Category: Awards and Recognitions
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Then and Now: The Pitt News
THEN & NOW! 20+ years ago, I wrote an opinion column for The Pitt News, my college newspaper. Sharing my stories was a highlight of my college experience. Seeing myself in The Pitt News again is a sweet moment.You can read the full article here. I had a Zoom interview with Nada Abdulaziz, the student…
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MOON’S RAMADAN at the Scholastic Book Fair
Sooo…friends are sending me photos of MOON’S RAMADAN at their Scholastic Book Fairs! Ahh! I get emotional every time. The most important book fair of my childhood is welcoming Ramadan. And these amazing book fair chairs and teachers are strengthening their communities. It is pretty surreal in the best way. Alhamdulillah đ In joy, Natasha
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MOON’S RAMADAN Featured in Target’s Ramadan Holiday Shop
This is getting saved in the scrapbook! Target launched its first ever holiday shop for Ramadan and Eid. (Yes, I am weeping.) And MOONâS RAMADAN was included! Go to target and search âRamadan.â I just did a mass add to cart. đ P.S. Keep supporting the Etsy sellers and small business owners that sell Ramadan crafts,…
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MOON’S RAMADAN is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Sharing some good news today. MOONâS RAMADAN is a 2023 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! As a kid, I lived in seven different cities, but the one place that stayed the same was the public library. It nurtured my love for reading. So, my heart is full knowing that children all over the country…
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Thank you, Highlights Foundation and the Doris Duke Foundation!
Elementary school me, reading her Highlights magazine, had no idea what that smiling logo would come to mean. In 2021, the Highlights Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to amplifying the voices of storytellers, announced a two-year fellowship in childrenâs literature for Muslim storytellers. I am so humbled to be one of the fellows chosen. This fellowship,…
NATASHA KHAN KAZI 