i was so excited when i read this i wish it was in the u.s also though here is link where i got it from
http://www.sisters-magazine.com/index.php?k2archivedate=&option=com_k2&k2=k2&view=itemlist&task=date&month=&year=&redire=trues&itemidflage=274
Dear SISTERS
Asalaamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu!
I'm writing to tell you about an exciting new magazine for Muslim children: Little Explorers.
As an author of children's books, I am always looking at new ways of interacting with children, notably Muslim children. Around the world millions of Muslim children are growing up with English as their primary language of education and communication. Aside from some religious textbooks, these children hardly have any Islamic literature available to read which may shape their behaviour, attitudes or morality.
I am sure that we have all been in this situation: we arrive at the supermarket and, as we head to the magazine aisle, the kids run into the children's section. Then there's that awful moment where the boys pick up the latest wrestling publication, with more nakedness than you would like to think about. And the girls come back with some inappropriate story about the latest blonde-haired princess. At this point, when you try to explain to the children why they cannot have these magazines, a sense of sadness overcomes you, because you would really love to get them a magazine that they will enjoy.
Enter, Little Explorers Magazine.
Little Explorers is an English language magazine for Muslim children that can rival any other children's magazines out there for content and quality but also educates our children about this beautiful religion of ours in a fun and interactive way.
Little Explorers contains stories, comics, games, articles, and activities along Islamic lines. The purpose of the magazine is not only to provide an alternative to the many inappropriate options our children have, but also to provide content that will shape our children's ideals and character in the light of Islam. The magazine will, insha Allah, support the emergence of a whole generation of children who are not only comfortable with their Islamic identity but are also able to successfully relate to the environment in which they live. The magazine will also support parents in the Islamic development of their children.
I have received overwhelming support for this magazine and the feedback from parents, children, teachers and our respected scholars alike has been very encouraging, notably one of the pioneers of contemporary education. Dr Bilal Philips, publisher of the Eemaan Reading Series for children, warmly says;
"Welcome to an exciting new experience in the field of Muslim children's literature. Little Explorers Magazine is a pioneering effort in a vast educational realm in which precious little has been done over the past three decades."
The magazine will be launched on a subscription-based model, and will be available on a bi-monthly basis. We are working around the clock to get the first issue out in Ramadan, and guess what? We have managed to find a sponsor for the first issue so our children can have a truly moving Eid gift with compliments of Mercy Mission.
I am so excited, it's like being a kid again!
Wasalaam
Shazia Nazlee
Shazia Nazlee was born and raised in Bradford. At 29, she already has several published children’s books to her name, including ‘The tribe of Qur’aish’, ‘The lost kitten’, ‘The gift of Ramadan’, ‘The gift of my mother’ and ‘The football feud’. Shazia can be contacted at info@littleexplorersmagazine.co.uk This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
