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Peg and Cat are visiting their friends Yasmina and Amir during a very special holiday, Eid al-Adha. Everyone is excited to don their best duds, exchange presents, and eat a yummy feast divided into equal parts--one-third for family, one-third for friends and neighbors, and one-third for those in need.

Profiles over sixty Muslim men and women from around the world, offering their personal stories alongside photographs of their faces to give a personal touch to each story, stories of experiences, thoughts, and feelings in connection to being Muslim immigrants, citizens, refugees, and struggling with prejudice and racism.

Explores the main beliefs, practices, and places of worship within the Islamic religion.

Everyone's daily lives are affected by race and racism in America. White Privilegeexamines the historical forces that have disadvantaged people of color and discusses how these forces continue to influence the media education politics and other areas of life today. Features include essential facts a glossary references websites source notes and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO.

"In simple rhyming text a young Muslim girl guides the reader through the traditions and shapes of Islam"--Provided by publisher.

"Beginning in the twelfth century, the migration of various Turkic peoples over a four-century period greatly influenced the political and cultural organization of the Islamic world. This title assesses various factors including the Mongol incursions and the Crusades during the period of expansion and renewal leading up to Ottoman rule. Also covered are the impacts of colonialism, decolonization, and globalization on Islamic societies. This in-depth, academic guide's exploration of the history of Islam through the present gives readers the tools they need to understand the politics and culture of and the problems faced by the Islamic world today"--Amazon.com.

Introduces readers to the origins and celebratory traditions of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, discussing Islam, Muhammad, the Hajj, sacrificing of animals, food, clothing, and other related topics.

Through an exploration of Muslim principles, this title demystifies Islam and provides a greater context in which to understand the Islamic faith.

"Presents the history of Islam, beginning with the agrarian prehistory of Afro-Eurasia and the rise of Arabian city-states. It then offers a biographical treatment of Muhammad, followed by an assessment of the spread of Islam and its splintering into diverse factions that occurred in the centuries following Muhammad's death. Resources, including a timeline, help readers contextualize and connect the various regional developments during Islams early period"--Amazon.com.

This book asks and answers a number of questions about the Holy Qur'an.