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Drummer Girl

Drummer Girl

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The tale of a unique dream and the family that helped make it come true.

Throughout the Muslim world, people fast during the month of Ramadan. All month a drummer walks each neighborhood in the quiet pre-dawn, waking its residents to partake in a blessed meal before the day's fast begins. This drummer is called a musaharati.

Najma lives in Turkey and dreams of becoming the musaharati for her neighborhood - but a woman has never held the position. With colorful courage and support from her Baba, Najma's dream comes true...but will her neighborhood celebrate as much as she does?

Inspirational story of sincerity, determination, and believing in yourself. 



Share the delightful story of Najma with someone you love this Ramadan! 

Author: Hiba Masood
Illustrator: Hoda Hadidi
Publisher: Daybreak Press
ISBN-13: 978-0990625971
Hardcover: 28 pages

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Drummer Girl has won four gold seals: two Literary Classics awards, the Moonbeam Award, and the International Book Award in the Children's Picture Book category of the American Book Fest.

  • “This book makes me cry every time I read it.”

  • “Great book touching on an important part of Turkish culture—the Ramadan Drummer—and the sweet relationship between a girl and her father.”

  • “Not just for Muslim kids. It’s about breaking barriers and believing in your dreams.”

  • “The plot kept my kids engaged until the end. A wonderful addition to our Ramadan collection.”

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Author

Hiba Masood is a Canadian-Pakistani writer, storyteller, and speaker. Apart from running her wildly popular Facebook page (Drama Mama), she is also a columnist for Muslim Matters. Currently based in Karachi, Hiba runs Happy Place, an enrichment center for women and kids, where she holds story, art, and yoga sessions centered around her primary passion, children’s literature. Hiba is the author of Aiza and Alina, a story of friendship and Down syndrome, which she wrote for use in inclusive programs across Pakistan. Drummer Girl is Hiba’s second book. As an uplifting story about empowered women and a supportive father, this book encapsulates her mission in life: to encourage women to become their best, most radiant selves, and to celebrate everyone who helps them in this essential journey.

Illustrator

Hoda Hadadi is an internationally recognized, award-winning Iranian illustrator, author, and poet. Best known for her vibrant collage technique using transparent silk paper, she has illustrated over eighty books published in multiple languages. Her work often explores the relationship between women and nature, with women as central storytellers. Hadadi studied graphic design at the University of Art in Tehran and continues to create from her studio in the city.

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    All Daybreak Press publications are available for wholesale. Please email bookshop@rabata.org with inquiries.