Senior high school girls at the Al Noor School play hopscotch during a free period. Girls and boys attend segregated classes.

Senior high school boys at the Al Noor School discuss grades with their public speaking instructor following their speeches.

Duaa Ibrahim, a senior at the Al Noor School, speaks with a teacher about a candidate for a "student of the month" program.

Al Noor School senior boys play basketball during their physical education period.

Senior girls hold a discussion during a civics class.

Senior girls argue with the senior boys about a class treasury issue. The senior girls had made a loan to the boys and are asking to be repaid.

Senior high school girls at the Al Noor School wait for a subway while on a class trip in Brooklyn, New York. A non-Muslim woman watches the group.

Senior high school boys at the Al Noor School pray with their civics instructor.

Fizan leads his side of a high school debate team while preparing their arguments and positions. The topic was law enforcement policy for "civil rights" versus "public safety."

Senior class girls go over notes at the last minute before taking their Islamic Studies final exam.

A senior high school girl holds a discussion with an instructor about reform in the Muslim world following a history class.

Senior class girls go over notes right before taking their Islamic Studies final exam.

Ali bakes a pizza while working his job at a street fair in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood. Ali, a Palestinian-American, will graduate from the Al Noor School and enter the College of Staten Island as a freshman in September.

Adnan stands with his father, Haji Mushtaq, in the family-owned gift shop in Brooklyn, New York. Adnan, a Pakistani-American and senior at the all-Muslim Al Noor School, works in his father's store each weekend. In September, Adnan will enroll at New York City College of Technology as a freshman.

Fizan and Adnan leave school after a final exam at the Al Noor School in Brooklyn. Fizan will enter Fordham University and Adnan will attend New York City College of Technology as freshmen in September, 2011.

A Yemeni-American senior girl leads her Arab-American friends and family into the Al Noor School graduation ceremony at a private hall in Brooklyn, New York. Thirty-eight students received their diplomas from the private all-Muslim school.

Senior class girls wait for their graduation ceremony to begin. Thirty-eight students received their diplomas from the private all-Muslim school.

Fahad Jameel takes his seat after delivering the valedictorian speech at his graduation ceremony in Brooklyn, New York. Fahad, a Pakistani-American, plans to enter City College of New York as a freshman in September, 2011.

Al Noor School senior students celebrate after receiving their diplomas following the school's graduation ceremony in Brooklyn, New York. Thirty-eight students received diplomas from the private all-Muslim school.