Islamic Scholars
Years in Early Childhood Education: 10 years and counting! Education (Where/What/When): NVCC Early Childhood Education (2014-2016) Virginia Tech Human Development- Major (2016-2018) Virginia Tech Arabic-Minor (2016-2018) Family Life: I am a part of a transnational & trilingual family and the 4th child of 6! My mother is a Malaysian immigrant […]
Years in Early Childhood Education: 10 years and counting!
Education (Where/What/When): NVCC Early Childhood Education (2014-2016) Virginia Tech Human Development- Major (2016-2018)
Virginia Tech Arabic-Minor (2016-2018)
Family Life: I am a part of a transnational & trilingual family and the 4th child of 6! My mother is a Malaysian immigrant and my father is a Palestinian refugee. I was born and raised in Malaysia and moved to the U.S in 2006. I attended an International Islamic School for elementary and attended a public middle school, high school and College in the United States. I speak Arabic, Bahasa Malaysia, and English fluently.
Interests/ Hobbies: An avid reader- favorite genre is non-fiction and poetry. I enjoy the outdoors and cooking in my free time.
Favorite Author(s): Khalil Gibran, Roald Dahl, Suheir Hammad
Favorite Quote(s): “The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your
mind.” -Kahlil Gibran
“If you have good thoughts it will shine out of your face like
sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” -Roald Dahl
Why do you work in Early Childhood Education?
I love working in Early Childhood Education because children are absolutely brilliant. They continue to teach me so much about myself and the world around me!