Reflections on Post-911 America: The Pain, The Hate, The Struggle, The Redemption

We are excited to invite you to participate in a panel discussion on Sunday (September 11, 2011) from 5 to 7 PM (please see details below). The panel discussion will start at 5 PM sharp. Please plan on arriving early inshAllah. We have worked hard in putting together a great panel of experts and your participation will make it a worthwhile effort.

This panel discussion supports Tarbiyah School's monthly theme for this month "Tauheed and Muslim Identity". The panel discussion also highlights a unique feature of Tarbiyah Curriculum, i.e., education is not only about providing educational opportunities to children but also about providing a forum to parents for intellectual debate and discussion. We will have arrangements for child care in the school building so that you can focus on the discussion.

Come listen to members of the media, the academia, the law enforcement and the civil society reflect on how they engaged with the event and the aftermath of 9/11. Share your thoughts and your fears and your hopes about the future of America.

Where: Tarbiyah Islamic School of Delaware

When: Sunday (September 11, 2011) 5:00-7:00 PM 

Law Enforcement: SSA Jeffrey A. Reising (FBI)
Media: John Sweeny Editor of News Journal
Academics: Dr. Omar Hibbi, Goldey-Beacom College
Muslim Civil Society: Dr. Saleem Khan

For more information, please visit:  http://Reflections.TarbiyahSchool.org

First Day of the New Academic Year at Tarbiyah School

Alhamdulillah Tarbiyah Islamic School of Delaware started its new academic year on September 6, 2011. Tarbiyah school’s sincere and dedicated educators and staffs welcomed the students and parents in the morning as they arrived at the school.

School children started to arrive as early as about 8:30 am. Tarbiyah Principal Dr. Amna Latif was present at school since 6 am in the morning to make sure the new academic year starts smoothly and in a well organized manner. Teachers and staff members at Tarbiyah welcomed the new students and parents and handed them welcome packets which included the Parent-Student Handbook, Checklist of items to be submitted, and the required forms to be filled and returned to the school. According to Tarbiyah School’s policy, parents are required to sign in their children at the time of arrival and sign out at the time of pick up, so the parents were pretty busy in the morning while they dropped off their children and received their welcome packets.

Teachers guided the children in their respective classrooms. Morning assembly started timely at 9:00 am, thanks to all the teachers, staff members, and parents for their organized efforts and co-operation that helped maintain the schedule on the first day of school.

Pre Kindergarten and Kindergarten were the first classes to be dismissed at 2:30 pm.  Parents signed off their children at the time of pick up, some stopped by at the office desk for general inquiry. Several parents came by appointment for guided tours of the school and the daycare.

We are thankful to Alllah (SWT) to make the day a pleasant experience for Tarbiyah School, its students, parents, and teachers.

Eid Festival Report & Jazakallahu Khair

Tarbiyah School would like to thank the Muslim community in Delaware for making the first Delaware Eid Festival a successful event. All parking lots at Tarbiyah School were full and the excitement was everywhere. Children and parents had a lot of fun with rides such as the trackless train and the fire truck in addition to other rides. CAMALI show was canceled because of the unforeseen travel hazard it ran into on the morning of Eid but the face painting and henna made up for the lost excitement. Children and families from New Jersey, Chester, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Elkton, Wilmington and other areas of neighboring states also joined in to enjoy festivities and appreciated Tarbiyah School’s efforts in this regard. We are humbled by the community support. جزاك الله خير

We thank you once again for your support of the festival. We promise to continue bringing Muslim children and youth more opportunities for educational and fun activities - إنشا الله

جزاك الله خير
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Eid with CAMALI on Tarbiyah School Sports Ground (The day of Eid - noon to 7:30 PM) inshAllah

Celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with CAMALI at Tarbiyah School Sports Ground - 698 Old Baltimore Pike, Newark, DE 19702 during Delaware Eid Fest. The festival will be held on the day of Eid (Aug 30 or 31 depending upon the moon sighting) from noon to 7:30 PM انشالله. Please check http://eid.tarbiyahschool.org/ or call 302-533-8114 for updates. 

Approximate driving distance to Newark, DE is about an hour from Baltimore, 45 minutes from Philadelphia, 15 from Wilmington and 25 minutes from Chester. Please join us for a fun filled Eid inshAllah.

Tarbiyah Sports Ground consists of 4 acres of beautifully maintained area behind the school building. CAMALI show, where children will be able to interact with live characters - CAMALI, Ba Ba, Bi Bi and others in the CAMALI family, will be at 5:30 PM in Tarbiyah School Conference Hall. 

Please print and bring the flyer from http://eid.TarbiyahSchool.org for a discounted rate of $10 for unlimited rides for children. Discount for families with three or more children. Halal Indian, Pakistani, Middle Eastern and American food, clothing, Jewelry, henna and face painting stalls will also be available.

