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Our Teachers
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Heather Bailey
2nd Grade
Heather Bailey is the second grade teacher at LUA. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and Special Education from the University of the Cumberlands. With a passion for…
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Heba Suleiman
1st Grade
Mrs. Heba is the first grade teacher here at LUA. Heba graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2011 with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a minor in Arabic and…
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Asmaa Kakafi
ISAQ – Arabic
Ustatha Asmaa Kakafi has been the Arabic teacher for the elementary grades Prek- 4th. She is originally from Egypt. She graduated from Faculty of Arts, Mansoura University in Egypt in…
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Monawar Meriden
ISAQ – Quran
Ustatha Monawar Meriden has been working as a Quran and Arabic teacher for about 20 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Damascus, Syria. In 2001, Alhumdulillah, she…
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Usthata Iman
ISAQ – Arabic
Usthata Iman is the Arabic Language and Quran Resource teacher at Lexington Universal Academy. Alhamdulillah, she has been with LUA since 2004. She was born in Baghdad, Iraq, where she…
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Haitham Issa
Interim Islamic Director
As a founding member of the Islamic Society of Central Kentucky (ISCK), Haitham has been a prominent and active figure in the Lexington community for over 30 years. His leadership…
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Nowal Allouch
KG Teacher
Ustatha Nowal Allouch is the kindergarten teacher here at LUA. She has lived in Kentucky all her life and has always wanted to become a teacher. She received her Bachelor’s…
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Afshan Meraj
ISAQ – Islamic Studies Teacher
Afshan Meraj is a Pakistani American physician with a passion for teaching. She currently teaches 5th grade Islamic studies. She did a five year Diploma course on Understanding Quran and…
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Fathia Shalash
ISAQ – Islamic Studies Teacher
Ustatha Fathia Shalash is an Arabic,Islamic Studies, and Quran Teacher at Lexington Universal Academy. She was born and raised in Kuwait, where she received her high school degree, then attended…