instead of a long form. Your profile builds itself and clubs are suggested for you.
Events and clubs picked for you
See what fits your interests and where you live, not the same list everyone else gets.
Search like you talk
Ask the business directory in plain words, like “halal caterer in Jersey City for 100”.
Help for organizers
Get a head start on event descriptions, reminders and recaps, so running a club takes less admin.
Safety that looks out for you
Harassment, spam and scams are caught early, with extra protections for sisters.
For Muslims Entrepreneurs’ Club members
Weekly accountability check-ins
Set your goals, check in each week and track your progress, with a summary ready for your circle.
Peer group matching
Get placed in a small group of 5 to 8 peers by stage, industry and goals.
Private pitch practice
Rehearse your pitch on your own and get feedback before you present it for real.
What members say
Message, video call or send voice notes without ever sharing your phone number.
Keep your club, team or circle together with group chats and group video calls.
Keep your photos and videos hidden, and choose exactly who can message you.
Screenshots are blocked, so what's shared in the club stays in the club.
Every single member is verified, so you always know who you're talking to.
Strong moderation
Report anything in two taps. Spam, scams and harassment are caught early, and every removal is decided by a person, with appeals.
Sisters' safety first
First messages from brothers you haven't met wait in a requests folder, and sisters' reports go to the front of the queue.
Inside the app
MEC is the business circle inside The Back Room Club: a private, by-application club for aspiring and established Muslim entrepreneurs, with accountability circles, masterminds and curated networking.
First events
We're starting with networking nights in New York City and New Jersey.
New Jersey
Networking Night: NJ
[Date and venue TBD]
Hosted by members
Club events
Organizers host their own events once clubs are live.
Questions
An exclusive, application-only social and networking club app for Muslims. Inside you'll find clubs run by members, local events, a community feed and news, and a Muslim business directory.
Apply for membership. Every application is reviewed and every member is verified. If a member or event organizer gave you a referral code, add it to your application. Each member gets 3 to 5 codes to share.
Yes. While your application is reviewed, you're on the waitlist and can browse upcoming events.
To keep the club exclusive, trusted and focused on real friendship, community and business. Reviewing every application keeps the room right for everyone in it.
No. The Back Room Club is for friendships, professional connections and community. Introductions are about shared interests, industry and goals.
Our first events are networking nights in New York City and New Jersey.
MEC is the business circle inside the app, for aspiring and established Muslim entrepreneurs. Membership is by application, and all membership details are shared during the application.
Every application is reviewed and every member is verified. There is a report button everywhere, strong moderation, no screenshots, and settings that let sisters control who can message them. Decisions to remove a member are made by a person, and members can appeal.
The app isn't live yet. [Launch timing TBD] Apply for membership to hear when it opens.
Membership
The Back Room Club is exclusive and application-only. Tell us a little about yourself. While your application is reviewed, you're on the waitlist and can browse events.
Where the real conversations happen.