Our Team
Norma Abu-Tarboush
Co-Founder of Read & Ascend Learning Center
Norma obtained a Sanad and several Ijazas to teach different Qiraat (recitation) from the Institute of the Society for the Preservation of the Holy Quran.
Norma also holds an Ijazah from Read & Memorize Quran institute in Egypt. She is a certified trainer for “Al-Noraniya Method from Al-Farqan center in Jeddah. And a writer of Iqra Warqa weekend school Arabic curriculum. She also earned a degree in Accountant and Islamic studies from Jordanian University.
Rula Zegar
Co-Founder, director and manager of Read and Ascend Learning Center.
Rula is also the director of Islamic studies curriculum for weekend school. She is a leader of a social committee in an Islamic institution in Chicago area. Rula holds a degree in Mathematics and social sciences.
Instructors
Read and Ascend teachers are certified by the Society for the Preservation of the Holy Qur'an in Quran. Several of Read and Ascend instructors have degrees in Igazah & Itqan.
Academic Accreditation
Read & Ascend Center is accredited by the Society for the Preservation of the Holy Quran in Jordan, which in turn gives certificates in the tajweed of the Holy Quran to eligible students after completing the courses scheduled.
Read & Ascend Center is certified to give courses for the Noraniyah which in return certifies graduates from Al Furqan Center in Jeddah.