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Ramadan

Q&A With Shirin Shamsi, Zahra’s Blessing: A Ramadan Story

By Yasmine Aslam-Hashmi Today we’re thrilled to welcome Shirin Shamsi to the WNDB blog to discuss her picture book Zahra’s Blessing: A Ramadan Story, illustrated by Manal Mirza and out March 29, 2022! Shirin, thank you so much for your time in speaking with WNDB. Let’s jump right in by telling … [Read more...] about Q&A With Shirin Shamsi, Zahra’s Blessing: A Ramadan Story