École Ibn Batouta. A School That Built Trust. A Community Built Around It.
École Ibn Batouta and Tawakkul REIT are partnering to bring a brand-new community to the school’s doorstep in Ottawa.
The Story
A school is a promise a community makes to its children. École Ibn Batouta has kept that promise in Ottawa for more than twenty years — classrooms where academic excellence and Islamic character grow together, in both of Canada’s languages.
Now comes the next chapter. Through their partnership signed in June 2026, École Ibn Batouta and Tawakkul will announce a brand-new community near the school — built around the institution families already trust, so that home, school, and community grow together, inshaAllah. Details will be shared as the vision takes shape.
The school brings two decades of trust and a community of families. Tawakkul brings the capital and a zero-debt, zero-interest structure endorsed by formal Fatwa — and a partnership that builds an enduring income stream for education. The lesson underneath it all is the one the school teaches every day: build on halal ground, and build to last.
Why it matters
01
Ontario’s first bilingual French-English Islamic school, serving Ottawa since 2004.
02
A brand-new community planned near the school — details announced as the vision takes shape.
03
A partnership that builds an enduring income stream for education, for generations.
04
Part of the Tawakkul REIT portfolio: zero debt, zero interest, real assets.
Own a Share of What We Build.
This project is part of the Tawakkul REIT portfolio. Investors hold units of the REIT — Canada’s first halal, zero-debt real estate investment trust — which develops and owns projects like this one. Fill out the form below and a licensed dealing representative with Drake Financial Ltd. will contact you to discuss whether an investment in Tawakkul REIT is suitable for you.
Timeline
Current stage: Partnership.
Partnership
Planning & Approvals
Construction
Completion
Community Living
“A school is a promise a community makes to its children, and École Ibn Batouta has kept that promise in Ottawa for more than twenty years. Building a community around our school means families can live near the institution they trust — and every generation benefits, from our students to their grandparents.”
— Abdillahi A. Ahmed, President, École Ibn Batouta
Prefer to Give?
École Ibn Batouta’s classrooms are sustained by the families and donors who believe in them. If you would like to support the school directly, you can donate through its own donation page.
Donations go directly to École Ibn Batouta, a charitable organization independent of Tawakkul REIT. Donations are not investments, confer no interest in Tawakkul REIT or any project, and are receipted by the school according to its own policies.