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  • Job Opening – Arabic Language Program Teacher

    Job Opening – Arabic Language Teacher

    The Islamic Association of Saskatchewan, (IAOS) Regina Inc. will start an Arabic Language Program for the interested community members in the new year Insha’Allah.
    We are looking for qualified Arabic Language Teacher for this program.

    Qualifications:
    ● Degree in Arabic and/ or Education or related field.
    ● Minimum 1 year teaching experience
    ● Fluent in English and Arabic
    ● Islamic studies background is a bonus

    Main duties:
    ● Prepare subject material for presentation to students according to an approved curriculum
    ● Teach students using a systematic plan of lectures, discussions, audio-visual presentations
    ● Assign and correct homework
    ● Prepare, administer exam
    ● Evaluate progress, determine individual needs of students
    ● Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help
    ● Participate in staff meetings and teacher training workshops
    Remuneration will be paid based on the IAOS standard hourly rate.

    If you are interested, please send your resume to iaos@iaosregina.com by December 31st, 2017
  • Final Message to Donors of RM of Sherwood New Masjid Project

    Final Message to Donors of RM of Sherwood New Masjid Project

    Please consider this as final reminder to all donors who donated funds for the construction of New Masjid and Community Centre at the RM of Sherwood project. You are requested to contact the IAOS President (President@iaosregina.com or by calling 306-539-5240). The purpose is to authorize IAOS to utilize their funds for the 12th Avenue New Masjid and Community Centre site, as the RM of Sherwood Site has not been approved for Masjid / Community Centre by the municipality. If any donor declines to authorize the IAOS to utilize their donation for the 12th Avenue Site, their funds will be returned to them, sometime in the next few months, as per the procedure outlined in the Trust Fund of 2010. Please note that in case of refund of donation, IAOS has a legal obligation to inform Canada Revenue Agency. 

    If you do not inform us by December 15, 2017 we will consider that you do not have any objection to the use of your donations for the new Masjid project. There will not be any additional reminder in this regard.

     

  • Arabic Language Program

    In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
     
    The Arabic Language is the language of the Holy Qur’an, the eternal miracle, which was revealed to be a way of life for mankind until the Hour begins. Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, chose the Arabic language to be the vessel which would carry this light and guidance to mankind. This is mentioned in approximately ten places in the Qur’an, such as the verse in which Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation):
     
    “And We have certainly presented for the people in this Qur’an from every [kind of] example – that they might remember * [It is] an Arabic Qur’an, without any deviance that they might become righteous.”
    [al-Zumar 39:27-28].
     
    Islamic Association of Saskatchewan (IAOS), Regina is planning to start this program sometime in January, 2018  based on the community Interest, Insha’Allah. The Program will be available to Male and Female (12 years and above) for 2 hours a day and twice a week Insha’Allah.
     
    If you are interested to attend this program, please fill out the required information using the following link by Sunday, December 17, 2017.
     
  • Volunteer Opportunity – Translators Needed by Open Door Society

    Volunteer Opportunity – Translators Needed by Open Door Society


    Regina open doors society is looking for Arabic and Tigrinya language translator volunteers to help the new immigrants. For further details please go to the following link

    http://rods.sk.ca/pages/volunteer-with-tip 

  • New Masjid Update – Nov 2017

    NEW MASJID UPDATE – Nov 2017

    Assalam-o-Alaikum Aa Rehmatullah-e-Wabarakatuhu

    Dear Member of Good Standing,

    The IAOS Board has felt that there is a need to reach out to you to provide an update on the new Masjid Site at 525 12th Avenue, Regina as the last update was presented more than a month ago at the Annual General Body meeting. Also, lately, as there have been some false rumors among the community members, which need to be refuted. The following is a background as well as an update.

    1. The IAOS Board has developed the following criteria to evaluate potential properties for the new IAOS Masjid

    a) Cost – the new Masjid site should be affordable;

    b) Ease of access for worshippers – the site should be near or on the main road and not be difficult to reach;

    c) Size of property – Large enough to accommodate ample parking and desired square footage;

    d) City of Regina jurisdiction so that we do not have the same situation as the RM of Sherwood site;

    e) Location within city, e., east side to effectively divide the traffic between new Masjid and current Masjid on Montague street;

    f) Seller’s willingness to give us the time of six months for rezoning approval before the transfer takes place – to avoid buying the property without municipal approval and to avoid the situation IAOS found itself in, in case of RM of Sherwood site.

    It is because of this criterion that the list of potential sites suitable for our purpose is extremely small.

