For this year’s 2nd annual Ribaat Retreat, registrants were able to attend even if they were not Ribaat students yet. The condition was that they had to commit to signing up for a course for this Fall semester. Alaa Mohammad of Wisconsin was one of the beneficiaries of this exception. She was introduced to the program through a […]
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This summer, Ribaat offered one-on- one tutoring classes for Arabic students. It was a fruitful experience for many, including Houston resident Miriam Eqab. As an advanced Arabic student, she found the summer program to be very accommodating and well-structured to her learning needs. “The instructor customized the lessons to my level and my specific
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Ribaat Student of the Month ~ August 2017 Khadijah Chemat While listening to her local radio station in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, Khadijah Chemat was intrigued to hear about an online education program for women taught by women. She heard Anse Tamara Gray’s interview on Ikim.fm during her Malaysia tour in January 2017. After hearing
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During Women’s History Month we honor our predecessors and now that the end of the month is upon us, I would like to honor some of the women that help make Rabata the amazing organization it is. To be clear, there are hundreds of women working to further the goals of creating community, developing scholars,
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We here at Daybreak are seriously fangirling over the awesomeness going on over at Kitaabworld.com. Sadaf Siddique and Gauri Manglik are living the mission of bringing books with South Asian themes, characters, settings and authors to kids all over the world. Here’s how they do it! Can you describe Kitaabworld’s mission and a few
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As salaamu alaikum, My name is Anneeza binti Zainal. I’m 38 years old from Putrajaya, Malaysia, and am married with four children. I have a Masters in Microbiology and used to work with the Ministry of Health before deciding to become a full-time mom after my second child was born. Before I gave
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Allahumma salli ‘ala sayyidina Muhammad… It is the asking for prayers and blessings to be upon our beloved Messenger. The one, who at one point stood calling out to his (s) family, and only one answered. The one who stood calling from the mountain-top, and called out to his people – those who, only days
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The Cherokee say, “When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” Busy! It is the end of the school year and report cards are due; the end of a season and my classes at the institute are drawing to
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Pumpkin. That is what drew Andrea Cluck to join Ribaat. Yes, pumpkin. While attending a Lina Forward meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she was virtually introduced to Anse Tamara Gray. “When Anse told us that we should eat pumpkin (roasted with butter and sugar) as it’s a practice of Prophet Muhammad (s), I knew I
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Are you tired? Do your bones, heart and sinew ache with hurt for humanity? Are you making furtive glances over at the Muslim corner, wondering how to approach, how to help? Are you a Muslim peeking out of your silo wondering where to start? Have we all finally united in our human hesitation to reach
