by Dr. Jaime Dodd, Founder & Trustee | Jan 19, 2024 | Articles, Essays
Islamic Montessori schools and those who practice in this niche educational setting, need a collective – a unified voice and presence to champion faith education as a distinct subset of the larger Montessori community. The problem is that even the greater Montessori...
by Fatema Rehmani | Sep 7, 2022 | Articles, Essays
As Muslims, we have five pillars, or necessary religious actions, that are meant to be a root system for us on Earth, anchoring us in faith. The second of these pillars is salah: five daily prayers to remind us of our purpose and continuously construct our lives....
by Dr. Jaime Dodd, Founder & Trustee | Nov 9, 2021 | Essays, Featured Work
The child is delivered to this world, a wondrous and magnificent being, infused with a capacity and potential that we scarcely comprehend – despite our advances in science and technology, and despite all our research on DNA, the human genome and in the study of...
by Nadia Husain | Nov 9, 2021 | Essays, Featured Work
In his book entitled Riyādatul Sibyān, Imam Muhammad bin Ahmed al-Ramli mentioned two Arabic key terms in relation to the nurturing and education of children. The first is riyāda, which can be defined as training or spiritual exercise and originally refers to...
by Dr. Jaime Dodd, Founder & Trustee | Mar 13, 2021 | Essays
Common evidence of the normal aging process, such as wrinkles, folds, grey hair, etc. has been a mother lode for commercial interests around the world – particularly in the West, where aging has become the bane of our youth-obsessed society. Women in particular, fight...
by Marah Zabibi | Dec 3, 2020 | Essays
It is so amazing when one reads the Prophet’s Seerah (narratives of his conduct, attitude and way of life), or biography, and learns about how he showed mercy, kindness, and respect to people around him, young and old. Through his actions, he teaches us how to deal...
