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Reading and Literature Ninth Grade

    Serious novels are preferred.  While they teach such stories as "The Red Badge of Courage", "Johnny Tremain", "Hamlet", "The Hobbit" and other such fare in non-Muslim schools, our choices are limited but not hopeless.  We will update when we find more.

Title Author Source Subject
Afghan Caravan Idries Shah IBTS Misc. stories about Afghanistan.  (Good narratives)
Jewels of Remembrance Jalaluddin Rumi translated by K & C Helminski barnesandnoble A must use collection of Islamically-inspired poems
Companions of the Prophet Volume 2 Abdul Wahid Hamid IBTS Sahaba biographies
Growing Up Muslim in America Richard Wormser IBTS Wonderful collection of essays about Muslim teens.
Three Great Islamic Movements in the Arab Past Maryam Jameelah Halalco Good biographies of recent Muslim heroes
Shehu Uthman Dan Fodio Maryam Jameelah Halalco Good biography of an African Muslim leader
Art and Cities of Islam R. A. Jaivazbhoy Astrolabe Shows the artistic side of Muslim culture
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes Amin Maalouf AWAIR Good historical writings
Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree Tariq Ali

AWAIR

Excellent drama in post-Muslim Spain
The Walking Drum Louis L'Amour

AWAIR

Adventure set across the Muslim world.

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