Al-Walaa Publications http://www.muslimfiction.com The stories are fiction. The issues are real. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 04:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Book Signing in Washington, D.C. http://www.muslimfiction.com/archives/224 http://www.muslimfiction.com/archives/224#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 03:04:14 +0000 Umm Zakiyyah http://muslimfiction.com/?p=224 Book Signing in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, September 19th,  2012

5:30pm to 8:30pm

with UMM ZAKIYYAH at

AMERICA’S ISLAMIC HERITAGE MUSEUM*

2315 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue (SE), Washington, DC  20020  (202) 610-0586

 

 DIRECTIONS:

America’s Islamic Heritage Museum is easy to access by car or metro. The museum is situated on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, which is the busy thoroughfare of the Historic Anacostia neighborhood. Our address is 2315 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20020. 
To access the museum by car from Virginia follow I-395 unto the Southwest Freeway. Take the exit onto South Capitol Street toward the Nationals Park. Follow South Capitol Street over the Anacostia River. After you cross the river veer left onto the Suitland Parkway. Turn left at Firth Sterling Avenue and right at Howard Road. After you pass the Anacostia Metro turn left onto Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. After you cross Talbert Street the museum will be on your left hand side. Parking is available on the street in front of the museum and immediately alongside the museum’s wall facing the restaurant. Please do not use the restaurant’s parking lot. 
To access the museum by Metro please use the Anacostia metro station on the Green Line. When you exit the station go left to cross Howard Road. Turn right and walk alongside Howard Road with the school on your left hand side. At the intersection turn left onto Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Continue for three blocks, the museum will be on your left hand side.    
Tel: (202) 610-0586

Featuring…

Free Book Raffle 5:30 to 6:00

Author Talk, Book Reading, and Q&A 6:15 to 7:30

Book Signing 5:30 to 6:00 and 7:30 to 8:30

Light Refreshments

 Open to the public. Males and Females welcome. No photographs or videos permitted.

 Bring previously purchased books. Books available at Islamic Bookstore in Baltimore, MD or Halalco in Falls Church, VA.  Limited quantities of select titles available on site

 For more information, contact Amir Muhammad (202) 841-9386 or Aliyah Abdel-Malik (301) 332-0113

*New location on the premises of “Clara Muhammad School” building

]]> http://www.muslimfiction.com/archives/224/feed 0 Exclusive Author’s Reception with Umm Zakiyyah http://www.muslimfiction.com/archives/217 http://www.muslimfiction.com/archives/217#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:31:46 +0000 siddeeqm http://muslimfiction.com/?p=217 Exclusive Author’s Reception for women and students with Emory alumna and internationally acclaimed author Umm Zakiyyah

Saturday, October 6, 2012 10am to 2pm
Emory University Conference Center Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia (USA)

more information — events@muslimfiction.com

]]> http://www.muslimfiction.com/archives/217/feed 0 Join Umm Zakiyyah’s Page http://www.muslimfiction.com/archives/200 http://www.muslimfiction.com/archives/200#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 04:25:06 +0000 Umm Zakiyyah http://muslimfiction.com/?p=200 Meet Umm Zakiyyah online:  Visit ummzakiyyah.com or themuslimauthor.com and join us on Facebook.

Her novels have touched the lives of readers across the world, inspiring non-Muslims to accept Islam, Muslims to renew their faith, and avid readers to enjoy compelling, heart-moving tales.

Find out more about Umm Zakiyyah– “the Muslim author.”  Read her latest blogs, get updates on her internationally acclaimed novels, and join in engaging discussions.

]]> http://www.muslimfiction.com/archives/200/feed 0 BOOK TRAILER for Hearts We Lost http://www.muslimfiction.com/archives/194 http://www.muslimfiction.com/archives/194#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 13:53:17 +0000 Umm Zakiyyah http://muslimfiction.com/?p=194 OFFICIAL TRAILER for the book Hearts We Lost. Live action. Professional actors. Background “music” drum and voice only.

For information on any upcoming movies of Umm Zakiyyah’s novels, visit the producer’s page at http://skozfilms.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/if-i-should-speak-the-movie/

]]> http://www.muslimfiction.com/archives/194/feed 0 Umm Zakiyyah LIVE on Radio Show http://www.muslimfiction.com/archives/187 http://www.muslimfiction.com/archives/187#comments Sat, 07 May 2011 12:33:29 +0000 Umm Zakiyyah http://muslimfiction.com/?p=187 Umm Zakiyyah talks LIVE on RADIO: “Saudi Evenings,” a radio show broadcast on 97.0 FM in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  (April 30, 2011)

Umm Zakiyyah LIVE on Radio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1 of 4)

Part 1: Umm Zakiyyah’s discusses her background: Growing up in America, the inspiration behind her books, and her view of Muslim women covering vs. exploitation of women in America

Umm Zakiyyah LIVE on Radio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2 of 4)

Part 2: Umm Zakiyyah discusses more about the struggles of growing up in America and gives a synopsis of her books.

Umm Zakiyyah LIVE on Radio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (3 of 4)

Part 3: Umm Zakiyyah responds: “Should your books be more like non-Muslim novels, where religion isn’t so obvious?”  She also discusses the struggle of women believing they are equal to men; the storyline of Realities of Submission; and the similarities of youth’s struggles in America and Saudi Arabia.

Umm Zakiyyah LIVE on Radio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (4 of 4)

Part 4: Umm Zakiyyah continues to discuss the struggles of youth in America and Saudi Arabia and why she doesn’t believe in being “subtle” in religious issues in her writing.  She also discusses her latest novel Hearts We Lost and readers’ reactions to her books (positive and negative).

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