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Morning Now Dawned: A Middle Eastern Kidlit Podcast

Morning Now Dawned: A Middle Eastern Kidlit Podcast

By: Abby Limmer
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A new monthly podcast from the University of Arizona Center for Middle Eastern Studies sharing children's books about the Middle East and Middle Eastern people. Learn more about the Center at cmes.arizona.edu!

Morning Now Dawned is named after a phrase found in each story from the 1001 Nights Collection, signalling the end of Shahrazad's (Scheherazade's) story for the night.

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  • A Girl Named Mithra with Moujan Adl

    A Girl Named Mithra with Moujan Adl
    Dec 18 2025

    This is an interview with Moujan Adl, author of A Girl Named Mithra, a picture book about the Iranian winter solstice holiday of Yalda.

    Links:

    Moujan Adl, author: https://www.pompub.com/aboutus

    Mona Danesh, illustrator: https://mdanesh.myportfolio.com/, @nazarjoon

    Farzad Hemati, translator to Persian: https://www.pompub.com/translator

    Yalda is traditionally celebrated with readings from the poet Hafez. For more information:

    https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/hafez/

    https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170109-the-mystical-poet-who-can-help-you-lead-a-better-life

    For information on the University of Arizona Center for Middle Eastern Studies, go to: https://cmes.arizona.edu/.

    For information on the Middle East Outreach Council, go to: http://www.meoc.us/

    MEOC Book Award information, including a list of all winners is at: http://www.meoc.us/book-awards.html

    Abby Limmer can be reached at alimmer@arizona.edu .

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