Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Asmaa Hussein, Candice Montgomery, Hena Khan, Rukhsana Khan, G. Willow Wilson, N. H. Senzai, Ashley Franklin, Hanna Alkaf, Huda Al-Marashi, Ayesha Mattu, Randa Abdel-Fattah

Amulet Books, 2021 - Religion - 263 pages

"Once upon an Eid is a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid! Eid: The short, single-syllable word conjures up a variety of feelings and memories for Muslims. Maybe it's waking up to the sound of frying samosas and simmering pistachio kheer, maybe it's the pleasure of putting on a new outfit for Eid prayers, or maybe it's the gift giving and holiday parties to come that day. Whatever it may be, for those who cherish this day of celebration, the emotional responses may be summed up in another short and sweet word: joy. The anthology will also include a poem, graphic-novel chapter, and spot illustrations"--

About the author

Randa Abdel-Fattah was born on July 6 1979 in Sydney Australia. She is an Australian Muslim writer of Palestinian and Egyptian decent. Her first novel Does My Head Look Big in This? was published in 2005. Abdel-Fattah studied a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law at the University of Melbourne. During this time, she was the Media Liaison Officer at the Islamic Council of Victoria, a role that afforded her the opportunity to write for newspapers and engage with media institutions about their representation of Muslims and Islam. Abdel-Fattah was a passionate human rights advocate and stood in the 1998 federal election as a member of the Unity Party. Her book titles include: Ten Things I Hate about Me, Where the Streets Had a Name, Noah's Law and The Friendship Matchmaker. In 2015 her title Does My Head Look Big in This? will be adapted into a film.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices
• Authors: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Asmaa Hussein, Candice Montgomery, Hena Khan, Rukhsana Khan, G. Willow Wilson, N. H. Senzai, Ashley Franklin, Hanna Alkaf, Huda Al-Marashi, Ayesha Mattu, Randa Abdel-Fattah
• Editors: S. K. Ali, Aisha Saeed
• Illustrated by: Sara Alfageeh
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Amulet Books, 2021
• ISBN: 1713750325, 9781713750321
• Length: 263 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Comparative Religion