Naima B. Robert – Muslim Women Children’s Book Reading Muslimah Author Summit 2022
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Okay. It's going up live.
Welcome everyone to this wonderful session,
in the Musima Writers Summit
2022.
So excited to have a wonderful group of
sisters coming,
to read to you from their children's books,
and we haven't done something like that before.
So super, super excited to hear these wonderful
stories, to be able to see these gorgeous
books, I'm sure that these are there are
going to
be some surprises in here. Books that you
haven't seen, books you're not familiar with, which
is fantastic, right? Because getting to know about
new books
and new authors is definitely one of my
favorite things to do. So
what I've got is I've got a beautiful
group of sisters who are all children's book
authors
and they are all going to us from
their books so it's like a story time.
Right?
And we're gonna get to meet each one
of them, find out more about why they
wrote the story, what the book is about,
and then they're going to read for us.
So those of you who are online now,
feel free to take a screenshot. Let everybody
know where you are. We can also take
a little screenshot. I wanna take a screenshot.
Yeah. Look. Come on, ladies. Let's do this.
And, yeah. We're just gonna have fun with
it. And this is something that I was
saying yesterday
in in of several presentations
which is that, you know writing is fun.
You know writing is fun. It's it's an
honor and a privilege you know to get
to write to get to share our words
with others. And sometimes we make it so
serious we make it so hard and heavy
and there's no need masha'Allah. So one of
the themes that I set for myself for
this summer is that we're just gonna relax
and we're gonna have fun and we're going
to enjoy each other and we're going to
enjoy each other's words inshallah. Okay? So with
that being said, I will take a little
screenshot. Yay.
Alright. I'll tag you guys inshallah. Make sure
that you guys tag us. Tag me on
instagram so I can share it. And you
can see that our lovely authors have put
their Instagram handles
in their in their, in their, their bios
right now so that you can follow them
insha'Allah on Instagram. Make sure that you do,
follow them, follow their work. Of course, it
goes without saying buy their books
and bi'idnila
you can enjoy some reading from them now
inshallah. So what we'll do is we will
come off the gallery
and we will start with my dear sister,
Rizaida,
at Noor Nursery Books. So introduce yourself. Tell
us who you are,
what book is it you're gonna share with
us, and why you wrote this book, and
then take it away. Bismillah.
Assalamu alaikum.
I know you said to relax, but I
mean, right now, I think my heart's fluttering.
But
So, I'm Rose De Baro,
author and founder of Non Nursery Books, which
is an indie publishing house based in London,
United Kingdom.
And I started off when,
my daughter was born 7 years ago, and
I wrote my first book, I Love My
Barber.
And my journey just sort of started from
there.
I couldn't find a illustrator so it took
me a few years to actually find someone
to illustrate the book. But I got there
eventually.
And I self published in,
2019
for Amazon.
And just quickly, just so I can show
you guys where I started and where I
am.
So this is,
if I can get it out. Should've got
it out before.
So this is
I Love My Barber that I self published
in 2019.
And I'm not ashamed of it. It doesn't
look great, and I'm aware.
But this is where I am now with
it.
So
super pleased.
And the story I'm gonna read today is
called Dare All Locks,
which is a lift the flap book.
It won the Daybreak press awards 2021.
So I'm super pleased, super proud of this
little babe here. And I've just got it
published in the second edition
in, as a board book. We actually sold
out over a 1,000 copies in less than
a year, so super proud of this.
And I wrote Deir Allah because growing up,
my parents always encouraged us to make dua.
We speak bashdaw at home, which is my
mother tongue, And whenever it came to a
gathering of any sort, it was my my
parents would always say the phrase,
which translate to raise your hands
raise your hands in dua.
And we spent
I spent my whole childhood like that. I've
been raised like that. That's all I've heard.
And what I what I wanted to do
with this book was to teach children to
turn to Allah by default. If you want
something, you ask Allah alone,
and he is who we turn to and
nobody else, and he's the only one
who can come to our rescue.
So
I'm gonna actually read it from here. And
I've got a hadith in this book, which
is what the first page, and it means
a lot to me because I just feel
like it's such a powerful hadith.
And it says,
narrated Mu'ad bin Jabal
Allah's messenger
told me, oh Mu'ad, I will give you
some advice. Never leave the recitation of this
supplication after every prayer.
Oh, Allah, help me to remember you, thank
you, and worship you perfectly.
