In the audio recording, her name is pronounced A-see-yuh it was interesting for me to hear how Asiya’s name is pronounced in her family. At that point I had only heard the name Asiya pronounced Aah-si-ya or Aa-si-ya. To see both faces of the sisters…I think just seeing the cover will just make a lot of little girls in particular really happy.Īriana: When I went to a presentation for this, there was a reading of the text by Ibtihaj. Mahasin: For me it is still unusual to see African American Muslim representation in children’s books and seeing people who look like me and my family.
The cover clearly conveys the concepts and themes– beauty of the blue hijab, ocean and sky, the endless possibilities. The conversation has been edited for clarity.Īriana: My first appreciation is seeing multiple Muslims involved in the process of this book from the author, Ibtihaj Muhammad with S.K. This book discussion was conducted on and was based on the fold & gather, received from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (9780316519007)įaizah admires older sister Asiya’s new, strikingly blue and beautiful first-day-hijab, finding inner strength and pride when facing bullies at school who make fun of it. The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family.
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