Four Feet, Two Sandals (2007)
By Karen Lynn William, Khadra Mohammad, and Doug Chayka

Four Feet, Two Sandals was inspired by a refugee girl who asked the authors why there were no books about children like her. With warm colors and sensitive brush strokes, this book portrays the strength, courage, and hope of refugees around the world, whose daily existence is marked by uncertainty and fear

Reading level: Ages 4-8

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Extraordinary Women from the Muslim World (2007)
By Natalie Maydell and Sep Riahi
Paintings by Heba Amin

This brilliantly colored book presents an illustrative introduction to a select number of Muslim women who have lived extraordinary lives and gone on to influence their communities in a positive way.

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Conflict in Iraq: Searching for Solutions (2008)
The Choices Program
Produced by the Watson Institute for International Studies

Conflict in Iraq: Search for Solutions draws students into the policy debate on the role of the United States in Iraq. Readings and activities provide students with an overview of the history of Iraq, help students understand events surrounding the U.S.-led invasion, and explore the current situation. High School level.

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Celebrating Ramadan (2001)
By Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith
Photographs by Lawrence Migdale
A Holiday House Book

In crisp color photographs and insightful text, this story follows a young boy living in New Jersey, and his family through the month of praying and fasting and through celebrating the Eid-al-Fitr, the feast that ends Ramadan. An intimate look at the day-to-day lives of a devout Muslim family and an introduction to the Muslim faith. Grades 3-5.

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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (2004)
By Marjane Satrapi
Pantheon Books

In Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi dazzled audiences with her heartrending memoir-in-comic-strips about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Here is the continuation of her story. High School level.

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