And this is the hadith, which obviously is
not for children. This is for the reader.
This is for the parent, the carer, this
older sister, the older brother, whoever's reading,
whoever's reading to the child,
this is for them really, a reminder to
the parents
to only remember Allah.
So we'll start off
we'll
start off with the book.
I made du'a to Allah to send me
his blessings.
He blessed me with
the bright yellow sun. It makes me all
warm and fuzzy inside,
so I thanked Allah in return.
Then Allah blessed me with
the dazzling blue ocean.
I love playing in the water with Baba,
so I thanked Allah in return.
Then Allah blessed me with
lush green trees.
I love playing in the park with my
friends, so I thanked Allah in return.
Then Allah blessed me with
white fluffy clouds.
I love imagining shapes in the sky, so
I thanked a lot in return.
Then Allah blessed me with
pretty pink flowers.
I love picking them for my mama, so
I thanked Allah in return.
So then I made the word to Allah
for something very special,
and he blessed me with
a beautiful rainbow.
Allah is Al Wahhab, the giver of gifts,
and I love the colors he's blessed me
with.
And then at the end of the book,
there's this dedication, which is also really special
to me. When I published this book last
year,
20 no. The year before, actually, now, 2020,
It was when I lost my mother, Rahimullah.
So, in the end, it's just a dedication
to my mom who's always taught me to
look on the brighter side, to always thank
Allah, to always remember Allah, and to always
have a positive mentality.
Wonderful. And we will put the links to
all the authors
and their books in the description inshallah once
the video has finished, guys. So not to
worry. If you see any books that you
like, which I'm sure you will, and you
want to get yourself your copy, the links
will be in the description inshallah. Okay? So
let's move on inshallah with sister Farah a
second. Bismillah Fadar Isis. Go ahead.
Assalamu alaikum.
JazakAllah for having me.
Like, like the system before me, I'm a
little bit nervous, but alhamdulillah I'll get through.
I'm a teacher support worker and I started
my book in 20
19 and I got it published,
last year in 2021,
through a
independent self publisher. So this is a self
published book.
Obviously I started this book with my daughters
in mind.
It's a book about diversity. So it's a
book for all, so for Muslims and non
Muslim, but the main character obviously is a
Muslim. Who's just navigating her way,
trying to find herself
and her parents teach her that it's good
to be, and you should be a proud
Muslim. So,
you know, don't shy away from showing your
faith, whether it's time to pray or it's
fasting and so on.
And so Duha, the main character does, alhamdulillah,
at the end, come
to do that.
I'll just read a little short segment from
it. This is the part where they've come
to pray.
Stop.
Come to prayer, come to success, dad calls
out as the whole family comes together in
the back garden to pray.
Dad gets my grandmother a chair to sit
on while the rest of us run inside
to grab some prayer clothes or make.
We all then spread out our different colored
prayer mats onto the grass.
Dad stands
at the front to lead and we form
unified rows behind him, shoulder to shoulder, squished
up close to one another.
As we're about to begin, I hear my
cousins rushing to make it in time for
prayer.
Macy quickly stands next to me pulling her
prayer clothes over her head, accidentally elbowing me
in my face. While Ali, Daha and Jalil
come running out after making.
Ali trips before standing in line and a
and a little giggle, I giggle a
little. I'm not the only one who finds
it funny. So does my cousin Musa, who
was my age. He lets out a loud
laugh. My uncle nudges him to be quiet.
Once everyone is silent, we raise our hands
putting the words of the world behind us
for now as mom always says, and we
begin our prayer.
It's just a small segment with the long
chapter.
That's the illustration.
Yeah. So I just I've got book 2
coming out as well, which is a continuation
for this book and it's about the month
of Ramadan. So I just wanted to make
all this stuff very,
normal for non Muslims mainly, but for also
for Muslims to also be proud of who
they are, to not to shy away from
their faith or feel uncomfortable.
So, yeah, that was just a little bit
about myself and my book and my little
journey.
We
love it. JazakAllah Khayram.
What age group would you say that the
book is written for? 7 to 10.
Masha'Allah.
Middle grade. Wonderful. We need so many middle
grade books. We have hardly any.
So well done you, my brook, I like
you for taking the initiative and writing for
that age group. A lot of authors shy
away from that age group,
because it is a bit more taxing than
writing picture books, Masha'Allah. So may Allah bless
you and allow that book to go far
and wide throughout all the communities.
