I am Alexis, World Traveler and I would love for you to join me on my many travels to different countries. Together we will learn about the children and families of these lands. We will learn it is ok to be different, that we are all God's Children.
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Alexis's mother and I feel it is important to teach Alexis about diversity and cultural awareness. We want Alexis to know that people of different cultures may be different from us but that it is ok to be different. We want her to know that if we understand their culture that the differences are not really that great. From the time Alexis was born we have been talking to her about world events, and racial tolerance. She has never heard a racial slur in her six years of life. The foundations for racial attitudes are laid as infants and toddlers and after the age of nine their racial attitudes tend to stay the same. That is why it is so important that we never let our children hear or see any form of racial intolerance. When you live in rural Indiana it makes it more challenging to teach about diversity and different cultures. We came up with the idea to have her study about a different country each month and we will do fun activities such as eating at restaurants, playing games, visiting museums, dressing , and listening to music depicting the country we are studying. Follow Alexis on her many travels around the world and feel free to join her as she learns about the many different cultures.

~Mamaw~

Friday, September 16, 2011

Muslim Prayer Rug


designed and painted by Alexis & Mamaw

Alexis and I made a Muslim Prayer Rug today. We used a piece of muslin that I already had and our craft paints to paint the design. As you can see from the design I am not an artist but Alexis and I are very happy with the way it turned out.

We know from what we have been reading that Muslim's do not want fancy designs on their prayer rugs. We also know that most prayer rugs have a niche at one end of the rug representing the mihrab, a semicircular niche in the wall of every mosque to direct the worshiper in the direction of Mecca. According to Islamic law you must face Mecca to pray. Mecca is a city in Saudi Arabia and the birthplace of Mohammad.

Mihrab
picture by Bernard Gagnon

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