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Judges for 2017 competition announced

  We’re pleased to announce the judges for the 2017 Young Muslim Writers Awards:   Ahmed Masoud is a writer and director who grew up in Palestine and moved to the UK in 2002. His […]

Book Review: A Change is Gonna Come

By Various Authors Stripes (Little Tiger Press Group)     A review by Safeerah Mughal Young Muslim Writers Awards 2015 Winner – Key Stage 4 (Age 14-16) Poetry and Short Story       In […]

2017 Shortlist Announced

Muslim Hands is delighted to announce the shortlisted entries in the 2017 Young Muslim Writers Awards.   Key Stage 1 Poetry – Age 5-7 The Three Amigos The Jungle Oggletrog My Family Midnight Adventure Key […]

Celebrating Eid with Children

Whether you’ve decorated your home, prepared special sweets or wrapped presents to share on the day, we know celebrating Eid al-Fitr can be a very exciting time for children.     To help young readers celebrate […]

Ramadan Books for Young Readers

Ramadan is a time for reflection, extra prayer and an opportunity for the family to gather. To introduce the holy month to children, we’ve compiled a list of books for young readers on Ramadan and […]

1000 Twitter Followers Book Giveaway

Young Muslim Writers Awards 1000 Followers Book Giveaway   To celebrate reaching 1000 Twitter followers, we’ll be sending a collection of books to a lucky winner. TO enter the competition, simply follow Young Muslim Writers […]