Theme: Islam

Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

In simple rhyming text a young Muslim girl and her family guide the reader through the traditions and colors of Islam.

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Nabeel’s New Pants: An Eid Tale

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

Ramadan has come to an end. the fast is over, and tomorrow the celebration of Eid will begin. Nabeel decides to buy each of his family members something special to wear for the holiday. But while he’s choosing the shopkeeper persuades him also to buy a gift for himself–a pair of new pants that are [...]

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Moon Watchers

By Book Importer | Published: February 10, 2011

Looking through the tall trees in their backyard in Maine, Shirin and her dad search for a glimpse of the new moon, the sign that the month of Ramadan has begun. Ramadan is a time when Muslims around the world pray, fast, and pay special attention to doing good deeds. Shirin is nine and thinks [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Iran, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Under the Ramadan Moon

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Ramadan is one of the most special months of the Islamic year, when Muslims pray, fast, and help those in need. This story serves as an introduction to Ramadan.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

This vibrantly illustrated picture book invites children to experience the traditions of Ramadan and Eid through the eyes of a seven-year-old Pakistani-American girl named Yasmeen.

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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In 1984, Marjane flees fundamentalism and the war with Iraq to begin a new life in Vienna. Once there, she faces the trials of adolescence far from her friends and family, and while she soon carves out a place for herself among a group of fellow outsiders, she continues to struggle for a sense of [...]

Descriptors: Austria, Biography, Graphic Novel, Iran, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Under the Persimmon Tree

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Najmah, a young Afghan girl whose name means “star,” suddenly finds herself alone when her father and older brother are conscripted by the Taliban and her mother and newborn brother are killed in an air raid. An American woman, Elaine, whose Islamic name is Nusrat, is also on her own. She waits out the war [...]

Descriptors: Afghanistan, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Pakistan, Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » 1 Comment

Umm Al Madayan: An Islamic City through the Ages

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Traces, in detailed drawings and text, the development through the ages of a fictional Islamic city in North Africa.

Descriptors: Africa, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

One World, Many Religions: The Ways We Worship

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Illustrated with black-and-white and  full-color photographs. “Today, most religious people in the world practice one of these seven religions [Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism].All have had a deep effect on the laws and customs of every country. They have shaped art, literature, music, and education. They have given the world magnificent stories, songs, [...]

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The House of Djinn

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

It has been ten years since Shabanu staged her death to secure the safety of her daughter, Mumtaz, from her husband’s murderous brother. Mumtaz has been raised by her father’s family with the education and security her mother desired for her, but with little understanding and love. Only her American cousin Jameel, her closest confidant [...]

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