The Al-Hadi School of Accelerative Learning (AHS) is an

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ic primary and secondary school in

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.School Profile
." Al-Hadi School of Accelerative Learning. Retrieved on October 4, 2010. The school is founded by

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and is located on the premises of the Islamic Education Center of Greater Houston (IEC) of Houston, which also houses one of the largest

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s in Houston.US Govt move to seize 4 mosques, tower linked to Iran
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''. Friday November 13, 2009. Retrieved on October 4, 2010. According to Faheem Kazimi, the chairperson of the IEC, it is a Houston-area school that runs on tuition fees that comes from the students ranging to $5000.Watkins, Andrea and Alexander Supgul.
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History

The

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, a charitable Islamic foundation headquartered in

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, purchased the property that would become the IEC for $1.1 million in 1988. In March 1995 a "Full-Time School Committee" formed with the intent of establishing a year-round Islamic primary and secondary school in

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. The Al-Hadi School opened on January 9, 1996.Our History
." Al-Hadi School of Accelerative Learning. Retrieved on October 4, 2010. Between 1997 and 2004 the Alavi Foundation made $285,000 worth of improvements to the IEC property. In 2001 the

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accredited the school. The first class of high school seniors graduated in 2003. In 2009 the

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attempted to seize over $500 million in assets from the Alavi Foundation, accusing the foundation of being a front for the

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. The IEC, including Al-Hadi School, was among the assets. The IEC property had a brief mention in the federal lawsuit. The federal government did not file any allegations of wrongdoing of workers and worshipers at the IEC mosque. Houston-area Shia Muslims criticized the federal government's actions. As the federal lawsuit unfolded, the Islamic school continued to operate.

Demographics

As of 2023, about 400 (future: expected 750) students attend the school. Most of the students are

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, with several languages represented in the student body. In 2007 the school had 310 students. Most of the students were Shia. About 25% of the students were Sunni, and two families sending children to the school were not Muslim.Karkabi, Barbara.
The two faces of Islam

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