Fawzia Gilani-Williams
3) The Promise
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English
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A garden is a prayer. It is also a promise. In a Moroccan village, a Jewish boy and a Muslim boy are best friends. Jacob and Hassan play together every day in the cool shade of Jacob's family garden. They take care of the garden together, watching the roses and the orange trees grow tall. When news of terrible things happening to Jews in Europe reaches their little village, Jacob's family must leave Morocco. Hassan promises to care for their beloved...
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After Jewish fifth-grader Ava and her Muslim best friend Nadeem are called hateful names at school, Ava's Granny Buena rummages in her closet and pulls out a glittering crystal button box. It's packed with buttons that generations of Ava's Sephardic ancestors have cherished. With the help of Granny's mysterious cat Sheba, Ava and Nadeem discover that a button from the button box will take them back in time. Suddenly, they are in ancient Morocco, where...
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Faith, kindness and charity abound in this heartwarming collection of fourteen Eid tales. Sweet Nena, generous Michaeel Adam, Baba Deen and the Drummer of Dushang are just some of the loveable characters that embrace the traditions and customs of the Muslim holiday of Eid. This is a book that will fill everyone's heart with a festive spirit! Fawzia Gilani-Williams, Phd. is an educator, cluster librarian, youth advocate, and children's book author,...
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Paw Prints Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Faith, kindness, and charity abound in this heartwarming collection of fourteen Eid tales. Sweet Nena, generous Michaeel Adam, Baba Deen, and the Drummer of Dushang are just some of the loveable characters that embrace the traditions and customs of the Muslim holiday of Eid"--
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The Islamic Foundation
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A djinn, poisoned dates, seven dwarf sisters-in-faith, and a mysterious old peddler woman in the woods wearing a face veil, a hateful and vain stepmother, a considerate huntsman, and a charming prince bring to life once again the classic fairy tale of Snow White.
13) The Button Box
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Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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With the help of a magic button, Jewish Ava and Muslim Nadeem go back in time to ancient Morocco to help Prince Abdur Rahman escape to Spain and fulfill his destiny as the ruler of a country in which Jews and Muslims work together to make medieval Spain a center of science, mathematics, music, and poetry.
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The Islamic Foundation
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
Description
" ...[A] young Uyghur girl... is moved from place to place by a cold-hearted woman in an attempt to hide her from her parents. Despite facing many hardships, Rapunzel grows into a young lady with an inquisitive mind and a kind and generous heart. But how will she escape from the tower? Will she ever be re-united with her parents? This is an empowering Islamic adaptation of Rapunzel which underscores hope, resilience and love for God." -- Back cover....
15) Ismat's Eid
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Tulika Publishers
Pub. Date
2007
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English
Description
Story on moral themes; for juvenile.
16) Ismata kī Īda
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Tulika
Pub. Date
2007
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Hindi
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While buying gifts for his family to wear to the mosque on Eid, Ismat is persuaded by the shopkeeper to get new pants for himself, but the only pair available is too long and no one seems to have time to shorten them in his family.
17) The promise
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Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"In a Moroccan village, a Jewish boy, Jacob, and a Muslim boy, Hassan, are best friends who care for a beautiful garden. When war comes, and it's time for Jacob's family to leave, his friend promises to care for their garden"--
