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Assalamu alaykum,
We have 10 updates to share with you in today's newsletter:
(1) Classical Arabic Program: join us every Friday for Tafseer Halaqa with Sh. Munir and every Sunday to learn the Fiqh of Business Transactions with Sh. Ismail.
(2) Women's Fitness Classes: join now to meet your fitness goals and stay healthy.
(3) Skills Building Workshops: join us for a series of exciting and useful workshops supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
(4) Mental Health Workshops: destigmatize mental illness and learn how to improve your mental health at our next workshop. We would like to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation for supporting this program.
(5) Holistic Wellbeing and Hijama for Seniors: learn about natural ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle backed by scientific evidence, including hijama.
(6) Sisters Halaqas: sisters are invited weekly for an Arabic halaqa discussing Usool at-Thalatha.
(7) Toddlers Halaqa: our next program for children aged 3 - 8 will take place on January 8.
(8) Youth Friday Soccer: join us for soccer every Friday at Canterbury Highschool starting January 13.
(9) AMA Counselling Clinic: we are proud to provide a Counselling Clinic at AMA that is supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
(10) 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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#1. Classical Arabic Program
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We are proud to announce that the Arabic Program is continuing in January 2023!
This course will give you a basic foundation for understanding classical Arabic and is divided into multiple parts, beginning with Level 1 for Beginners.
This course will be taught by none other than Shaykh Munir Shalghum.
- To benefit from this course you will need to:
- Know the Arabic alphabet
- Be committed to attending the class each and every week
- Have a goal for wanting to understand the Qur'an without needing an English translation
You do not need to know how to speak Arabic to enroll in this course. Our teaching method will benefit you even if you cannot speak Arabic. This course is beginner-friendly.
Here are the details for the upcoming Winter 2023 semester:
Instructor: Sh. Munir Shalghum
Date: Class begins on January 23, 2023
Time for Level 1: 8:15 - 9:15 PM each Tuesday and Thursday
Time for Level 2: 6:00 - 7:00 PM each Monday and Friday
Time for Level 3: 8:15 - 9:15 PM each Monday and Wednesday
Time for Level 5: 6:00 - 7:00 PM each Wednesday, and 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM each Saturday
Time for Level 8: 7:00 - 8:00 PM each Monday and Wednesday
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Cost: $350 for the term
Register by clicking the button below:
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#2. 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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#3a. 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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#3b. 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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#4a. Coping with Depression
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Do you often feel hopeless? Overwhelmed? Unable to function day-to-day? You are not alone. Depression is one of the most commonly experienced mental health concerns.
In this workshop, you will learn the common causes and symptoms of depression and discover coping strategies and resources to decrease depression.
Here are the details:
Title: Coping with Depression - Mental Health Workshop
Speaker: Rabah Musa (Registered Psychotherapist - Qualifying)
Date: Saturday, January 21
Time: After Maghreb Prayer (5:00 PM)
Location: AMA Community Centre (1216 Hunt Club Road)
To register for the event, please click on the button below:
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#4b. Managing your Anxiety
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The workshop is aimed to teach you how to identify the physical symptoms of anxiety in adults and children, and methods on how to cope with it. You will learn tips, skills and tools to better manage your anxiety and stress in your everyday life.
Join us to learn about this important topic which will be followed by a Q&A session.
Here are the details:
Topic: Managing your Anxiety
Speaker: Ahmed El Khazndar (Registered Psychotherapist - Qualifying)
Date: Friday, January 27
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: AMA Community Centre (1216 Hunt Club Rd)
To register for the event, please click on the button below:
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#5. Holistic Wellbeing and Hijama for Seniors
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Would you like to learn about natural ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle backed by scientific evidence, including hijama? Join us at the Seniors Wednesday Program hosted by Dr. Nivin Sharaf to learn more about this important topic. The information will be provided in English & Arabic.
Here are the details:
Speaker: Dr. Nivin Sharaf
Date: Wednesday, January 25
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom
To register for the event, please click on the button below:
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#6. 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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Our next Toddlers Halaqa for boys and girls aged 3 - 8 will be on Sunday, January 22nd! Toddlers halaqas include Islamic stories, crafts and skits.
Here are the details:
Date: Sunday, January 22
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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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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#9. 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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#10. 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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