Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy

Full-time private Islamic school in Philadelphia, PA.

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Quranic Competitions

Al-Aqsa Islamic Society Academic Awards

4/26/2012

The Islamic Heritage Foundation held the 2nd Preliminary Quranic competition at Al Aqsa April 14. Entering for our school were the following:

Juman Khatib
Ghirss Khatib
Eman Shehata
Amira Shehata
Shema Shehata
Annas Salem
Juad Salem
Bian Salem
Khalid
Haneen Mutafa
Khadijah Brown

These contestants will go to the finals to be held later this summer.

The Villanova Islamic School held their Quranic competition April 20th in the evening. The good news is that three of our children participated in the Quranic competition held at the Villanova Islamic School and won some prizes:

Doaa Ansari took 1st place in the 5th graders competition
Kadira Abdulhaq took 2nd place in the 2nd graders competition
Mahmood Answari placed 4th in the 4th graders competition

School Activities

5th Grade Poetry

Ms. Jessica Eldredge’s 5th grade class has written some truly wonderful and powerful poems. Muhammed Hope is like a breeze in the air Nice winds are happy everywhere Birds chat and tweet all day I like the sounds of wind It feels like a relaxing vacation Blowing trees make my day Today was a blowing […]

4th Grade Claymobile Project

4th graders from Ms. Nuri Abdus-Salaam’s class showing off their pottery bowls that they made with the help of the Claymobile Project that will be on exhibit January 11th. The Claymobile group are artists with the ArtWell Institute and they come each Thursday afternoon.

Mural by Al Aqsa Student Artists

Four talented Al Aqsa high school student artists created a mural that will be presented on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Girard College where they met the Mayor, Mr. Kenny, and other dignitaries with their murals.. The project was supervised by Mr. Parish Stanacell.

Claymobile Fun!

Ms. Nuri’s 4th grade class has a blast preparing clay models. The Claymobile comes each week with three artists as a part of the Artwell Association who adopted our school for this fun activity.

Field Trip to Shady Brook Farms!

K-6th Grades Trip to Shady Brook Farm On October 3, students will have a tour through the Farm and enjoy exciting activities such as rides around the farm, picking their own pumpkins and other hands on activities. Cost is $15. Children in K-3 must have chaperons.

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Al-Amana Grocery Store

Al-Amana Grocery Store
Connected to the Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy and Society is the Al-Amana Grocery Store which provides a variety of Middle Eastern and Oriental foods. Halal meat and poultry are also available. Read More

Virtual Hajj at Al Aqsa Islamic Academy

Interview with God

Al Aqsa Islamic Academy in the News

Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy was interviewed by the Indonesia Voice of America outlet and has the potential to be seen by 30 million viewers in Indonesia.