Salma K. Farid Academy

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Salma K. Farid Academy
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Salma K. Farid Academy
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Established2008;17 years ago (2008)
Age3to 18

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

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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

  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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