Thank you so much for sharing that.
Wonderful.
Give it a whoop whoop in the chat,
guys.
The people on YouTube are really, really enjoying
these, by the way.
I love. I'm looking at the chat. Alright.
Let's keep it moving. Author Wendy
Diaz.
Please take it away, sis.
Such a pleasure to be here.
So I've been writing for a while. One
of the reasons I got into it was
because,
I'm Puerto Rican and,
and my husband and I were both Latinos.
Our first language is Spanish.
So we started when we were raising our
children, we started wanting to introduce Islam to
them in their native language,
in our native language.
And there weren't many books available in Spanish.
So I started off writing bilingual children's books.
And, now I'm kind of more going into
the realm of rep,
increasing representation
in bilingual literature, but also just
literature in English. So the book I wanted
to share with you today
is, based on my daughter's experience
in public school here in the US, in
the US, by the way,
wearing hijab.
And she's she started off
in Islamic school. And in Islamic school, the
uniform,
that she was using also required her to
wear hijab.
So then when she
transferred into a public school, she was, only
in 2nd grade at the time, but she
still wanted to continue wearing hijab.
So she told me, mom, when I go
to school, the kids and the teachers are
asking me about the hijab. They asked me,
why do I wear it?
Do I have hair under there?
What does my hair look like? And all
of these things. So she was telling me
about all these questions that she was getting,
and it kind of inspired me to write
this little poem for her for her to
kind of when people are asking her questions,
not to feel shy and to give her
confidence about why she wears hijab. So it's
called the secret of my hijab.
And,
my son who's
he was 12 at the time when we
post a book. He did the illustrations, so
I feel like the the illustrations are very
special. This book is kinda like a whole
family
affair here.
So just to read you a little bit.
If you see me with hijab at school,
you might think it's something strange.
But if you knew the things that it
can do,
you would be so amazed.
While it may not seem like nothing more
than a piece of cloth on my head,
This scarf has special powers built into every
single thread.
It is like a mutant superhero's
powerful force field,
protecting me from harm like a brave knight's
metal shield.
But all the while, it's soft as silk
and light just like a feather.
It is made for all situations
and can withstand any weather.
My hijab defends me from the elements like
the sun's bright hot rays.
And I never need to use an umbrella
when there's pouring, pouring rain.
It keeps my forehead dry.
And if there's ever a winter storm,
who needs a hat or earmuffs
when my scarf can keep me warm?
I can stick a flower into the side
or even a whole big bunch.
It gives me a place to hold supplies
while I eat my lunch.
If someone
takes off their shoes and they have stinky
smelly toes
why? I don't have to smell a thing.
I just
pull it right over my nose.
Whether I am running in the gym or
kicking a soccer ball outside,
I never worry about sweat dripping down
or hair going into my eyes.
I can put my headphones on on top
or earbuds underneath.
Shades and glasses fit into the sides like
a sword into its sheath.
My hijab
can change colors
to match the clothes I wear.
And no one would ever know
if I didn't comb my hair.
Don't worry if I'm ever lost in a
huge crowded place.
I'm sure that you can find me. Just
look for a wrapped up face.
When I'm playing superhero,
it can be my mask or a cake.
During a game of hide and seek, I
can easily escape.
If I'm in a fairy tale, I would
be the princess
or the
queen. My hijab would be the most beautiful
crown the world has ever seen.
It can hold my lollipop for me while
I finish tying my shoes,
or put a cell phone on hands free
like I've seen my mother do,
when the school bully
tries to put gum in all of the
girls' hair,
he looks at me with my hijab and
thinks I would never dare.
I'll stop there, but there's a little bit
more about why the hijab is part of
a
secret society.
But so you can get the whole the
whole book Insha'Allah and
see how it ends.
I love it. I can't believe you outed
us, sis, with the hijabi Bluetooth and panelized.
You guys That's right. All our secrets out
there. What is happening?
That was such a joy. We I was
laughing literally LOL.
No laughing.
About what a cute
buttsey look at the hijab mashaAllah
definitely definitely guide links in the description as
soon as this is you know up and
and and running inshallah thank you so much
Wendy we love that and may Allah continue
to bless you in your writing and allow
you to continue
writing and publishing more and more books
in your mother tongue and in English for,
you know, everyone to enjoy, Insha'Allah. Thank you
so much. That was so cool I was
just laughing out loud
hallelujah
all right
what are we who we got next Let
me see.
