by Saussan | Aug 10, 2019 | Blog
How do you celebrate Eid al-Adha with children? Living in the UK, I try to make Eid as festive as possible at home and in class. One of the things we do every year is make sheep cupcakes. It has become a tradition for us and kids love it! Here are my 3 simple steps...
by Saussan | Apr 2, 2019 | Blog
It’s International Children’s Book Day and it has got me thinking – we complain so much about the lack of good-quality Arabic children’s books when in fact my journey has led me to many excellent ones! There is room for so much more but to date, here are our 5...
by Saussan | Mar 23, 2019 | Blog
First CIS Teacher Training I had the pleasure of presenting at the first Teacher Training Workshop at the Cambridge University Centre of Islamic Studies. The workshop helps teachers in mainstream education to incorporate information on Islamic influences in day to day...
by Saussan | Feb 26, 2019 | Blog
We all watched with immense pride the historic moment that Rami Malek accepted his award for Best Actor on the renowned Oscars stage. What stood out most for me was his candid acceptance speech, in which he explained his Egyptian heritage and subsequent struggle with...
