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Hafiza Hakim @HafizaIssa

Dispensing Optician FBDO - Qualified Masseuse - Award winning Author - Budding poet and a Mummy!

Joined October 2022
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Hafiza Hakim@HafizaIssa
15 Mar 2023
CAN YOU IMAGINE MY FACE WHEN I RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE?! Beyond humbled by your support @GylesB1 thank you for believing in me and supporting #earmuffstothemoon - your message has made my week! THANK YOU @Netmums @Booktrust @Autism #changethenarrative #AutismAcceptance
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WHAT a treat! …. and I don’t mean just the snacks at the start to kick things off! Visit to @tauheedulboys never disappoints- was a pleasure to witness each performance; all the finalists should be so very proud. There were smiles, tears, laughs and cheers! Keep going gents! 💪🏻
TIBHS@tauheedulboys
Jan 15
Thank you once again to the wonderful @HafizaIssa for attending as our chief judge and special guest at today's Year 7 Poetry Final! What. A. Day! Well done to all for the phenomenal performances and such great confidence! #WeAreSTAR #Ambition #Teamwork
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Was a pleasure to participate in the poetry event and listen to the wonderful spoken word poets! Keep writing lads… we all have a story to tell!
Eden Boys' School, Preston@edenboyspreston
13 Dec 2025
A beautiful Poetry Final Event dedicated to caregivers 💛✨ Honoured to be joined by the wonderful @HafizaIssa who inspired our young scholars with her contagious passion & enthusiasm. Another very successful event! 🎤📖 #WeAreStar #EBP #PoetryEvent #Ambition
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WHAT A VIBE @edenboyspreston Congrats to all.Special thanks to Mr MUHAMMAD SUFI for organising such a special event, the boys’ show-cased exceptional talent. Depth, maturity and flair you produced in your work was commendable. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit! Until next time!🫡
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In a world where so much is changing rapidly, lets’s not forget to create spaces and accommodate for those that struggle to keep up with the pace. Healthy conversations break stereotypes! @Parent_Partners @BwDPH #Inclusion #neurodiverse #autism
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What a lovely surprise! Thank you @KensingtonRoyal for taking the time to read #earmuffstothemoon - I hope you enjoyed it- together we can help give a voice to the voiceless! #changethenarrative #neurodiversity #autismawareness #autismacceptance
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THANKYOU @tauheedulboys for inviting me to JUDGE,PERFORM&INSPIRE!Every finalist brought their A game from creativity to imagery used, the boys upped the ante!Winner stole the show with his inspired poem about his #neurodivergent cousin!Keep writing yr7-We all have a story to tell
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It was an absolute pleasure to join you today @tauheedulboys - competition was fierce and you definitely upped the ante this year. From delivery to imagery used, all bases were covered; testament to the hard work of everyone involved!Keep writing Yr7 we all have a story to tell!
TIBHS@tauheedulboys
19 Dec 2024
What a phenomenal morning with our Y7s & the final of their Relationship Poetry competition! Not to mention the spine tingling and teary moments as they wrote about their loved ones ❤️ 😢 Thank you to @HafizaIssa for once again accepting our invite as head judge! #WeAreSTAR
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REVIEW TIME- THANK YOU ST SILAS SCHOOL for inviting me to speak about #earmuffstothemoon and #neurodivergence - the children’s questions were inspired, I particularly enjoyed the poetry sessions! #strongertogether #autism #changethenarrative #oneconversationatatime
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Thank you for inviting me to your school, I particularly enjoyed the inspired questions from the children. The poetry sessions were such fun I hope the kids felt empowered at the end! #autism #neurodiverse #bettertogether #earmuffstothemoon
St Silas Primary School@StSilas_Primary
20 May 2024
Year 2 are creating a class poem with Hafiza about space. We have also listened to an assembly on people who neurodiverse. #willowclass
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Let’s protect our beautiful planet! #EarthDay2024 #earmuffstothemoon
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THROWBACK TO THE DISABILITY INFO DAY organised BwD! Super proud to collab with PiP who will be taking my books to various schools and libs in bbn!❤️Enjoyed enlightening converstions about peoples experiences particularly when discussing #neurodiversity and embracing differences!
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THANK YOU Clevelands Preparatory School; it was a blast! Loved the inspired questions right through EYFS to Yr 6! Massive thanks to my amazing volunteers who helped create the ‘immersive’ experience we needed to understand #autism and #sound Together we progress faster!
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WHAT A FAB WEEK!The poetry sessions were such fun, it was important to demonstrate that writing poetry is a skill everyone has and together we can produce fab wrk!Lets strive to be a #voice for the voiceless and help provide our #neurodivergent kids a community where they thrive!
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Was a pleasure to visit. I think we underestimate the power of representation; we all have a story to tell! #StrongerTogether #autism #AutismAcceptance #WorldBookDay #school
Zainab Patel@MissZPatel
9 Mar 2024
An engaging assembly lead by author @HafizaIssa on @WorldBookDayUK who not only inspired our children to read and write but presented as a superb role model - thank you 🙏 @TeachPrimary @Soc_of_Authors
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Grateful for such an attentive audience, I hope everyone enjoyed exploring the deeper themes in the book with me, and felt more confident about discussing #autism and #Neurodiversity - together we progress faster! #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #KnowledgeIsPower
Olive Tree Primary@OliveTreeBolton
7 Mar 2024
Fantastic awareness for our children about autism from @HafizaIssa. The children looked at how it might feel for a child who has autism and what the world may be like for them. The children discussed her book ‘Earmuffs to the Moon’ and focused on the key messages. @NationalAutism
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Had an enlightening time @OliveTreeBolton reading my story to the children and engaging in profound conversations!Loved seeing the kids dressed in their fabulous costumes for #WBD2024 -keep reading guys and stay curious! #WBD24 #Author #Inspire #education #Autism #Neurodiversity
Manisha Patel@Miss_M_Patel
7 Mar 2024
Do you know what we love more than reading? Meeting authors! We met Hafiza Issa author of Earmuffs to the moon. She was really inspiring and we loved learning about Sara, a young autistic girl @OliveTreeBolton @WorldBookDay2024 #LoveReading #EYFS #AutismAwareness @EYTagteam
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Can’t tell you how much fun this was! It was the first time we did a ‘poetry workshop’, it worked out perfectly the kids ingenuity produced some crazy whacky poems! From stars drinking chai to driving cars we had it all! Need more of this! Thank you @olive__preston
The Olive School, Preston@olive__preston
7 Mar 2024
Year 3 enjoyed a fabulous writing workshop with our author Hafiza Issa. #WorldBookDay2024 #AuthorVisit #LoveReading #LoveWriting #Inspired #Ambition #Respect #WeAreSTAR
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FAB chat and company @BBCRadioManc Thank you for giving #autism the airtime it deserves and for your interest in #earmuffstothemoon ! Together we can dispel the myths and make #neurodivergence an everyday word!Indeed the more we attempt to understand, the faster we make #progress
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You can catch up with the interview at bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hb2b… - let’s change the narrative together! @Autism @Netmums @BBCWomansHour @BBCBreakfast @CBeebiesHQ @happydesigner #Neurodiversity #earmuffstothemoon
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gsvrv… WE SHALL BE TALKING ALL THINGS ‘EARMUFFS TO THE MOON’, AUTISM AND POETRY! Be sure to tune in on the link above! @happydesigner @BBCWomansHour @BBCLancashire @BBCRadio4 @BBCNWT @BBCRadioManc @bbcmerseyside @Netmums
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