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Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, MSEd, is a former English teacher who has educated children and teens for fifteen years. As an inaugural AMAL fellow with the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC), she developed foundational curricular frameworks for youth and adult anti-racist programming. Her picture books and short stories, which feature young Black and Muslim protagonists, have been recognized as the best in children’s literature by Time magazine, Read Across America, and NPR. These works include Mommy's Khimar, Once Upon an Eid (anthology contributor), and Your Name Is a Song.
Minecraft: Battle of the Block
Ramadan Rain
Together We Are Sunshine
Salat in Secret

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Minecraft: Battle of the Block
Ramadan Rain
Together We Are Sunshine
Salat in Secret

Books to Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month

April marks Arab American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate Arab American history and culture! Our list of Arab American Heritage Month book picks features poignant non-fiction like the National Book Award winner One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that

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Salat in Secret

From the critically acclaimed author of Your Name Is a Song and the bestselling illustrator of The Proudest Blue comes a story about a Muslim boy who receives a salat (prayer) rug on his seventh birthday and becomes empowered about his faith. In this beautiful story of community, family, and acceptance, a boy named Muhammad receives a special salat

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