الولايات المتحدة: كتب "نور كيدز" تغرس الهوية الإسلامية في الأطفال

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قام الأخان "أمين آسر" و"محمد آسر" بولاية "مينيسوتا" الأمريكية - بطرح سلسلة من كتب الأطفال بعنوان: "نور كيدز"، تهدف إلى مساعدة أطفال وشباب المسلمين على التمسك بهُويتهم الإسلامية، وذلك من أجل بحث سُبل التغلب على التحديات التي تعترض طريق أطفال المسلمين.

وقد أكد الأخان أهمية توفير كتب تعزِّز ثقة المسلمين بأنفسهم، فضلاً عن رؤية الآخرين لهم، في ظل النجاح الذي تحقِّقه سلسلة الكتب منذ 4 سنوات؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Brothers hope books will help Muslim kids hang onto their identity

Amin Aaser didn't need to look farther than his own Minnesota childhood to inspire his series of children's books. It's set in a town called Maple Grove — which is where he grew up — and follows the story of four cartoon animals — including one who bears his name.

Amin, the fictional character, is a charismatic panda bear. Amin Aaser, the author, is 27, bearded and wide-eyed. His older brother Mohammed Aaser, 30, is a little burlier and wears glasses.

Cover for a Noor Kids book Courtesy Noor Kids

Their series is called "Noor Kids." Noor means "the light," the brothers explain, as if to illuminate the way for young Muslims.

The brothers both have impressive business-school pedigrees. Mohammed graduated from Harvard; Amin, who worked on the corporate side of Target and General Mills, is pursuing his MBA at the University of California Berkeley.

The idea to create children's books, Amin said, started in a conversation with their older sister, who was pregnant.

"The three of us began reflecting on our own childhood, about what it was like to grow up as a Muslim in North America," he said. "That's when the light bulb went off. We said there's no way we want Aasiya, my sister's daughter, to experience the same challenges as we did."