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Assalamu alaykum,
We have 12 updates to share with you in today's newsletter:
(1) Weekly Halaqas: join us every Friday for Tafseer Halaqa with Sh. Munir and every Sunday to learn the Fiqh of Business Transactions with Sh. Ismail.
(2) Sisters Halaqas: sisters are invited to attend halaqa in English and Arabic this weekend.
(3) Toddlers Halaqa: our next program for children aged 3 - 8 will take place on January 8.
(4) Maintaining Your Eye Health: our eyes are the windows to the world, and important to our overall health. Learn simple guidelines for maintaining healthy eyes well into your golden years.
(5) OTF Workshops: join us for a series of exciting and useful workshops supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
(6) Youth Events: high-schoolers and university students are invited for a Muslim Youth Conference this Saturday, January 7.
(7) Teens Girl Talk: the AMA Big Sisters Club invites girls ages 13 - 18 to discuss and reflect relevant topics on January 6 and January 20.
(8) Women's Fitness Classes: join now to meet your fitness goals and stay healthy.
(9) New Job Opportunity at AMA: we're hiring a caretaker at AMA.
(10) AMA Counselling Clinic: we are proud to provide a Counselling Clinic at AMA that is supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
(11) La Leche League: La Leche League is back this Thursday with support for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
(12) Neighbourhood Health & Wellness Hub: benefit from the COVID-19 clinic, parenting drop-ins and dental clinic offered by OPH at AMA.
Read below for more details.
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Join us every week to benefit from learning under Islamic teachers and Shuyookh to further our relationship with the Qur'an and improve our understanding of the deen.
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#1a. Tafsir Halaqa with Sh. Munir Shalghum
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Join us every Friday as we learn the tafseer of the Holy Qur'an with Sh. Munir Shalghum. We will be reviewing Surat as-Sajdah (Chapter 32).
Here are the details:
Date: Every Friday
Time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Offered in-person at Masjid Ar-Rahmah and virtually via Zoom
Ages: Open to all
Cost: Free Admission
To register for this class, please click below:
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#1b. Fiqh of Business Transactions with Sh. Ismail
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You are invited to learn about the Fiqh of Business Transactions as Sh. Ismail walks us through Kitab Al-Buyoo (Book of Transactions) every Sunday.
Here are the details:
Date: Every Sunday
Time: After Isha (7:30 PM)
Location: Masjid Ar-Rahmah and livestreamed on YouTube
Ages: Open to all
Cost: Free Admission
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#2a. Sisters Arabic Halaqa with Sr. Amani
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Join Sr. Amani every Sunday as we go through Usool at-Thalatha. This halaqa will be conducted in Arabic.
Here are the details:
Topic: Usool at-Thalatha
Date: Every Sunday from Jan 8
Time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Virtually via Zoom
Cost: Free Admission
To register for this class, please click below: |
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#2b. Sisters Halaqa (in English)
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Are you a muslim girl looking for a sense of sisterhood and having a good time? If so, please join us this Sunday, Jan 8th for a girls halaqa and game night. This is your opportunity to surround yourself with righteous friends and make lasting memories. Pizza and refreshments will be served. Spots are limited so sign up now!!
Here are the details:
Date: Sunday, January 8
Time: 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: AMA Community Centre (1216 Hunt Club Road)
To register for the event, please click on the button below:
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Our next Toddlers Halaqa for boys and girls aged 3 - 8 will be on Sunday, January 8th! Toddlers halaqas include Islamic stories, crafts and skits.
Here are the details:
Date: Sunday, January 8
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ages: Boys and girls aged 3 - 8
Location: Mezzanine level at Masjid ar-Rahmah (1216 Hunt Club Road)
Please Note: Parents are required to stay on the premises along with their children
To register for the event, please click on the button below:
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#4. Maintaining Your Eye Health
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Our eyes are the windows to the world, and important to our overall health. Learn simple guidelines for maintaining healthy eyes well into your golden years with the AMA Seniors Committee and Dr. Badr Al-Qahtani (Cornea, Anterior Segment & Refractive Surgery Fellow at University of Ottawa Eye Institute & Precision Cornea Center).
Here are the details:
Speaker: Dr. Badr Al-Qahtani
Date: Wednesday, January 11
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom
Languages: Workshop offered in Arabic & English
To register for the event, please click on the button below:
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#5a. Presentation Skills Workshop
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Struggling to communicate with your audience? Do you feel uncomfortable speaking in public? Want to improve your speaking and presentation skills? We’ll take it from here.
Improve your communication skills and present ideas like a pro at our next skills development workshop, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Workshop, on Friday, January 13.
We would like to thank our sponsor, Ontario Trillium Foundation, for funding an essential skills workshop for the community.
Here are the details:
Speaker: Sr. Ummaimah Ahmed
Date: Friday, January 13
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: In-person at AMA Community Centre
Ages: 13+
To register for the event, please click on the button below:
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#5b. Introduction to Web Development Workshop
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Have you wanted to learn the basics of web design and gain more employable skills?
We invite you to learn to design and build your own website at a weekend long course at AMA with Sr. Randa Hassan!
