Earlier this week, middle school students partook in a creative writing workshop by published Author Tayyaba Syed thanks to a grant by the Village of Skokie Fine Arts Commission. Seventh and eighth grade students learned more about creative writing by professional writer Mrs. Syed. They were encouraged to pursue fiction writing as a way of telling their own narrative as a Muslim-Americans. The author shared how her published fiction has helped to fill a void in the creative world of Muslim expression in the arts. Students really connected to this concept, the idea of telling their own story, sharing with others what Muslim-Americans are really all about.

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Students brought writing and coloring materials, and their own creative thoughts and ideas to the workshop. They drew themselves as imaginary characters in their own fictional stories and worked on sentence structure and writing prompts. Students even learned some of the first steps in going about publishing their own work in the future. This prospect was exciting to many students.

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Our sincere thanks to Mrs. Syed for her creative and fun workshop and to the Skokie Fine Arts Commission for their support of artistic expression in our school.