Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy

Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy is an Islamic private day and weekend school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, established in 1996.[1] It has a coeducational kindergarten through 12th grade.[2] It is affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society and is located in a common building, 1501 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19122.[3] Coursework includes Islamic studies, the Arabic language, and Quran classes.

In 2004, the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society building received murals and decorative tiling. In 2006, volunteers added more decorative work to the building.[4]

There was a December 2015 vandalism incident involving someone placing a pig's head on the property. Pig heads are especially offensive to Muslims.[5] The school has also been a part of interfaith efforts in Philadelphia, including an Muslim/Jewish interfaith basketball game — played on the Philadelphia 76ers home court at Wells Fargo Center— organized by an area teen as part of his Bar Mitzvah project.[6]

References
  1. "About Al-Aqsa." Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy. Retrieved on September 26, 2016.
  2. "Home." Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy. Retrieved on September 26, 2016.
  3. "Explore Al Aqsa Islamic Academy in Philadelphia, PA". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. Salisbury, Stephan (2016-01-11). "Interfaith effort works to beautify Philadelphia mosque". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  5. "Since Trump, more slurs, signs and discrimination in Philly". Philly.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  6. "Merion teen hosts interfaith basketball game on Sixers' court". Philly.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.


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