worldlibraries's review
4.0
This book may be written for young people, but I think it is a perfect introduction to the culture of Muslim students for any educator who may not be Muslim, but wants to understand the religion and the culture better to connect with Muslim students.
It's a quick read too. I lived in a majority Muslim culture for 12 years and this book explained things I observed and didn't know the words for (wudu, for example). I think this book wonderfully explains the beauty of Islam to Western people who fear it due to news propaganda.
I agree with the other reviewer that talking about someone else's culture in discussing Halloween seemed inappropriate in this book, and came across as a cultural 'put down.' I believe though that the author discussed Halloween solely so people could understand why Muslim kids don't participate.
Here's the author with more on the book:
https://rukhsanakhan.com/muslim-child/
It's a quick read too. I lived in a majority Muslim culture for 12 years and this book explained things I observed and didn't know the words for (wudu, for example). I think this book wonderfully explains the beauty of Islam to Western people who fear it due to news propaganda.
I agree with the other reviewer that talking about someone else's culture in discussing Halloween seemed inappropriate in this book, and came across as a cultural 'put down.' I believe though that the author discussed Halloween solely so people could understand why Muslim kids don't participate.
Here's the author with more on the book:
https://rukhsanakhan.com/muslim-child/
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