I am going to pass it over to,
Aisha. Aisha Kadoor, if would you like to
take it away, sis? It's Badri.
Assalamu alaikum, everyone. So lovely to be here.
So I run,
a farm in Australia, and my book is
My Horse, Junaid,
and I self published as well.
The reason I did this book was because
I run a mini Muslim playgroup. So for,
you know,
0 to 6 years old.
And basically, I was finding it really hard
at story time in this playgroup
to find books that were engaging for the
the little attendees.
And I would always source Muslim authored books,
but I found, there was a gap in
the market there for something just bright and
colorful
and really engaging and very short, very short.
Because they weren't able to sit long and
their attention span was so little, But I
also wanted to,
connect their hearts with the beauty of this
blessed animal. This book also comes with a
little hadith about,
horses
and how they make a dua. And it
starts off with a little girl. So it's
a real life account of me actually,
making dua for a horse
And
the connection with dua and how important it
is in our life. And my parents always
taught me to make dua, turn every worry
into a dua, every concern into a dua.
So basically,
this little girl makes dua
and then she,
it ends with a horse making a dua
for that little girl. And it's actually based
on the true Haggis
where I can read it.
Mawawiya
reports that that he once passed Abu Dhar,
Allah be pleased with him. While the latter
was standing with a horse of his, he
asked,
what are you doing with this horse of
yours, Abu Dhar? Replied,
I think this horse has made a supplication
and has been answered.
Mawawiya asked, and what supplication
does a beast have? He replied, by him
in whose hand is my soul. There is
no horse except that it supplicates
every
every twilight before dawn. Oh, Allah, you have
given me to given to me a servant
of yours and put my provision at his
hands. So make me more beloved to him
than his wife, his property, and his children.
SubhanAllah.
So Iman Ahmed.
Yeah. So SubhanAllah. So horses make a beautiful
du'a for their owner
And,
I found there was a gap in the
market for representation
of farm life, of horses,
love for horses. And all little girls love
horses.
So,
yeah.
I had time in lockdown in Australia to
finally sit down and write it. I self
published which was a huge journey. I had
to be really motivated to do that.
But alhamdulillah, like I was able to do
it and
show that, you know, horses are so special
and to connect them, you know. Connect little
hearts with,
this sunnah as well of looking after horses.
They have physical,
spiritual,
benefits of looking after horses as well. So
this is my book.
And I'll read a little bit here.
So sometimes we ride Junaid.
He is so far years fast, so fast
that he won lots of races when he
was young.
But now he is on our farm.
Most of the time, he moves slowly, plodding
along.
Did you know horses can swim?
Junaid is an excellent swimmer. We take him
to the beach and he loves to splash
in the water, especially on hot days.
Do you like going to the beach too?
Allah loves it
when we take care and be kind to
animals.
Horses are extra special because Allah talks about
them in the Quran saying that they are
blessed.
Did you know horses make du'a to Allah
for their owner to love them? I think
Allah answered Junaid's du'a. Do you think so
too?
And that's just a little bit of my
book,
Andu'a.
Thank you.
A sweet, sweet story.
We love it. Thank you so much. And,
you know, the chat in amongst the authors
is going a bit mad, guys. I just
wanna let you know because everybody is going,
oh, horses, horses, farms. I love it So,
masha'Allah, definitely there are not many books including
some characters,
which have any any animals,
or certainly not sort of farm life and,
you know, farm animals. There's a there's there's
a big shortage there.
So may Allah bless you and your book
and your farm, sis. We want to know
more about that. Maybe we'll have to revisit
this. Maybe we'll have to do like a
writer's retreat or something there. Mhmm. Hold that
thought.
There are lots of Australians on this panel,
so I'm looking at you guys. Right? I'm
looking at you.
I'm doing that.
Right. Let's transition now inshallah. Let's go to
sister
I'm gonna go with sister Amel.
Sister Amel, you wanna take it away inshallah?
And sister Naima. Assalamu alaikum, everybody.
I started writing about 5 years ago.
Most like, you know, like most people here
for their children, we've got all got our
own inspiration.
