Ustatha Monawar Meriden has been a Quran and Arabic teacher for about 20 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Damascus, Syria. In 2001, she was honored to receive the Tajweed License certificate from Damascus, by the certified reciter, Muhiddin Al-Kurdi in Riwaya of Hafs an Asim an Al-Shatibiya. In 2020, she earned the Al-Qaidah An-Nouraniyah certificate from Furqan Group for Education & IT.
She taught Quran and Arabic in Damascus for over 13 years. For two years, she volunteered as a Quran teacher at Masjid Bilal’s Sunday School. In 2017 she joined LUA as a Quran and Arabic resource teacher and is now the Quran teacher for Kindergarten to Eighth grade. Since 2020, she has also worked with Beam Academy as an online Quran and Al-Qaidah An-Nouraniyah teacher.
During her journey in teaching Quran and Arabic, she believes that teaching our children Quran and Arabic is a very essential aspect to keep them on the right track InshAllah. With Allah’s support and guidance, this year she will do her best to work with the children to achieve our goal in LUA.