The Islamic Year: Surahs, Stories and Celebrations
Noorah Al-Gailani and Chris Smith
An excellent overview of the faith with crafts and
classroom activities.
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Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs
Sarah Conover, Freda Crane, Valerie
Wahl
A collection of
folktales and wisdom culled from the Muslim World.
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The Seven Wise Princesses—A Medieval Persian Epic
Wafa Tarnowska
A collection
based on a classic Persian folktale.
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The Storytellers
Ted Lewin
This story deals
with the tradition of storytelling in Morocco.
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Watermelons, Walnuts and the Wisdom of Allah…
Barbara K. Walker
One of many collections of stories about the folk
figure Mullah Nasruddin or Nasruddin Hoja, or Hoca.
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Animals of Paradise
Noura Durkee
The animals in paradise tell stories of how they
helped various messengers of God.
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Sindbad
Ludmila Zeman
A lush retelling of a famous story from the Arabian nights.
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Animal Tales from the Arab World
Denys-Johnson-Davies
A collection of fables about animals set in the Arab
culture.
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Mansa Musa
Khefra Burns
A story of the childhood of the famed king of Mali.
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