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Muslim Women's Day
In honor of Muslim Women's Day on Sunday, re-read "'Mommy, Do I Have White Skin?': Skin Color, Family, and Picture Books." See also Five Questions for Jasmine Warga about Newbery honoree Other Words for Home, "We Need Diverse Jewish and Muslim Books," and more by and about Muslim children's book creators.
Art by Samya Arif
In honor of Muslim Women's Day on Sunday, re-read "'Mommy, Do I Have White Skin?': Skin Color, Family, and Picture Books." See also Five Questions for Jasmine Warga about Newbery honoree Other Words for Home; Five Questions for Tahereh Mafi about An Emotion of Great Delight; Amra Sabic-El-Rayess Talks with Roger about The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival; and "We Need Diverse Jewish and Muslim Books."
My friend Manar Hazzaa, an Egyptian children's writer and academic (who was also Lolly's student — it's a small world!) gifted me with her own adorable picture books at left. Ramadan begins Saturday, April 2; find book recommendations here and see also Guide/Reviews Database: Subject: Muslims. Follow @HijabiLibrarian and see graphic below (from 2019) for other ways to celebrate and amplify Muslim Women's voices during Women's History Month — and all year long.
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