convert care
Through publications, workshops, and mentorship, Rabata is proud to provide a place where Islamic education, spiritual upbringing and community care intersect for wholesome, joyful living.
Yourself
Independence
Spirituality & leadership training for today’s Muslim woman
Ties
Kindle and Maintain relationships with family, friends, and in-laws.
Anse Emmannuelle (Eman) was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. She is a proud child of Haitian immigrants. Eman is the Convert Care Coordinator at Rabata and a graduate of Rabata’s Ribaat Academic Institute where she obtained her Ribaat Islamic Studies Teacher Certification in 2022 under the mentorship of Shayka Dr. Tamara Gray. She completed her masters degree in Pastoral Studies with a Certification in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy at the University of Toronto.
In addition to being a Ribaat graduation, she is the Chapter Lead for the Rabata Toronto Chapter where she strives to bring Rabata’s ethos of positive cultural change to her local community. Eman also serves in the steering committee for Black Canadian Muslims, a non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the lives of Black Canadian Muslims of the African diaspora by reviving a sense of community based on Islamic principles, education, art, and support.
Eman resides in Toronto with her two beloved children and husband.
convertcare@rabata.org
Faith in Focus: An Introduction to Islam
Curious about Islam? Whether you’re exploring the faith for the first time or looking to deepen your understanding, this self-paced online course offers a welcoming introduction to Islam’s beliefs, practices, and spiritual depth.
You’ll learn about the core tenets of Islam, its profound spiritual teachings, and how Muslims integrate faith into their daily lives. Special emphasis is given to both the practical aspects—like prayer and worship—and the bigger picture of living with purpose, identity, and connection.
This course also highlights the often-overlooked contributions of Islam and Muslims to society, offering valuable insights for those from all backgrounds. If you’re new to Islam, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to perform essential acts of worship and find support in building a sense of community.
Join us in this journey of learning and discovery—at your own pace, in your own time.
Whether new to Islam or a seasoned convert with tales and advice of your own to share, Project Lina will help you bring your whole self to Islam.
Joy Jots is a collection of 52 weekly essays that take the reader through a year of seasons, blessings, and joyful spiritual growth.
Are you struggling to learn to pray? Are you not able to read arabic? Do you struggle to understand what the words mean for prayer?
This prayer card set includes four different sets of cards that show step by step what to say, what movements to make and what the words mean in english.
Each set includes:
- one for wudu (ablution, ritual washing before prayer),
- one for the prayer before dawn called Fajr (2 units of prayer),
- one for the prayer at sunset called maghrib (3 units of prayer),
- one for the prayers at midday called Zhuhr, Asr which is prayed in the late afternoon and Isha, the evening prayer (each prayer is four units of prayer).
In each prayer set, it is mentioned how to make the intention for prayer, showing drawings of which way to move your body and in which direction, and showing the transliteration (how to pronounce the arabic words using english letters) and also the meaning of the words in english on the back of each card.
Companions of the Prophet (s) with Anse Dr. Tamara Gray
An in-depth study of the sixty companions discussed in the book Stars in the Prophet’s Orbit. Students will learn their stories, draw conclusions about Islamic precepts from their lives, understand their relationship to the Prophet ﷺ, and derive personal lessons from their lives. Students will apply same to an additional companion upon whom research will be done.
Foundations, Flounderings, & Faith with Anse Dr. Tamara Gray
Belief and practice are the essential building blocks for Muslims and, as such, in order to build a fortress of faith, we need solid building materials. This course will cover basic ʿaqīda (tenets of belief), discuss issues of practice, and attempt to answer controversial questions. We will build a community of faithful friends, quell the floundering heart, and revive the faithful heart.
✨For Converts, by Converts✨
Shaykha Dr. Tamara Gray and Anse Michelle Sekusky invite local convert women to Rabata Cultural Center’s Monthly Ladies Convert Halaqa.
In this safe space, convert Muslim women can find the support that resonates with their personal experiences, seek advice, and forge a path forward firm in joyful faith and surrounded by blessed companionship.
Sessions will run the first Tuesday of each month.
Drop in at the Rabata Cultural Center (3533 Lexington Ave N. Arden Hills, Minnesota)!
The Project Lina Workshop is a 9-session workshop for Muslim female converts to Islam. The three main components of the workshop – Know Yourself, Declare Independence, and Tend Your Ties – are representative of some of the issues and problems Muslim converts deal with in today’s world. Anse Tamara leads the workshop with discussions about issues of culture, creed and connections with family, friends and community as attendees explore what it means to be a western female convert in today’s world. The workshop is not a ‘new Muslim’ course – rather it is an in-depth workshop for female converts – novice and veteran.
This workshop is currently closed.