Month: December 2021

Yesterday we had our final drum circle and it was very emotional. We did the normal sing and dance part with the drums but we also knew it was the last one for the year. We all had fun and with everyone gathered one last time. I think I am actually starting to get good… Continue reading My final drum circle

This weekend for our ICR we presented our reflections of the past semester’s activities. It was a great practice to analyze what we truly learned and look back on the journey it has been getting to learn about the IACA and Benny and Kwan. This is an amazing opportunity to see how we have all… Continue reading IACA Wrap-Up

On Sunday October 3, I spent two hours at the Nur Allah weekend school.  All the students were here for the first time today.  I did a few different things today.  I began with the student with dyslexia, and I helped her red some children’s books.  I am still not sure how to help her. … Continue reading ICR 10/03

On Sunday October 10, I tutored a student over Zoom.  I tutored her for an hour, and we went over various classes.  She did not seem to have very much to do.  She had just finished her fall break, so she didn’t really have any homework to go over.  She told me she caught up… Continue reading ICR 10/10

Today we were able to learn about Chinese calligraphy and painting from an expert, self taught artist, Gonz Chua. Dr. Chua gave us a very informal presentation on what he has learned over the years in terms of writing/drawing calligraphy as well as painting several copy works of other artists. He mainly discussed the evolution… Continue reading ICR Reflection 12/1/21

Link to news article: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/MAGAZINE-muslim-women-find-leadership-roles-in-a-male-dominated-world-1.10450500 I recently read this news article concerning a Muslim women in a position of leadership and power and the backlash it has caused. The woman, Kholoud al-Faqeeh, was appointed as a judge in an Islamic religious court. Al-Faqeeh noticed a women saw she was the judge and walked out of… Continue reading Islamic News: Muslim Women in Leadership

For one of my honors classes sophomores, we had to watch “Kingdom of Heaven”. I remembered this movie involved Islam and themes relating to this class so I decided to rewatch it, now knowing more information about Islam than I did before. This movie is during the time period of the Crusades. The crusades lasted… Continue reading Islamic Movie

On Monday night October 20, 2021, I tutored a student over zoom.  I helped tutor her for her upcoming geometry test.  The session was only one hour.  We spent most of the session going over her study sheet.  I noticed one mistake in her notes about reflections and rotations, so I helped her most with… Continue reading Math in Islam

Over Thanksgiving Break I watched the Chinese film “Hero” with my family. I thought the movie was beautifully filmed and the fight scene choreography was so cool. One specific aspect of this film I saw that directly related to something we’ve recently talked about in class is chinese calligraphy. Broken Sword and Snow have taken… Continue reading Hero Movie

This weekend for our ICR we went to visit Newfields to see the Chinese art exhibit. Beeny Ko met us at the entrance and we walked through multiple exhibits as well as the Chinese exhibit. This overall was a great experience to see the many aspects of Chinese art including many preserved artifacts. During this… Continue reading Visit To The IMA/Newfields