Arabic Alphabet coloring pages...Ra is for Racoon

Happy Labor Day!

My family and I are taking the day to celebrate at the flea market in Packwood but before we left I made this new free color page for you, my faithful blog followers. 

This page is for the letter Ra, that is represented by Raisa the Racoon, which is how you say raccoon in Arabic. Raisa is a very good planner and keeps everything organized in her life.

Other words that use Ra are riyadha (sports), ramadi (gray), and reeh (wind).

Have a safe weekend everyone.  Here is where you can download Ra Coloring Page.

You can also enjoy these Arabic letters and animals that have been done already -
Arrnab Coloring PageBatreek Coloring Page
Thu'ban Coloring Page
Faraasha Coloring Page
Samakah Coloring Page
Qird Coloring Page

Timsaah Coloring Page

Zaraafa Coloring Page
Hirra Coloring Page
Yamam Coloring Page

Fatima Al-Fihriyya is luminous

I was updating my Pinterest boards, having been inspired at my first Pinterest Party yesterday, when I came across this image of Fatima Al-Fihriyya painted by the artist Nayzak.

Fatima Al-Fihriyya Art Nouveau by Nayzak

Fatima Muhammad Al-Fihri (فاطمة محمد الفهري) in 859 founded a mosque and madrasa in Fes, Morocco. The madrasa, or school, came to be one of the most notable institutions of this kind; it is still in operation today, since 1963 as the University of Qarawiyyin, and is sometimes dubbed the "world's oldest university".

What I noticed most was the amount of color she had on.  Such dazzling, brilliant colors.  I feel so honored to come from the Arabic culture that gave the world brilliant women that not only start universities, but also adorn themselves in style.

I wish I had not spent so many of my own university days running into the library in sweats and flip flops. :)

Play Hide and Go Seek #WhatGazaChildrenCouldBeDoing

It was yet another beautuifl day in Seattle. We are so blessed to have had such a lovely summer so far.

We headed back to our favorite park today and played a fun game of hide and go seek.

If children in Gaza had a park, we are sure they could be playing a game of hide and seek too.

Play Hide and Go Seek #WhatGazaChildrenCouldBeDoing