Ribaat Blog

Zainab Alsmadi is an entrepreneur who lives with her family in Montreal, Quebec. She had been hearing of Rabata for years and was officially introduced to the organization during Anse Tamara Gray’s visit to Montreal in 2018. Zainab was moved by the strength of women working and worshiping together. Thereafter, she joined a Circles of […]

Born and raised in Dayton, OH, Sultina Shafeek-Baker converted to Islam while attending Central State University where she received her degree in Business Administration and a minor in Finance. After living in KSA for four years, she is now happily married with three children and resides in Houston, TX, where she works as a Student

Fatima Al-Raisi has quite a full plate as a PhD candidate in the school of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. However, when she heard about Dr. Saadia Mian’s book The Crowing Venture, she decided to join its discussion group on WhatsApp. This led her to learn about the Ribaat Academic Program,

Amber Tariq Javed is a mother of two who has moved around quite a bit in her life and currently resides in Pakistan with her family. She has a master’s degree in social work and enjoys working with children in various capacities, her favorite leaning towards providing Islamic education in fun, creative ways. In the

Dr. Tsara Ahmad strives to project a positive image of Muslim women. As a professor at the University of Malaya in Malaysia and a hand and micro surgeon, Dr. Ahmad is setting the example of what it means to be a professional and productive woman of faith. She focuses on smaller projects to make a

After living in central Illinois for more than 30 years, Dr. Zeb Mirza and her husband relocated to sunny Phoenix, Arizona in 2001. As a retired pediatrician, Dr. Mirza continues to take care of children and seeks opportunities to serve her community. She volunteers for the American Muslim Women’s Association in Phoenix, a nonprofit that

Originally from Namibia, Nurulain Wolhuter lived in England for 20 years and is now in Cape Town, South Africa, studying sharīʿah full time. She left her profession as a university law lecturer to study Arabic and the Islamic sciences at Dar al-Turath al- Islami. She joined Ribaat to improve her tajwīd and her ability to

Ten years after embracing Islam, Kelly Darwish picked up a copy of the Holy Quran and cried. This was the first time that she was able to read Surat al-Fatiha in Arabic on her own. “I have attended Arabic courses in the past, but nothing ever really clicked for me before Ribaat,” shares Kelly, who

Hafsa Abdul-Hakeem is a mother of two, originally from Atlanta, Georgia, who now resides in New Jersey. She has made it a point to seek sacred knowledge even from a young age. Wherever classes were offered, Hafsa tried her best to learn and study about Islam. She even traveled abroad after graduating college to expand

Ms. Amina Khan is a Michigan resident, originally from India, who used to work as a pharmacy technician. Now, she can be found volunteering at her local masjid and taking classes as a student with the Ribaat Academic Program. ​Ms. Amina is the proud grandmother of three beautiful children. Along with volunteering, she likes to