Rekiya & Z Sera Norman Shapiro’s translations have been

Norman Shapiro’s translations have been widely praised for their formal integrity

In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment

As more and more Muslims adopt that lens as part of their effort to both understand and engage the modern world

the culmination of years of planning

Rekiya & Z Sera Norman Shapiro’s translations have beenHow far does Friendship stretch? When Rekiya and Zaynunah met as teenagers, neither had any inkling this would be the start of a lifelong friendship. That the bond they formed so young would see them through the best and worst of times An unlikely alliance, Rekiya is the unacknowledged daughter of one of the country's richest men while Zaynunah is the Ibadan born and raised hijabi with a more modest background. Years later, a monumental loss tests the