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Don’t assume you know by the cover

The Ramadan Drummer by Sahtinay Abaza

Arthi’s Bomma by Mamta Nainy

August 4, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have read several books on Ramadan and on India (not together, but the theme of the review is different takes on familiar areas). They were starting to blend together (I was talking about one book and realized that I was combining two different ones). Therefore, when I saw The Ramadan Drummer I was both interested and assumed it would be “just another Ramadan story.” Which, it was not. Sahtinay Abaza’s story starts out similarly to other Ramadan stories, in which the young boy of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: Dinara Mirtalipova, family, India, Mamta Nainy, Ramadan, Sahtinay Abaza, Shruti Prabhu, Toys & Dolls, traditions

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:579 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion · Tags: Dinara Mirtalipova, family, India, Mamta Nainy, Ramadan, Sahtinay Abaza, Shruti Prabhu, Toys & Dolls, traditions ·
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