CONTENTS EDITORS INTRODUCTION 1 Perfect Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow 5 Yusuf and the Great Big Brownie Mistake Aisha Saeed 23 Kareem Means Generous Asmaa Hussein 37 Don’ut Break Tradition S K Ali 57 Just Like Chest Armor Candice Montgomery 77 Gifts Rukhsana Khan 97 The Feast of Sacrifice Hena Khan 115 Seraj Captures the Moon G Willow Wilson and Sara Alfageeh 132 Searching for Blue N H Senzai 141 Creative Fixes Ashley Franklin 159 Taste Hanna Alkaf 175 Eid Pictures Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow 197 Not Only an Only Huda Al-Marashi 203 Maya Madinah Chooses Joy Ayesha Mattu 221 Eid and Pink Bubble Gum Insha’Allah Randa Abdel-Fattah 239 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 255 CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHIES 259
EDITORS INTRODUCTION Dear Readers Eid The short single syllable word brings up so many feelings and memories for Muslims Maybe it’s waking up to the sound of frying samosas or the comfort of bean pie maybe it’s the pleasure of putting on a new outfit for Eid prayers or the gift giving holiday parties or carnival rides to come that day Whatever it may be for most of us who cherish this day of celebration the emotional responses can be summed up in another short and sweet word joy Eid is an Arabic word meaning celebration feast that repeats i e that comes around each year There are two Eids that are primarily celebrated Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha Eid ul Fitr is the feast of breaking the fast marking the ending of Ramadan the month during which many Muslims fast from dawn to sunset Eid ul Adha is the feast of the sacrifice marking the tenth day of the month of Hajj during which capable Muslims undertake the pilgrimage to Mecca While most countries have adopted the solar calendar calendar which marks months and years based on the sun
