Highly-rated Islamic school faces uncertain future with charitable status in jeopardy

The federal government has announced its intention to revoke the charitable status of the Ahlul-Bayt Centre, a non-profit organization that operates one of Ottawa’s top-rated elementary schools. 
The decision, revealed in a recent Federal Court of Appeal ruling that rejected the centre’s attempt to delay the revocation, leaves the Ahlul-Bayt Islamic School facing an uncertain future.  
The Vanier school has 160 students registered in junior kindergarten through Grade 8