2022 Awards Gala
After a two-year hiatus, we had the great pleasure of hosting the 2022 AREF Award Gala on Saturday, November 13th 2022 at the ARCA Banquet Hall. We celebrated 42 exceptional students who were awarded with their scholarships and got to listen to an inspiring talk by keynote speaker Dany Assaf, author of the memoir "Say Please and Thank You & Stand In Line: One Man's Story of What Makes Canada Special, and How to Keep It that Way".
2022 Scholarship Recipients
Top Student Awards
Shezel Muneer, recipient of the Iyshie Mariam Kazeil Memorial Scholarship for Overall Top Female ($5,000)
Kareem Haymour, recipient of the OES Group LLP Scholarship for Overall Top Male ($5,000)
Post-Graduate Research Scholarships
Afroza Ferdouse, recipient of the Fatima Mraiche Scholarship for Women in Health Sciences PhD Program ($1,500)
Filza Sami, recipient of the Dr. Mohamed Abouhemeid Post-Graduate Scholarship ($1,500)
Ibrahim (Jarrod) Long, recipient of the Turquaz Kebab House Ltd. Research Scholarship ($1,500)
Inspiring Hopefulness Awards
Kiran Aqeel, recipient of the Inspiring Hopefulness Award ($1,500)
Undergraduate Leadership Scholarships
Abrar Alam, recipient of the Mahmoud Mustafa Leadership Scholarship ($3,000)
Zaynab Pathan, recipient of the Northside Dental Leadership Scholarship ($3,000)
Specialized Undergraduate Awards
Ghalia Aamer, recipient of the Mohamed (Ron) Jomha Memorial Scholarship in Business ($3,000)
Muna Abdulfatah Ahmed, recipient of the Nazir Ahmed Khatib Memorial Scholarship in Social Work ($3,000)
Ali Muneer, recipient of the Ameen & Samia Aboughoche Scholarship in Engineering ($1,250)
Aaliyah Rabeeh, recipient of the Ahmad Ibrahim Rahime Memorial Scholarship in Kinesiology ($1,000)
Amena Thraya, recipient of the Halal Jomha Scholarship in Sciences ($1,000)
Heba Mahmood, recipient of the Jawdah Jorf Scholarship in Sciences ($1,000)
Ryane Fyith-McArthur, recipient of the Shabbir Pathan Scholarship in Kinesiology ($1,000)
Saeeda Saeed, recipient of the Turquaz Kebab House Ltd. Scholarship in Science ($1,000)
Sarah Fayad, recipient of the Hiba & Sameeh Salama Scholarship in Education ($1,000)
Sarah Mohamed, recipient of the Fyith Education Scholarship for Health Studies ($1,000)
Ziad Zahoui, recipient of the Islam 101 Scholarship in Health Sciences ($1,000)
Zoha Syeda, recipient of the Scott & Elaine Reed Scholarship in Engineering ($1,000)
AREF Entrance Scholarships
Abdulrahman Khafagy, recipient of the Mohammed & Ahmed Damra Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Ammar Gill, recipient of the Turquaz Kebab House Ltd. Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Deem Aamer, recipient of the Mohammed & Ahmed Damra Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Hassan Farooq Mohammed, recipient of the Mohamed Fayad Entrance Award ($1,000)
Iman Haymour, recipient of the Turquaz Kebab House Ltd. Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Maisun Al-Sharik, recipient of the BIE Engineering Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Malik Yassin, recipient of the Hussine & Nagla Aboughoche Memorial Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Sarjana Alam, recipient of the Ahmed Yassein Jomha Entrance Award ($1,000)
Serag El Gamal, recipient of the Drayden Insurance Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Sumayya Taher, recipient of the Abu Rachied Tarrabain Memorial Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Sydney Aboughoche, recipient of the BIE Engineering Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Yazan Al Maani, recipient of the BIE Engineering Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Yousuf Al-Shiraida, recipient of the Almas and Shiraz Mithani & Family Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Yusra Ali, recipient of the Mohammed & Ahmed Damra Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Edmonton Islamic Academy Entrance Scholarships
Aaliyah Hamdon, recipient of the Edmonton Islamic Academy Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Humayrah Dixit, recipient of the Edmonton Islamic Academy Scholarship ($1,000)
Nour Noseir, recipient of the Edmonton Isalmic Academy Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Yousef Moussa, recipient of the Edmonton Islamic Academy Entrance Scholarship ($1,000)
Afifa Shaukat, recipient of the Edmonton Islamic Academy Scholarship - Honourable Mention ($500)
Huthayfah Jomha, recipient of the Edmonton Islamic Academy Entrance Scholarship - Honourable Mention ($500)
Salman Zafar, recipient of the Edmonton Islamic Academy Entrance Scholarship - Honourable Mention ($500)
Hussein Akeileh Super Math Award
Huthayfah Jomha, recipient of the Hussein Akeileh Super Math Award ($500)
Malik Yassin, recipient of the Hussein Akeileh Super Math Award ($500)
Yousef Moussa, recipient of the Hussein Akeileh Super Math Award ($500)
2022 Award Recipient Photos
