A Year of Religious Festivals: My Muslim Year

This book moves chronologically through the calendar year and looks at the typical events, customs and celebrations celebrated by Muslim children.

Festivals such as Ashura and Lailat ul-Miraj, and personal customs such as Ramadan are explored through the use of religious articles, books, buildings, symbols and food.

Look inside nine-year-old Nayaab's diary to read what it's like to be at each event.

It links to the following units in the DfES Scemes of Work: 1A - What does it mean to belong? (Year 1, looking at religious symbols, clothes, buildings and festivals), 1D Beliefs and practice - generic (Year 1), 3A Celebrations - generic (Year 2), 3A What do signs and symbols mean in religion? (Year 3).