These workshops are provided to the communities upon request by the local community agencies, such as, Masaajid, Islamic organizations, or other local groups. A request may be made via the website, www.shifa.ca, by filling out a Request for Workshop form.
The cost includes airfare, boarding and lodging, and workshop fees.
All workshops are participatory and interactive. Questions and Answers are through and through. The common intent of all the workshop is not just to provide information, but to make the participant learn more about themselves, share their experiences, and inspire them to change for the better and learn to handle the life issues in more a healthy way.
All workshops are at least half a day long (3.5 hours). Some are a full day (7 hours). They may be shortened to a 1.5 – 2 hour seminars, but the audience participation will be minimal.
Workshop may also be tailor made to meet the specific needs of the communities or training.
It is recommended that the following workshops are organized both for the teachers and the parents, so that the two parties who should play the pivotal role in the education and development of the children can remain on the same page about the issues dealt with in these workshops. In some workshops it will be important to include school administration and the board members.
We are continuously struggling and often failing in meeting life’s changing demands with respect to ourselves, our families, our jobs, our friends, our neighbors, our community and our faith. We often become overwhelmed with these changing needs and demands that stress us out and at times leave us depressed, confused and helpless. Many becomes overly focused on one aspect of life thereby ignoring the other more important aspects. For example, becoming solely preoccupied with our work, our career golas, having fun, etc., and as a result ignoring the needs of our soul, our spouses and children and the obligations to Allah.
This workshop is designed to:
Why are large numbers of Marriages and Families unhealthy these days? Why is there such a high divorce rate in our Muslim communities? Why do have so many issues with our youth today? Why is it that these issues are not getting resolved? The one answer to these question is that we don't have a proper understanding of what marriage is all about. We don't know the rights and responsibilities of a husband and wife towards each other, or we don't care about them. If a husband and wife are not happy and content with other. If they don't have a happy marriage, it is unlikely that they would have a happy and healthy family. This workshop is designed to address these issues and teach ways of bringing happiness back into the marriages and raising healthy families. Learning Objectives:
Growing up in an environment with two very different sets of values of what is right and what is wrong is never easy. It causes a great pressure on our youth, and the pressures are from both internal (home) and external (school, friends, work) sources. Wat are some such pressures our youth have been facing in home, in school, with friends, in community, in their religion, and within themselves. This workshop is especially designed for Muslim youth who are struggling to survive in a non-Muslim environment. The objectives are to:
