Salma K. Farid Academy

Salma K. Farid Academy (SKF Academy) is a private non-profit Islamic coeducational preschool and elementary school in Hamden, Connecticut.

Its curriculum, and practices are based solely on the Quran and Sunnah. The school serves children between the ages of 3 and 12 years old during the day, and up to 18 years after school. It also offers adult classes in the evenings.

History

The school opened in October 2008^[1] under the sponsorship of Tariq Farid and his family. It is named in honor of Farid's mother, Salma K. Farid, who died in 2005.^[2]

References

^ Michael P. Mayko and Marian Gail Brown, Muslim population is growing^{[permanent dead link]}, Connecticut Post, October 18, 2008
^ Both sides adamant in mosque dispute Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, by Jeffery Kurz, Meriden Record-Journal, July 6, 2008

External links

Salma K. Farid Academy Official Website

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[connpost-1] Michael P. Mayko and Marian Gail Brown, Muslim population is growing^{[permanent dead link]}, Connecticut Post, October 18, 2008

[2] Both sides adamant in mosque dispute Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, by Jeffery Kurz, Meriden Record-Journal, July 6, 2008

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