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Websites |
Islamic Rose Books at www.windad-lld.com
Publishing at www.MuslimWritersPublishing.com
Islamic Rose Store at http://www.cafepress.com/islamicrose
Islamic Fiction Books at: www.IslamicFictionbooks.com |
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Published Books |
Islamic Rose Books (series):
Book 1: The Visitors
Book 2: Friends
Book 3: Stories
Book 4: Saying Goodbye.
Non Fiction:
Halal Food, Fun and Laughter- cookbook
A Muslim’s Guide to Publishing and Marketing |
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Short Stories, Articles, Commentaries |
--The Muslim Woman, (a print magazine in South Africa): human interest short stories/articles.
--Many Voices, One Faith: an anthology of short stories, articles and commentaries.
--IslamOnline: articles.
--Grandma & Hijab-Ez: comic strips published by Rising Star Magazine, with multiple media sources republishing the strip. |
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Writing: Themes and Styles |
Youth books; science fiction short stories; human interest articles; Islamic comic strip storyboards; mystery-adventure; police drama.Themes: tolerance, moderation, appreciation for diversity, and secular/Islamic educational. |
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Professional Organizations |
Founder of Islamic Writers Alliance
Member: Arizona Authors AssociationPublisher
Member: PMA-Independent Book Publishers Association |
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Award-winning Author and Publisher |
Known by many as Widad, Linda is a Muslim revert, the mother of three and grandmother of eight. Retired in 2000 from the Arizona Department of Public Safety with the rank of Sergeant, Widad is the owner-publisher of Muslim Writers Publishing, a traditional Muslim publishing house.
The Association of Muslim Women in America, Inc. (AMWA) selected Widad to receive the 2005 Excellence in Media, Literary Arts award based on her work in the literary arts as author of the children’s book series, Islamic Rose. |
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Community Involvement |
Charities include Islamic children’s book libraries and the non-profit Muslim food distribution organization, The Cultural Cup, located in Phoenix, AZ. Her reversion story can be read at http://www.islamonline.net/english/journey/2004/03/jour02.shtml#t |
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Education |
University of Phoenix: Bachelor Degree in Management |