I wanted also to showcase,
the Muslim life, you know, particularly for non
Muslim kids, but also to help Muslim children
feel, represented,
in in the books that they read. And
so I started writing, I wrote,
My Muslim Make First,
and finally enough, somebody
is in the publishing industry told me or
suggested that I change the name
to My Muslim Friend so that it could
appeal to a wider market. I wanted the
Aussie kids to relate to this book. And
if you know anything about down under,
the word mate is very, very popular here.
So I stuck to my guns and I
stuck to the word mate. And I think
it's very important that we write from from
our heart. You know? I think it's it's
wonderful to be able to sell books and
promote books internationally.
But if we don't write from here,
it becomes a product,
more than just, you know, speaking from the
heart, and for the heart, and all of
that sort of thing. So I think it's
very important as writers that we we often
ask ourselves why we're writing and who we're
writing for. And inshallah, if we have that
pure intention for the the the reason for
why we write, I think
make it easy for us. So I started
off writing Islamic books, and then I delved
a little bit, deeper into my cultural books.
So I read Teta remembers as well. So
this isn't, in particular, an Islamic book, but
you can see that, obviously, the grandmother, the
Teta on the cover, she is wearing hijab.
So I wanted to showcase that as well,
that, you know, not all Muslims have the
same culture, you know, that we are a
mixed bag of people. We come from different
countries. We speak different languages.
But, ultimately,
our Islam is the same. So these are
the sort of, the themes that I I
like to sort of tackle, both faith and
culture. Because I think, in particular here in
Australia,
we're so multicultural,
and we all deserve to see ourselves in
books. And our children deserve to be proud
of who they are,
and not to shy away from that. And
I think when they see themselves represented,
that really,
gives them that encouragement that they need to
be proud of their identity
and to to go forth with with their
comfort knowing that they're doing okay. There's nothing
wrong with wearing hijab, or there's nothing wrong
with bringing food that smells a little bit
different to school, or, speak a language that
sounds a bit throatier
than the the common English.
So with that, I'll talk I'll read a
little bit about, a little bit of it
from my book, Ramadan Rule. This was my
4th book that I self published. I am
a self published author.
And because Ramadan's coming up,
I'll read a little bit about that. I
was going to read from why does mum
wear hijab,
but sister Wendy, had a beautiful reading of
her book about hijab. So I'll leave you
with that in your minds, and I'll read
a little bit
from Ramadan
rules. Basically, this is a book that has
questions and answers about Ramadan. So as a
teacher, I write from an education background, and
I try to use my books as resources
to educate both Muslims and non Muslims.
So.
I'll just start from the beginning, I suppose.
A new moon has been sighted. Tomorrow will
be the first day of Ramadan, inshallah, announce
the voice on the radio.
Mohammed looked out the window at the Ramadan
moon. It was time for him to go
to bed, but he wasn't ready to sleep.
He wanted to know more about Ramadan.
Why do Muslims look for the moon before
Ramadan, Mohammed asked?
The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar. It
follows the cycles of the moon.
A new moon means a new Islamic month
has started.
My sister's my illustrator.
Are the Islamic months different to the months
I learned about at school? 1 did Muhammad.
Yes. The Islamic months have their own special
days and events.
They have different names too. You can see
the names of this right there. So it
goes on and on, and he keeps asking
questions,
as his dad's taking him to bed. And
this talk about iftar and support,
and what we do on our eve day.
So when I read this to children, I'll
just show you their favorite page quickly.
It talks about who's exempt from fasting. So
you can see the sick, the traveler,
pregnant, and newborn,
mothers
with newborns,
what we do at the mosque. So things
we do during the month and a month.
And aid, of course.
For children, it's really all about the, money,
the presents, and the sweets.
So, that's a little bit about.
Thank you so much for having me.
I was able to be part of this.
I don't know if sister Naima mentioned, but
down here in us, it's very early in
the AM.
So it's beautiful to see my sister's,
joining as well.
No. To you for waking up early and
joining us and sharing your lovely book writing
journey and your book with us. Definitely
an amazing resource for parents and teachers, as
well as the kids. Masha'Allah. Thank you so
much for that.
And yeah, Eid.
It's all about Eid really, isn't it? At
the end of the day, So, you know,
thanks for keeping it real and, and yeah,
lovely to share that.
And as I said guys please do make
sure that you follow every one of these
authors on their Instagram
and other platforms.
The name that you see on the screen
when they come up is their instagram handle.
