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Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices
Par Aisha Saeed, S. K. Ali. 2020
A joyous short story collection by and about Muslims, edited by New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed and Morris…
finalist S. K. Ali. Once Upon an Eid is a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid! Eid: The short, single-syllable word conjures up a variety of feelings and memories for Muslims. Maybe it's waking up to the sound of frying samosas or the comfort of bean pie, maybe it's the pleasure of putting on a new outfit for Eid prayers, or maybe it's the gift giving and holiday parties to come that day. Whatever it may be, for those who cherish this day of celebration, the emotional responses may be summed up in another short and sweet word: joy.The best Eid ever (Families all matter)
Par Asma Mobin-Uddin, Laura Jacobsen. 2007
This Eid, Aneesa should be happy. But, her parents are thousands of miles away for the Hajj pilgrimage. To cheer…
her up, her Nonni gives her a gift of beautiful clothes, one outfit for each of the three days of Eid. At the prayer hall, Aneesa meets two sisters who are dressed in ill-fitting clothes for the holiday. She soon discovers that the girls are refugees -- they had to leave everything behind when they left their native country to live in America. Aneesa, who can't stop thinking about what Eid must be like for them, comes up with a plan -- a plan to help make it the best Eid holiday everCelebrating Ramadan: Ramaḍān al-muʻaẓẓam
Par Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, Lawrence Migdale. 2001
Introduces Islamic beliefs and practices. Follows fourth-grader Ibraheem and his Muslim family in New Jersey through Ramadan, the month of…
praying and fasting that ends with the feast of Eid al-Fitr. For grades 3-6. 2001Snow White: An Islamic Tale
Par Fawzia Gilani, Shireen Adams. 2013
Involving the power of a djinn, poisoned dates, seven dwarf sisters-in-faith, and a mysterious old peddler woman in the woods…
wearing a face veil, this lyrically told story offers a unique twist on this fairy tale, whilst keeping the classic much-loved story intact, including a hateful and vain stepmother, a considerate huntsman, and a charming prince.Set in the heady snow-strewn woodlands of Anatolia by the illustrator Shireen Adams, this tale of flight, friendship, and forgiveness is richly detailed and beautifully brought to life.Snow White is the second book in the Islamic Fairy Tales series, which looks to offer meaningful and faithful variants of these popular worldwide stories.Fawzia Gilani has worked as a teacher, librarian, and school principal in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada since 1993. She is the author of thirty children's books, mostly on the topic of Eid.Ramadan (Rookie Read-About Holidays)
Par David F. Marx. 2002
Ramadan is a month on the Muslim calendar devoted to prayer, friendship, meditation, and fasting for people of the Islamic…
faith. This Rookie Read-About Holiday book introduces children to this Muslim holiday, using colorful photos and simple text to encourage them to read on their own. Read these other Rookie Read-About Holidays books: Chanukah, Christmas, Chinese New Year, Columbus Day, Diwali, Earth Day, Easter, Halloween, Independence Day, Kwanzaa, Labor Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, New Year's Day, Passover, Presidents' Day, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day. Picture descriptions present.Every Rising Sun: For a thousand and one nights Shaherazade told stories. This is hers.
Par Jamila Ahmed. 2023
Before she was the legendary Persian queen who spun a thousand tales, Shaherazade was a girl who saw something she…
shouldn't have.She told the king.She thought she was doing what was right.She couldn't have imagined what was to come.The Seljuk Empire is on fire and the king is on a rampage after learning of his wife's infidelity. Unsated by her execution, he has gone on to wed and behead a new wife night after night. Fear spreads through the city and Shaherazade must do something, anything, to halt the horror she has set in motion. When the king starts searching for his next bride, Shaherazade steps forward.As the sun sets on her wedding night, she begins to weave a tale that will go down in history.'A sumptuous, moreish novel infused with the joys of storytelling' LEILA ABOULELA, author of Minaret'I was entranced by this marvel of a book, wound about by the weave of its tales, unable to put it down' CLAIRE GILBERT, author of I, JulianEvery Rising Sun: For a thousand and one nights Shaherazade told stories. This is hers.
Par Jamila Ahmed. 2023
FOR A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS SHAHERAZADE TOLD STORIES. THIS IS HERS. A spellbinding reimagining of the Arabian Nights and…
the fearless woman at the heart of it all: Shaherazade.Before she was the legendary Persian queen who spun a thousand tales, Shaherazade was a girl who saw something she shouldn't have.She told the king.She thought she was doing what was right.She couldn't have imagined what was to come.The Seljuk Empire is on fire and the king is on a rampage after learning of his wife's infidelity. Unsated by her execution, he has gone on to wed and behead a new wife night after night. Fear spreads through the city and Shaherazade must do something, anything, to halt the horror she has set in motion. When the king starts searching for his next bride, Shaherazade steps forward.As the sun sets on her wedding night, she begins to weave a tale that will go down in history.If you had to tell one story to save your life, what would it be?(P) 2023 Macmillan Audio