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ISB Brings Eid Celebration To Imagine It! Children's Museum

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The ISB continued its tradition of visiting the Imagine It! Children's Museum to help children celebrate Muslim holidays. As part of the "Meet the Holidays Programming," representatives of different faiths are invited to the museum to feature their respective holiday seasons. ISB speaker Jelena Naim has been visiting the museum since 2007 to help children celebrate the Eid ul-Adha holiday, and since 2010 for Eid ul-Fitr holiday.

  • On August 27, 2011, Imagine It! Children's Museum featured arts & crafts day commemorating Eid ul-Fitr, Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan. In an annual tradition, ISB speaker Jelena Naim began with reading a story about Ramadan for the kids, and then helped them construct colorful paper Fanoos, the traditional Egyptian Ramadan lanterns. "The eid at imagine it1 children proudly made items that they said will go on their refrigerator, in their bedroom or will be sent to grandma," reported Naim.
  • On November 5, 2011, Naim returned to Imagine It! to commemorate Eid ul-Adha, the Muslim holiday marking the Muslim Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). Naim read to a group of 12 children and their parents from the book "Tell Me About Hajj" and led them through a "Make 'n Take" crafts workshop, which included three different crafts ready to be assembled.

 

 

The Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, apolitical educational organization that provides certified Muslim speakers to promote awareness about Islam and Muslims. The ISB is a local affiliate of the Islamic Networks Group (ING).


ISB Atlanta, P.O. Box 2608, Peachtree City, Georgia 30269. Telephone: 404-377-8380