Our team.

Rula Zegar

Co-Founder and director 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.

Sana Mizyed

Elementary Curriculum Coordinator

Sana holds a Telawa Ijazah from Read & Memorize Quran Institute in Egypt.

She is certified in Tajweed from the Institute of the Society for the preservation of the Holy Quran in Jordan.

 She is also certified in Al-Nouraniyya method from Al-Furqan center in Jeddah.

Sana holds an Associate degree in Business Administration from Jordan.

Miriam Hamdan

Junior High Curriculum Coordinator

Miriam holds a Telawa Ijazah from Read & Ascend Learning Center.

She is certified in Tajweed from the Institute of the Society for the preservation of the Holy Quran in Jordan.

She is also certified in Al-Nouraniyya method from Al-Furqan center in Jeddah.

Sana Rahman

High School Curriculum Coordinator

Sana holds an Itqan certificate from the Institute of the Society for the preservation of the Holy Quran in Jordan.

She holds an Ijaza from the Institute of the Society for the preservation of the Holy Quran

She is also certified in Al-Nouraniyya method from Al-Furqan center in Jeddah.

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.