    1. IAOS offered to buy a property located at 525 12th Avenue Regina for the purpose of development of the New Masjid and Community Centre, for a purchase price of $1,770,000 in May 2017, after the rejection of the application to build at our site, in the RM of Sherwood (Highway 33 / Arcola Avenue property). The Site on 12th Avenue meets all of the criteria mentioned above, is ideally located, offers ease of access and also has a building that can be easily converted to a Mosque, immediately. As per the Agreement to purchase signed by the seller, the possession of the Site will be handed to IAOS on March 31, 2018.

    The members of IAOS approved the purchase of the Site during an Extra-ordinary General Body Meeting held in May 2017, for this purpose.

    1. There are two main Buyer conditions in the Offer to Purchase: Approval of rezoning by the City of Regina and Environmental Assessment of the Site. If any of these conditions are not met, we can decline the deal with no financial implications.
    2. As you are aware, IAOS has applied and secured approval of rezoning by the City of Regina, on September 26, 2017.
    3. IAOS conducted Phase 1 and Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments of the Site, as part of its due diligence.
    4. During Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessment, it was found that soil in a small area of the Site close to the front of the property was contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons, almost 20 years ago. The Seller had provided IAOS with two Phase 1 Environmental assessment reports before the offer to purchase was signed. The first assessment was conducted in 2004 and the second in 2013, both of which found no Environmental issues at the Site.
    5. IAOS has approached the seller with the finding. The seller has indicated no prior knowledge of contamination. The seller has engaged a large international engineering firm to conduct delineation ( the process of identifying the boundary of the area of contamination), at a significant cost. This is the first step for any solution. The report will be prepared by the engineering firm during the second half of next month (December 2017) and will be shared with IAOS.
    6. The seller will then approach the Ministry of Environment to get approval for a solution under the Environmental regulations of the Province of Saskatchewan. We will work with the Seller to ensure that the solution meets IAOS needs. It is understood that the Ministry will take two to three months to decide on the solution submitted.
    7. IAOS Board assures you that no decision will be made that is detrimental to the interests of IAOS.
    8. IAOS has been fundraising for the New Masjid project and over the last four months has collected more than $760,000. Including the funds that were collected during previous years, IAOS has approximately $1,660,000 in the new Mosque fund, as of today.
    9. IAOS Board has no intention of selling any of its properties, the two houses that it owns or the Highway 33 / Arcola Avenue land to buy the property at 525, 12th Avenue Regina. Insha-Allah IAOS will be able to soon collect remaining funds with the help of generous community members, like you.

    We encourage all of you to reach out to the IAOS Board if you need any clarification especially if you hear anything contrary to the above information. Jazak Allah Khair.

    IAOS Board

     

     

  • IAOS Sunday School – 2017/2018

    There are few more spots available for Sunday school program and we are accepting new students until we reach the capacity. To register for this program, please visit our website.

  • IAOS Election Results 2017

    IAOS AGM and Elections were held on September 30, 2017.   IAOS would like to thank its outgoing Board of Directors for serving the Muslim community during their term (Oct 2015-Sep 2017):

    • Mohammed Aktaruzzaman (Ex- Vice President)
    • Adeel Shaikh (Ex-Director)
    • Hossam Farouk (Ex-Director)

    IAOS is pleased to announce and welcome its newly elected Board of Directors:

    • Vice President (Oct 2017-Sep 2019): Mohammed Salim
    • Treasurer (Oct 2017-Sep 2019):  Mohammed Nizamuddin Siddiqui
    • Director (Oct 2017-Sep 2019): Tahir Ahmed Hashmi
    • Director (Oct 2017-Sep 2019): Rabiah Siddique

     

  • IAOS New Masjid Update

    Alhamdulillah, we are getting closer to our dream of building a new Masjid in Regina. The City of Regina has approved the zoning bylaw to develop a Masjid at our site – 525 12th Avenue. However, we still must meet the target of raising the amount to pay for the site.

     All community members are requested to come forward and donate to build the new Masjid.

     

  • Muslim Students’ Association (MSA) University of Regina Donation Collection

    On Friday October 13th, 2017, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) of University of Regina will be collecting donations after Jummah Salah at the South Mosque.

    The UofR MSA is a non-profit organization run by the Muslim students on campus. Throughout the year the MSA hosts multiple events that both the external community members and students on campus take part in events such as Islamic Awareness Week, Bi-weekly halaqas, sisters swimming, etc. All events that are hosted require funds. Historically the MSA has relied on the generous contributions of the Regina Muslim community to operate. Kindly donate generously so that the MSA can keep providing the much-needed activities for the Muslim

    students on the University of Regina campus.

  • Evening School Registration- 2017-2018

    Evening School Registration- 2017-2018

    Registration Deadline: September 24, 2017 Class starts:  Monday, October 9th, 2017 For Registration – Please visit our website.

    For question or concerns, please email education@iaosregina.com