Join us for Black Lives Matter @AFA tonight at 6pm!
The session will be live-streaming via Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/alfatihacademy/
Black Lives Matter @AFA
- Consolidated Resources on Talking to Children About Race
- Developmental Research About How Young People View Race
- Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative
- Sapelo Square
- AFA Created Video
- AFA Created Handout
AFA Official Statement can be found here.
6/1/2020 - Ms. Afeefa Getting to Know Each Other
5/18/2020 - Ms. Afeefa Talks to Allah in Prayer
5/11/2020 - Ms. Afeefa and The Salaam Steps!
Ms. Afeefa talks about what we can do when we get upset about something that's happening around us - especially when we know what being angry feels like.
Parents, please share this video with your AFA'er.
5/4/2020 - May is Optimism and Positivity Month at AFA
A rose bush in her garden helps tell how we see a beautiful flower, a prickly thorn, and a closed bud as part of how we can find positivity around us.
What do you do at home with your family to be positive?
Parents, please share this video with your AFA'er.
4/27/2020 - Practicing the S's of Ramadan with Ms. Afeefa
4/10/2020 - Finding our Calm and Creating a Sakinah Space with Ms. Afeefa
Don't Lose it! Finding our Calm and Creating a Sakinah Space with Ms. Afeefa
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How can we find our sakinah when we feel sad, angry, upset, frustrated or just not ourselves? Ms. Afeefa talks about how we listen to our bodies to know when we don't have calm in our lives. She shares how to help get our sakinah back and also what a sakinah space in our houses might include. As you watch the video, can you see who's hiding in the Lego bowl?
4/3/2020 - Fellow Friends of the Earth! 3 Ways We Can Love Our Planet Today
Jumu'ah Mubarak Fellow Friends of the Earth! 3 Ways We Can Love Our Planet Today
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Ms. Afeefa talks about what stewardship means through being a khalifa (friend of the earth), how this connects to amana (being entrusted to take care of something) and what trusting Allah (s) through tawakkul means for us every day. She shares 3 ways she is practicing loving the earth that you can try at home. As you watch the video, see if you can spot a friend who comes by to visit!
3/27/2020 - Growing Inside Our Cocoons & 5 Finger Dua with Ms. Afeefa
Jumu'ah Mubarak AFA'ers!
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You'd be surprised what you might find in your house now that you are studying and working from home! I found something that helps me remember that we're getting a chance to grow in so many ways inside our cocoons. I also am reminded to be mindful of how we all make dua for ourselves and for others.
3/20/2020 - Our Breathing Practice
Jumu'ah Mubarak AFAers!
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Ms. Afeefa, Ms. Pervin, Ustadh Ismail, Ms. Farah, and all your teachers.