Biography of Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad for middle school elementary level readers, aligned to Common Core standards, with photographic illustrations.
Picture book for ages 6 and up about the Syrian civil war and the refugee families that resulted. A much-awarded book with author/illustrator images of great beauty featuring a boy’s attachment to the birds of his memory and his healing process toward hope.
Memoir by one of the first black American Muslims in American government, Congressman Keith Ellison relates elements from his life and the historical and cultural context in which he grew up and became engaged with politics and social justice.
Documentary about Puerto Rico American rapper Hamza Perez and his path toward becoming a Muslim, set in Pittsburgh, PA, and featuring the Muslim community in that city, his family life and music, and the context of the local and United States at the time.
Illustrated story from the Nazi occupation of Paris during World War II, when Jews and their families found refuge in the Grand Mosque of Paris complex, where they were protected along with escaped prisoners of war and other groups under persecution or pursuit, including children
Story of Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani education activist who survived an attack and went on to global renown as a champion for girls’ education
