Aya Khalil
Aya Khalil is a freelance journalist and educator who has taught at all levels from preschool to college. Her debut picture book, The Arabic Quilt, is based on events from her childhood when she immigrated at the age of one to the U.S. from Egypt with her parents and siblings. She currently resides with her husband and their three children in Toledo, Ohio.
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The Arabic Quilt
- By: Aya Khalil
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 12 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: February 04, 2020
- Language: English
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Kanzi’s family has moved from Egypt to America, and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. Maybe that’s why she forgets to take the kofta sandwich her mother has made for her lunch, but that... Read more
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