So you can find them on instagram in
that way.
Follow their work.
Buy their books,
learn from each other, support each other. That's
the way that we grow as a Muslim
reading and writing community inshallah. And I'm glad
you start with Muslim might as well. I
think that was the right call.
Right. I think I have another Aussie
on the panel, sister Iman. Do Do you
wanna take it away inshallah?
Assalamu alaikum sisters inshallah you're well. Thank you,
Naima, for having me. I'm really excited, I'm
very nervous especially I think I'm one of
the the last ones so I've got, big
shoes to fill, inshallah.
I am currently living in Australia. I'm actually
Lebanese background and was born and raised in
South Africa.
I started writing,
just very sporadically.
I noticed,
there was you know, obviously, my my children,
like all of you, were my inspiration. In
particular,
I wanted young Muslim kids to be able
to see books that identify them, especially young
girls. When my daughter was a bit younger,
there was a lot of around the girls
her age and
around her her particular time where the idea
of hijab and wearing hijab was kind of
restrictive to your life and what you were
able to achieve.
So, I wanted to obviously show that that
is not, you know, that is not the
case. And,
obviously,
I wrote a manuscript, and then,
I'd seen a post by by dear sister
Naima about, are you looking to write a
book? And it just, you know, sparkle out
your desire, and I went for it. And
and, Alhamdulillah, little Hibba has published my book.
And, I got it edited. I was very
fortunate that they need to trust in Allah's
plan for them
and always know that whatever we reach is
by the will of Allah, and that is
always best for us. A lot of the
professions used here are very different to what
you would usually see,
and it's more so just to teach children
that, you know, everybody in the world is
unique. And whatever you end up doing, you
have a special place in the world in
order for everything to function the way that
it does. So, I'll just show you, and
the illustrator is Victoria because Allah has a
special plan for me. I wonder what it
could be.
I could be anything. A parent reading stories
every night and having pillow fights. Fights.
I could have my own family just like
mommy and daddy. I wonder what Allah wants
me to be.
I could be anything, a madrasir teacher helping
students learn the beautiful language of the Quran.
Alif, ba, ta, harf by harf.' They'll be
reading Arabic in no time at all. I
wonder what Allah has decreed for me.
I could be anything, a mechanic repairing broken
cars. Vroom, vroom, vroom. Masha'Allah. It's back up
and running as good as new. I wonder
what Allah wants me to be.
So that's just a little bit of the
book, and at at the end of it,
it's got a bit of a a parent's
guide,
which it's kinda just to,
you know, get conversation going between you and
your child or whoever you're reading the book
to and just get kids thinking a little
bit more and, you know, opening up the
discussion and trusting in my law and instilling
those those values. So I really hope everybody
will like it as much as we enjoyed
putting it together, insha'Allah.
And just thank you all,
for having me today, inshallah.
Yay.
You guys give all yourselves a big round
of applause, a big round.
That was beautiful.
You're all on camera now.
That was lovely. I was so excited because
obviously I know the story and I really
wanted us to get to the end because
of that surprise ending, but never mind. Everybody
has a copy of the book in time.
It's good. No. It's
good. So Spence is good. So Spence is
good. Alright, ladies, it's been absolutely fantastic.
I'm I'm literally fizzing inside
because children's books are just one of my
favorite things. I could literally have book readings
all day long with children's books. So I
just wanna ask every single one of you
to hold up your book, please so we
can see you all with your book. I'm
gonna take a couple of pictures so that
we can have a record of this lovely
meeting.
And yeah. Let's see those beautiful books, Iman.
I need you to yay. Let me see
everyone at once because you're all on camera
right now. Right?
So
yay.
Yay.
Oh, so lovely. Masha'Allah.
Thank you so much, sisters.
May Allah bless you.
May Allah make this, you know, one of
many, many books inshallah before our time here
is done. And I think my dua for
all of you is that Allah
accepts your work and that he makes
your books
the foundations of the next generation,
that you become part of
children's childhoods.
You know, their favorite book that they ask
for at bedtime,
That book that they have to share with
their children when they have their own kids.
You rob, you know, make it so and
accept it from us.
Thank you so much, guys. You can unmute
and give salaam to everybody. Inshallah.
Thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
Thank you so much. Thank you so much.
Thank you so
much.
Have a wonderful day. And You too,
Michael. Michael's here. Bye bye. See you in
the next session.