Author Umm Juwayriyah Releases First Muslim Fiction App Through #MuslimGirlsRead Media
Indigenous American Muslim educator, business owner, creator of Urban Muslim Fiction, releases a #MuslimFiction Google App.
West Springfield, MA, May 11, 2018 --(PR.com)-- From bestselling educator and author, Umm Juwayriyah (Maryam A. Sullivan), comes an exciting new way to stay up-to-date with English #MuslimFiction through #MuslimGirlsRead Fave Books Google App.
The app is a database that is rated E for everyone and will serve to connect Muslim authors and readers from all over the world with new and old Muslim fiction. The app can also save favorite books and link readers to purchase books as well.
"Selling fiction is hard. Selling Muslim fiction can sometimes be three times harder," author Umm Juwayriyah stated. "The app is your one-stop shop for all kinds of Muslim Fiction from mainstream and indie authors alike that you might have difficulty finding elsewhere. #MuslimGirlsRead Fave Books app is also a means to shine a light on #BlackMuslimReads as well because works of fiction by Black Muslims is not always valued in international Muslim or non-Muslim spaces."
Proceeds from the downloads are intended to expand the app with more technology and support the #MuslimGirlsRead Ramadhan Muslim Fiction fundraiser that provides #MuslimFiction to American inner-city Muslim schools.
About the Author: Umm Juwayriyah (Maryam A.Sullivan) is a native of Springfield, Massachusetts and is a second generation American Muslim urban educator, business owner, and storyteller. She is the author of Tried & Tested, The Size of a Mustard Seed, Hind's Hands ~ A Story About Autism, and The Princess and the Good Deed. Umm Juwayriyah has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and was a recipient of the Lorraine Hansberry Award from Holyoke Community College and a Spirit Award from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Her writing and short stories have been featured in a number of Muslim and non Muslim publications around the world. She is also the Editor-in-Chief for the New England Muslim Women's Association and the founder of the literary initiative #MuslimGirlsRead. Umm Juwayriyah holds a Bachelors degree with honors from Bay Path University and a Masters of Arts degree with honors from Regis University.
The app is a database that is rated E for everyone and will serve to connect Muslim authors and readers from all over the world with new and old Muslim fiction. The app can also save favorite books and link readers to purchase books as well.
"Selling fiction is hard. Selling Muslim fiction can sometimes be three times harder," author Umm Juwayriyah stated. "The app is your one-stop shop for all kinds of Muslim Fiction from mainstream and indie authors alike that you might have difficulty finding elsewhere. #MuslimGirlsRead Fave Books app is also a means to shine a light on #BlackMuslimReads as well because works of fiction by Black Muslims is not always valued in international Muslim or non-Muslim spaces."
Proceeds from the downloads are intended to expand the app with more technology and support the #MuslimGirlsRead Ramadhan Muslim Fiction fundraiser that provides #MuslimFiction to American inner-city Muslim schools.
About the Author: Umm Juwayriyah (Maryam A.Sullivan) is a native of Springfield, Massachusetts and is a second generation American Muslim urban educator, business owner, and storyteller. She is the author of Tried & Tested, The Size of a Mustard Seed, Hind's Hands ~ A Story About Autism, and The Princess and the Good Deed. Umm Juwayriyah has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and was a recipient of the Lorraine Hansberry Award from Holyoke Community College and a Spirit Award from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Her writing and short stories have been featured in a number of Muslim and non Muslim publications around the world. She is also the Editor-in-Chief for the New England Muslim Women's Association and the founder of the literary initiative #MuslimGirlsRead. Umm Juwayriyah holds a Bachelors degree with honors from Bay Path University and a Masters of Arts degree with honors from Regis University.
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