EVENTS
Events:
2024
Jan 9 Highlights Foundation Muslim Storytellers Mentor Q&A
Feb 1 Ramadan Kareem book release in the UK
Feb 1 Kindling Words Conference
Feb 20 Ramadan Kareem book release in the US
March 2 I'm Your Neighbor & Maine Dept of Education Virtual Presentation
March 3 Kunooz Library Storytime
March 6 Little Falls Public Library Storytime
March 7 12x12 Picture Book Challenge Presentation
March 8 Turkestan American Association Storytime
March 9 Greenlight Bookstore Storytime. Register here.
March 11 Source Booksellers Virtual Event with Hatem Aly. Register here.
March 16 Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA
March 23 Barnes & Noble, Union Square, NYC
March 25 Parsippany Public Library Storytime
April 4 Livingston Public Library Storytime
April 6 Barnes & Noble, Morris Plains, NJ
April 7 Barnes & Noble, Ledgewood, NJ
April 8 Florham Park Library Storytime
April 16 Sami's Special Gift Book Release!
April 16 Texas Library Association Conference
Panel Presentation: The Nuts & Bolts of Nonfiction
April 20 Morris County Library Author Event
May 4 Hudson Children's Book Festival
May 11 Barnes & Noble, Atlantic Ave, NY
May 18 Barnes & Noble, Ledgewood, NJ
June 30 American Library Association Conference
Panel Presentation: The Power of Authentic & Diverse Rep. in Muslim Stories
Sept 28 Chappaqua Children's Book Festival, Chappaqua, NY
Oct 13 Warwick Children's Book Festival, Warwick, NY
Nov 2 Rochester Children's Book Festival, Rochester, NY
2023
Jan 24 Toronto District School Board Islamic Heritage Committee & Equity Dept Presentations
Feb. 1 World Read Aloud Day. Register here for a 20 minute free classroom read aloud and Q&A.
March 2 SCBWI Rochester Area Children's Writers and Illustrators Presentation: Writing Hacks, Tips, & Tricks
March 28 PBS Kids Storytime Presentation
April 1 Poughkeepsie Children's Book Festival
May 1-4 Highlights Foundation Muslim Storyteller Fellowship Symposium
May 6 Hudson Children's Book Festival
July 16-20 Highlights Foundation Summer Camp in Nonfiction Faculty Member. Register here.
Sept 23 Rye Children's Book Festival
Sept 30 Chappaqua Children's Book Festival
Oct 1 Maplewood South Orange Children's Book Festival
Oct 7 Warwick Children's Book Festival
Nov 16-19 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention Panel Presentations
2022
Jan. 19 North Seattle College Presentation: How to Write Picture Books
Feb. 2 World Read Aloud Day. Register here for a 20 minute free classroom read aloud and Q&A.
March 3 ONE WISH Virtual Book Launch at the Books of Wonder.
March 15 Open Book Foundation School Visit
March 20 Highlights Foundation Muslim Writers Fellowship Retreat
April 6 Little Shop of Stories Bookstore: Celebrate Ramadan! M.O. Yuksel & Mariam Quraishi in Conversation with Reem Faruqi.
April 7 The University of Southern Mississippi Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival: Panel Presentation: From Primary Sources to Published: How to Get Published in Children's Nonfiction.
April 9 Source Booksellers & the Arab American National Museum: Special Virtual ONE WISH Storytime.
June 6 Welcome Home Jersey City Story & Craft Time
June 10 NerdCamp Connecticut: Using Writing Exercises to Generate Story Ideas
June 18 Books of Wonder: Picture Book Biography Panel Discussion
July 10 Indigo Bookstore Storytime
July 15 NerdCamp Pennsylvania: Centering Children Outside the Mainstream Panel
July 15-19 Guest Faculty Member, Highlights Foundation Summer Camp in Nonfiction.
Oct. 1 Rye Children's Book Festival
Oct. 2 Maplewood Children's Book Festival
Oct. 16-19 Guest Faculty Member, Highlights Foundation Filling the Writer's Toolbox
Dec. 1-4 Highlights Foundation Muslim Storytellers Fellowship Retreat
2021
March 22 IN MY MOSQUE Virtual Book Launch at Words Bookstore.
March 27 Source Booksellers & the Arab American National Museum: Special Virtual IN MY MOSQUE Storytime
April 12-16 The University of Southern Mississippi Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival. Panel presentation: Play is Equity! The Role Picture Books Play in Creating a Just Society for Our Most Vulnerable Readers.
April 18 Little Shop of Stories Bookstore: M.O. Yuksel & Hatem Aly in conversation with Rahim Snow.
April 18-20 Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) Spring Virtual Conference. Panel presentation: Empowering and Enriching Learning Communities Through Cultural Appreciation, Not Cultural Appropriation.
April 29 Cambridge Library, Canada: IN MY MOSQUE Virtual Storytime
May 9 A Ramadan Celebration. Craft Activities at the Jersey City Free Public Library.
May 19 Gaithersburg Book Festival. Moderator for Discovering the World panel.
June 8 NerdCamp Kansas. Panel presentation: Diving Into Research.
June 12 NerdCamp Connecticut. Panel presentations: Heroes of Our Own Stories, and Play is Equity!
June 17 SCBWI Ohio Central and South Debut Picture Book Panel Presentation.
June 29 Highlights Foundation Muslim Storytellers Fellowship Informational Webinar.
Sept. 4 The Writing Barn: Connecting Our Past to Our Present through Art & Writing Panel Presentation.
Oct. 29 Meet the Author at Maehadza Bookshop in Indonesia! On Instagram Live @mae.bookish
Oct. 27 -
Dec. 29 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Exhibit. Visit exhibit featuring IN MY MOSQUE here.
Nov. 13 Boonton Book Festival
Dec. 1 We Need Diverse Books Holiday Auction