Eid al-Fitr

Spotlight on Dari
12
May

Spotlight on Dari

By admin commentsDari, endangered languages, UNESCO, see and hear, Dari speakers, Eid al-Fitr, Ramadan, Afghanistan, Iran, Persian, dialects, Goldilocks, books for kids, bilingual, picture books

Dari might seem like an unlikely language to make it onto UNESCO’s list of Endangered Languages; about half of Afghanistan’s population understand Dari, and nearly a third speak it, meaning there are an estimated 8-9 million speakers of this Indo-Iranian language, sister to Persian and Farsi.

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Ramadan Begins!
12
Apr

Ramadan Begins!

By admin commentsRamadan, Eid al-Fitr, celebration, fasting, suhur, iftar, traditions, culture, bilingual book, family, رَمَضَان, Ramazan, prayer, reflection, Eid ul-Fitr, عيد الفطر, new moon, cresent moon, Mecca, Muslim celebration, mosque, Muslim tradition, Samira's Eid, Enebor Attard, Nasreen Aktar, children's book, books about Ramadan, picture book

Today marks the 2021 beginning of Ramadan, an important celebration to Muslims across the world. 

Illustration from Samira's Eid by Enebor Attard, a landscape in the night with a crescent moon and a house

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