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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2012 | Nonfiction
Gr 6 Up–Ali-Karamali’s primer offers an informal, highly personal introduction to Islam. Chronicling her experience growing up Muslim in California, she comfortably discusses major aspects of the faith such as prayer, fasting, and theology as well as food, fashion, and relationships, while connecti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2012
An American lawyer with a further degree in Islamic law, Ali-Karamali offers young readers an accessible introduction to Islam and to Muslim cultures, written in an easygoing style occasionally sparked with humor. Moving from the outside in, the author begins with the customs that make Muslims seem "different" (food and fasting, daily prayer, dress and head-coverings) to nonpractitioners, drawing helpfully on her own background growing u...Log In or Sign Up to Read More