Olympic fencer IbtihajMuhammad inspires Islamic school students in Villa Park BobbleheadHall MCivicCoalition
The 2016 Olympic bronze medalist in sabre fencing gave a talk before the entire school community, followed by a book signing of her children's titles,"The Proudest Blue" and"The Kindest Red." "All week their teachers must have been talking up this event," said Rabia Hussain of Oak Brook, whose three children attend the preschool-through-12th-grade school."My son wants to be a fencer now," she said of her first-grader, Idris, 6.
"Her perseverance is what is commendable," Siddiqui said."That resilience is what we want to nurture in our students." Its base bears King's name along with the date -- Aug. 28, 1963 -- he delivered the speech to a crowd of about 250,000 attending the March on Washington. The bobbleheads are expected to ship in April. Each costs $40 plus a flat-rate $8 shipping fee per order. It is available only through the museum's online store at store.bobbleheadhall.com/products/mlk.The holiday was established last year through the Muslim Civic Coalition's efforts getting the state legislature to pass a resolution celebrating America's champ and his legacy as a fighter in the boxing ring and for civic justice.
"This is precisely why we established Muhammad Ali Day," said Maaria Mozaffar, the coalition's director of advocacy and policy."We wanted kids to see an example of hard work, conviction and sometimes lonely patriotism. We wanted them to never cower for standing up for their convictions. All champions one day have to make this choice like Ali did. We want the kids of Illinois to be champions in their own way.
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