St. Cloud author and entrepreneur Hudda Ibrahim published her third book and second children's book, "Lula Wants to Wear a Badge," on Jan. 18, 2022. Ibrahim, who is Somali, wants the book to show young Muslim children and all children for that matter that they can be anything they want to be when they grow up.
St. Cloud author and entrepreneur Hudda Ibrahim published her third book and second children's book, "Lula Wants to Wear a Badge," on Jan. 18, 2022. Ibrahim, who is Somali, wants the book to show young Muslim children and all children for that matter that they can be anything they want to be when they grow up.
St. Cloud author and entrepreneur Hudda Ibrahim published her third book and second children's book, "Lula Wants to Wear a Badge," on Jan. 18, 2022. Ibrahim, who is Somali, wants the book to show young Muslim children and all children for that matter that they can be anything they want to be when they grow up.
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ST. CLOUD – A few years ago, Hudda Ibrahim s niece asked her why characters in books don t look like her.
The question from Fatima spurred an idea for a children s book featuring Muslim women of all ages and professions wearing different colored hijabs a teacher in a brown headscarf, a doctor in yellow and an athlete in black. I like writing essays and chapter books, said Ibrahim, a teacher and author of a book detailing how central Minnesota became home to many Somali refugees, including herself. I never thought I d go into children s books.
But Fatima was right. Children s books are overwhelmingly written by white authors and much more frequently feature white characters.
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