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Principal Siddiqui, 35, a mother of three whose parents came from India, contends that the strain of Islam taught at Universal is one that is free of provincial baggage. Certain features of regional Islam - arranged marriages, a ban on women driving - are not part of the program here. "It's...
The place that's preparing these young Americans for life in their own country, "from crayons to college," as its slogan promises, is the Universal School, an Islamic institution teaching 638 students in pre-K through 12th grades in Bridgeview, Ill. The suburb, 16 miles southwest of Chicago's downtown...
Universal takes pride in the fact that it is a model Islamic school. "Being a Muslim is synonymous with excellence in every area," its parent-and-student handbook says. Day-to-day life as a model student, however, has been an "edgier" balancing act ever since 9/11, says Zarzour. "Our...
The roots of Universal School go back to the arrival of a wave of new Muslim residents in the southwest Chicago suburbs during the 1970s and '80s. Many were Palestinian immigrants who had fled the violence and lack of economic opportunity in their homeland. Busy pursuing the American Dream, they...
Organized by community leaders and built with donations from Muslims across the U.S. and a loan from the Islamic Development Bank, Universal opened its doors in 1990. Since then it has become a fully accredited institution, with 95% of its graduates going on to college. The growing sense of harmony...