In this workshop you will learn:
1. How do websites work?
2. Learn to build your own website
3. Website hosting and analytics
4. Interactive Code basics
and much more!
Here are the details:
Speaker: Sr. Randa Hassan
Date: Saturday, Jan 14 - Sunday, Jan 15
Time: 3 PM - 6 PM
Location: In-person at AMA Community Centre
To register for the event, please click on the button below:
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#6a. Muslim Youth Conference
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Youth are invited to attend a conference this Saturday, January 7 for a fun day packed with beneficial content, and food.
Open to all Muslim high-schoolers and all different university/college students!
Here are the details:
Date: Saturday, January 7
Time: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Cost: Free
Location: 20 University Private, Ottawa, ON K1N 9A7, Faculty of Social Sciences Building (FSS) Room #2005
Registration is mandatory.
To register for the event, please click here:
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AMA Youth is back Fridays at 8 to 10 with soccer for youth.
Here are the details:
Date: Every Friday starting January 13
Ages: Boys aged 9 - 13 and 14-18
Location: Canterbury High School
Time: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Cost: $10/month
To register for the event, please click here:
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#6c. Brewer Pool Swimming for Brothers (Sundays)
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Every Sunday this Winter, we will be renting the City of Ottawa Brewer pool for children, youth, and men to enjoy swimming in a safe environment. This program is catered to boys and men of all ages with special accomodations such as all life guards and instructors during the swimming sessions being males.
The weekly swimming sessions are organized by AMA Youth to create an Islamic and safe environment sensitive to the cultural and religious practices of Muslims. And it’s also an amazing opportunity to have some fun!
This is recreational swimming. We will not be providing training of any kind. Furthermore, fathers must be in the water with their kids below 10 years old at all times for safety reasons.
Here are the details:
Date: Every Sunday from January 15 to March 12
Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Brewer Pool, 100 Brewer Way, Ottawa ON, K1S 5T1
Cost: $25 per person
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AMA Big Sisters Club presents, "Teens Girl Talk," a safe space for young Muslimahs ages 13 - 18. Join us for a special halaqa during the holidays. We will promptly start at 6:00 PM, so please join us on time!
Next topic will be: Hijab
Here are the details:
Ages: Sisters ages 13 - 18
Date: Friday, January 6
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: AMA Community Centre (1216 Hunt Club Road)
Cost: Free Admission
To register for the event, please click on the button below.
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AMA Big Sisters Club presents, "Teens Girl Talk," a safe space for young Muslimahs ages 13 - 18. Join us for a special halaqa during the holidays. We will promptly start at 6:00 PM, so please join us on time!
Next topic will be: Battling Doubts
Here are the details:
Ages: Sisters ages 13 - 18
Date: Friday, January 20
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: AMA Community Centre (1216 Hunt Club Road)
Cost: Free Admission
To register for the event, please click on the button below.
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#8. Women's Fitness Classes
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Are you looking to get healthier with minimal effort? Join us and our instructor, Dianne Thompson, to get fit from the comfort of your own homes.
Here are the details:
Dates: Every Tuesday and Thursday starting January 10 - March 9
Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Instructor: Dianne Thompson
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: $54 for 18 classes. That's $3 per class only!
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Further Information: You will receive an email with the link to join the class the day of the fitness program.
Please print and fill out the following mandatory form and send it to sisters@mymasjid.ca before the first session:
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If you are pregnant then please fill out the following form:
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#9. Job Opportunity at AMA
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You can apply to be a Caretaker at AMA, and earn the ajr caring for the House of Allah (SWT)!
Here are the details:
Job Title: Caretaker
Job Description: As part of this position, you will be maintaining the cleaniness and upkeep of the masjid and facilities, which includes winter maintenance.
To learn more about the position, please click on the button below:
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#10. AMA Counselling Clinic
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To help our community to rebuild and recover from impacts of COVID-19, AMA Centre has launched a Counselling Clinic as part of the Resilient Communities Fund from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). We work with trained Psychotherapists who integrate evidence based interventions (CBT, DBT, EFT, etc) in their client centred therapeutic approach, thus providing top-level care and service to clients.
We currently offer appointments at select hours on Mondays and Thursdays. To book an appointment, please email counselling@amacentre.ca.
We would like to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their support to help us create programs and systems to help our congregants and community to regain autonomy and self-sufficiency.
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AMA is proud to offer support for breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women in alliance with the world renowned La Leche League.
La Leche League are experienced in breastfeeding and are familiar with the research and current findings dealing with breastfeeding.
La Leche League conducts a series of casual, discussion-style meetings that cover the practical, physical, and psychological aspects of nursing, offering encouragement and suggestions.
Here are the details:
Date: Thursday, January 12
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual via Google Meets only
Age/Gender: Nursing and pregnant mothers
Cost: Free
For more information on La Leche League, please visit: https://www.canadianbreastfeedingfoundation.org/resources/la_leche.shtml https://www.llli.org/arabic
To register for the program, please click on the button below:
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#12. Neighbourhood Health & Wellness Hub
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(1) Immunization – COVID-19
Tuesdays to Thursdays from 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Closed 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
(2) Parenting in Ottawa drop-ins
Wednesdays from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Best regards,
The AMA Team
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