June 2018 Ribaat Student of the Month – Ricki Butler Ricki Butler moved around a lot while growing up but has spent most of her adult life here in Missouri, right in the center of America. However, it was traveling halfway across the world to Morocco that would bring her to Islam almost 5 […]
May 2018 Ribaat Student of the Month – Zena Jones Zena Jones is a social worker, who resides in Michigan but is originally from Miami, Florida. She is the mother of three young adults and has quite the busy schedule between family, work and her volunteer commitments. “I work with diverse individuals and groups,” shares
Ribaat Student of the Month ~ April 2018 Zain Sayed Leaving your homeland is never easy. You leave all your familiarities and comforts like family, friends, food, language and culture. Then to assimilate into a world that does not feel fully yours can be hard. For Syrian Zain Sayed, adjusting to Western life in
As salaamu alaikum. My name is Fozia Bashir. I am from Union City, California, and am a first-time mom of a 2-year- old boy. Until recently, I worked as a Geographic Information System (GIS) Analyst but now spend more time at home with my son. I have been a Ribaat student for several
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As salaamu alaikum. My name is Maisarah Skaka, and I'm 33 years old. I am half Australian and half Malaysian and have lived in many different places around the world, but Sarajevo is the place I call home. I have four children and am a homemaker by profession. In today’s world of pursuing careers, being
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Assalamu alaikum! My name is Wafiqah Sadiq and I am a stay at home mom of two boys, ages 6 and 3 ½. I was born and raised in Chicago, but moved to Seattle with my family about 3 years ago. I remember last year being a very busy and daunting time in my life.
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As salaamu alaikum. I am Alimatunnisa Abdul Ghani, Alimah for short, and a Singaporean residing in Singapore. I was born into a Muslim family and studied in fulltime Islamic schools from kindergarten up until university level alhamdulillah. I am a full-time Quranic and Islamic studies teacher in Singapore, and I also volunteer to help
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For the very first time, the Ribaat Academic Institute is offering a course exclusively in Arabic. This semester, students have been able to sign up for the Companions course with its text and instruction solely in Arabic. Many of the students have already taken the class in English but wanted to challenge themselves by learning
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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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