Most adult Muslims had the chance to grow up in Muslim countries, in which they encountered the values of Islam in a natural way because their surroundings allowed it, whether by means of the mosques, the media or the schools etc... They lived in a culture where religion is omnipresent. However, for children who were born in a western society like Gatineau, the challenge is real and complex. They have to face up to the influence of society, the school, the media, let alone the complicated situation of the parents who are not yet well settled, and who cannot afford time to take care of their progeny. All these yield a difficult situation that impacts their identity and faith; a situation these children did not choose to live.

Therefore, it has become a duty to create a space with which children can identify as a distinguished symbol of their origins; a space where they can learn and observe the beliefs and practices of their elders within a social environment steeped in Islamic values. Equally important, children should have a school to learn how to read and write Arabic, the language of the Holy Koran. Finally, our children need an official center where they can learn the authentic principles of Islam, and to be preserved from all kinds of religious deviation and extremism.