Please email eid@TarbiyahSchool.org if you would like to setup a stall. Volunteers can signup at http://volunteer.TarbiyahSchool.org

Community Iftar Report (Friday, August 19)

Alhamdulillah the Ramadan community Iftar dinner hosted by Tarbiyah School yesterday (Friday, August 19) was an overwhelming success. We are humbled by the attendance of about 150 community members in addition to the children who made the event lively and family oriented. Given the fact that it was a Friday, and a heavily raining evening, followed by concern for timely departure for Isha and taraweeh, the community chose to come and join us at Tarbiyah campus, it speaks volumes and greatly inspires us in the endeavor of establishing an ideal Islamic School in this country that we envision to become a role model for Islamic Schools in the area and in the United States.

Community members started to arrive at about 7:00 pm due to heavy rain in the afternoon. Dr. Amna Latif, Tarbiyah School’s Director was standing under an umbrella greeting all the guests outside. Students, faculty, parents, and community members are key stakeholders of Tarbiyah and this was indicative of our core values.

Tarbiyah School Tour was on display on the large screen while brothers and sisters were settling down. The program started around 7:20 pm after having a full house attendance at the seminar hall of Tarbiyah campus.

Sheikh Muhammad began with a brief introduction and recitation of the Quran followed by a certificate hand over by Br Khalil to the children who completed the computer programming course at Tarbiyah School conducted by Dr. Naveed Baqir.

Tarbiyah School’s president Sr Mariam Aissaoui gave a welcome message to all and briefly spoke about what Tarbiyah School is, what the school offers and stands for, she talked about the evening classes that will be introduced at Tarbiyah in October, and also announced the exciting news of Eid Festival with Cam Ali that will be hosted on a 4 acre Tarbiyah campus on Eid Day inshAllah.

Dr. Amna Latif gave a brief overview of the curriculum and the textbooks that the curriculum will follow for English, Math, Science, and Social Studies, talked about the National Standardized Testing based on which the students will be evaluated, and informed about the opportunity of Professional Development for the teachers. Right after her short speech, it was time to break the fast. A kindergarten student of Tarbiyah School, Bassam, called the beautiful Adhan and everyone broke their fast with the dates, juice and water.

Salaat arrangement was made in the main hall of the school building due to the wet ground outside, so everyone joined at the congregation inside the school for Maghrib salaat and after the salaat, returned to the seminar hall for dinner. During the dinner, Sheikh Yahyah from Central Mosque in Chester gave a short lecture on Ramadan and Tarbiyah in our lives. The dinner was quick and at 9:00 pm everyone departed for Isha and taraweeh.

We are very much thankful to Tarbiyah families for sponsoring the iftar dinner. May Allah reward them for their generous contribution and support that made this event possible. Also special thanks go to the brothers and sisters who volunteered during the event with organizing, setting up, serving, and cleaning. May Allah reward them all ameen.

Once again we would like to say Jazakumullahu Khairan to all who attended. May Allah accept from you and from us during this blessed month of Ramadan ameen.

Community Iftar Invitation on Friday (August 19)

Tarbiyah School cordially invites you to community Iftar on August 19, Friday inshAllah. Please join us at Tarbiyah School (698 Old Baltimore Pike, Newark, DE 19702).

Program
7:00 PM Sheikh Muhammad's welcome address
7:10 PM Meet Tarbiyah Team
7:35 PM Sheikh Abdul Yahyah on Ramadan and Tarbiyah in our lives

7:54 PM Iftar and Maghrib Salat
8:20 Iftar Dinner

9:00 Departure for Isha and Taraweeh

May Allah SWT accept our fasts and prayers ameen and grant us all the blessings of this month InshAllah.

JazakAllah Khair and we look forward to having you all at the Iftar InshAllah.

Homeless Shelter Follow Up

At the request of homeless shelter, we had to postpone the homeless shelter last week. Kathy Graham visited Tarbiyah School on Monday-August 8 to talk to the children about homelessness, its broader context, and our role in society. She told children about the efforts of her organization and how young children can help our local community.

Please see the list of items that homeless shelters need. Please feel free in donating any amount of these items by Monday, August 15 so that we can make bags for the homeless people when we go for our field visit InshAllah. Sort your closets and please donate clothes (baby, child, youth, or adult size) that are in an acceptable condition and you would like to give away, please wash them, iron them and fold them up nicely so we can take those with us as well for our visit. There will be a box in the school where you may drop the clothes InshAllah tomorrow.

The visit date and schedule of homeless shelter will be announced as soon as we get confirmation  inshAllah.

JazakAllah Khair and may Allah SWT help us in helping others ameen and in giving us the wisdom to make our children among those who will always be ready to give for the sake of Allah SWT.