Maha Addasi
Auteur de Time to Pray
Œuvres de Maha Addasi
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1968
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- Kuwait
- Lieu de naissance
- Kuwait
- Lieux de résidence
- Kuwait
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Fairfax, Virginia, USA - Études
- Butler University (BA)
Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA) - Professions
- Journalist
Children's Author - Courte biographie
- Maha Addasi was born and grew up in Kuwait. After graduating from Butler University with a degree in Journalism, she worked in public relations for the Noor Al Hussein Foundation, directed by Queen Noor of Jordan. She has been a producer and news correspondent for Jordan Television, Dubai Television, and the BBC, where she produced Badia, a documentary about the Bedouin tribes of Jordan. For Dubai Television, she contributed to Focus on Arabia, a documentary that presented cultures and traditions from every corner of the Arab world. Her books include The White Nights of Ramadan (Smithsonian Notable Book for Children), Time to Pray (Arab American Book Award Honor), and A Kid’s Guide to Arab American History (Arab American Book Award Winner). She has an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College and lives in Fairfax, Virginia.
(source: Highlights Foundation)
Membres
Critiques
The White Nights of Ramadan par Maha Addasi
A gentle telling of a family’s celebration of Girgian, a festival in the middle of Ramadan.
I enjoyed reading this book. I think it does a good job of informing readers about a religion that they may not be familiar with.
Many Americans think all Arab culture is alike. It isn't. This book filled with activities is worth adding to an children's library collection.
I absolutely loved this book. I enjoy the content but enjoyed the fact that it was written in both english and arabic! I thought incorporating another language in the book allowed he book to reach more people and help people who are either trying to learn english or arabic, learn it easier. I enjoy how it shows another angle of how children of arabic culture learn their roots and they way and reasons they do things. I loved how the young girl learned so much about her culture by traveling to see her grandmother, experiencing the culture of the unnamed middle eastern country and the family love that surrounded her. This book focused on the appreciation that the young girl had for the mosque and prayer, because all though she was not old enough to participate she enjoyed learning about it so much.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 191
- Popularité
- #114,255
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 31
- ISBN
- 11
- Langues
- 1