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    Interview with an Author - Heba Subeh-Hyder

    Interview With An Author On Writing Video
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    Earlier this summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Heba Subeh-Hyder, a Palestinian-American author of the children's series, Maymunah's Musings, and a Disabilities Concern ambassador for Human Concern International Canada.


    Watch our discussion below and get a glimpse into how she approaches authorship and her insights into the great responsibility of writing as a Muslim. 

    Are you a writer or the friend of a writer? Reach out to us on our contact page (or DM us on Instagram) to request a free interview. We want to promote and support authors, no matter if they’re traditionally published, self-published, or not-yet published! The only requirements are: 

    1. the participant's work is fiction, non-fiction, fanfiction, poetry, songs, or anything else that is written (we are not interviewing artists of other media at this time, but stay tuned for changes!)
    2. the participant's work belongs to themselves (in the case of fanfiction, transformative works are allowed) and has not been "written" in whole or in part by generative AI


    Until next time everyone,

    Happy reading and writing!

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    Pearls of Islam - A Performance at the Concert of Hope

    Events Poetry Video
    Sakinah Lenoir & Rabiah Abdullah
    The Pearls of Islam are an acoustic dynamic duo born and bred in London. Their parents are converts of African Caribbean Heritage. Growing up in a convert family the Pearls were always exposed to many different types of Music from reggae to rhythm and blues to classical to traditional qasidas.

    It was their parents passion and love that encouraged them to use their voices for the love of the Prophet Muhammed (    صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) and their deen. As children they were always encouraged to sing on stage and perform their own poetry this eventually led to Pearls of Islam officially being established in 2005 under the management of Mecca 2 Medina. Since then, inspired and moved by their family and their Shaykh the Pearls have continue to express themselves through the use of their music and nasheeds.

    The Pearls perform a mixture of nasheeds, rap, poetry and spoken word accompanied with the Djembe, Daff, Darbouk and Guitar.

    They have been blessed to perform and take their music all over Europe from the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Norway and perform to all audiences.

    Their varied work captures the attention of all types of audiences, non Muslim and Muslim alike. The Nasheeds which the ladies perform are in both English and Arabic and written with enthusiasm and love. Each piece has been worked on individually and expresses the love for Allah (    سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى), His religion, His beloved Prophet Muhammad (صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ), life and of course their spiritual teacher, Shaykh Muhammad Nazim. Their music emphasizes spreading the love of Rasululah (صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) and the love of Haq (truth) in their hearts and others. (via Facebook)