Curious George explains Ramadan to the masses
Author Hena Khan has written the new children's book It's Ramadan, Curious George. She discusses Islamophobia, tolerance and childhood with The Current.
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As millions around the world are marking Ramadan, a children's book author has enlisted one of the most beloved literary characters to help educate non-Muslims on the holiest month of the Islamic calendar.
Most people knew very little about Islam and Muslims— and even though I was a big reader as a child, I never saw myself in the books that I read.- Hena Khan on her experience of childhood
In this segment, author Hena Khan discusses her new book It's Ramadan, Curious George, and describes her relationship with childhood, Islamophobia and tolerance.
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This segment was produced by The Current's Howard Goldenthal