Fawzia Gilani-Williams is a British scholar of Islamic children's literature. She is also an author of children's literature as 'mirror books', an approach to writing and storytelling that reflects visibility for readers in story.Pennington, R. 2017. Author's Emirati illustration books bring joy to pupils used to 'Anglocentric' teaching texts. The National. https://www.thenationalnews.com/author-s-emirati-illustration-books-bring-joy-to-pupils-used-to-anglocentric-teaching-texts-1.671358 . Retrieved 1/1/2021. A significant number of her children's books are Islamic adaptations of Western tales, often featuring Muslim characters in caring interaction with each other and with Hebrew or Hindu characters.Hasan, M.M.; Hamid, A.; Adilah, N. & Ramlan, W.N.M. (2020) Adapting fairy tales through an Islamic lens: a study of Gilani-Williams’ Cinderella: an Islamic tale. History of Education & Children’s Literature. 891-905. ISSN 1971-1093 E-ISSN 1971-1131. http://irep.iium.edu.my/85910/ . Retrieved 1/1/2021.
Awards Her children's book Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam, illustrated by Chiara Fedele, received a Sydney Taylor Book Award in 2018 from the Association of Jewish Libraries.Pinchuck, C. (2018). The Sydney Taylor Book Award: A guide to the winners, honor books and notables. Association of Jewish Libraries, p. 14. Print.
Bibliography Gilani-Williams, F., Bridget Hodder.(2023) The Promise.Books by Fawzia Gilani-Williams at Kirkus Reviews; retrieved November 17, 2023 Gilani-Williams, F., Bridget Hodder.(2022) The Button Box. Gilani-Williams, F. (2020). Henna on my Hands. Bengaluru: Tulika Books. Gilani-Williams, F. (2019). Adil Ali's Shoe. Speaking Tiger . Gilani-Williams, F. (2017). Yaffa and Fatima: shalom, salaam. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben Publishing. . Gilani-Williams, F. (2010). Nabeel's New Pants: an Eid tale. New York: Marshall Cavendish. Gilani-Williams, F. (2013). Snow White – An Islamic Tale. Leicester. England: Islamic Foundation. Gilani, F. (2002). The Adventures of Musab. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
Selected publications
Gilani-Williams, Fawzia. (2016). "The emergence of Western Islamic children’s literature". Mousaion, 34 (2), 113-126. Gilani-Williams, F. (2014). Islamic critical theory: A tool for emancipatory education. International Journal of Islamic Thought, 5, 16-27.
Gilani, F. & Bigger, S. (2010) Muslim Pupils, Children's Fiction and Personal Understanding. Almas International Research Journal of Urdu, 12, 1-9. Print.
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