The news today: International Court of Justice orders Israel to prevent genocide, Michigan Muslims cancel on Biden, while Canadian Muslims and Arabs push back on PM Trudeau and the Canadian government’s response to the ICJ ruling. Muslim foster homes are needed in Michigan while a Canadian woman’s court case challenges the country’s ban on adoptions from certain Muslim countries. The Marvels comes to Disney+, a new exhibit shows at the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, and Spaghettifish Productions puts on a charity comedy show for Palestinean aid. Guest author M.O. Yuksel discusses the importance of representation in children’s books and how she wrote five books about Muslims around the world and their various holiday celebrations. 

For more information on the topics discussed in this episode, you can visit the following articles and websites:

Check out Mindy Yuksel on Instagram @moyuksel.author

And find out more about Mindy’s upcoming books "Ramadan Kareem" and "Sami’s Special Gift": https://www.moyuksel.com/

Check out Spaghettifish Productions on Instagram @spaghettifishproductions

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