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Salaam Magazine The 1st Islamic Children’s
Magazine in the USA
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History of Salaam Magazine

One day Esra Nur Sula brought her 16-year-old daughter and friends to the library as a way to inspire them to work and be involved in their community. They all agreed to make a resource for Muslim children. Listen to what happened next, and see how Salaam Magazine started!

Salaam Magazine Writers and Experts

  • Amy A. Ay, PhD in Chemistry
  • Bilgenur Sirin, BA in Psychology, BS in Brain and Cognitive Science
  • Esra Nur Sula, MS in Architecture
  • Fatma S. Bedir, Nature Writer
  • Hande S. Guvenc, Dietician
  • Hannah Bayram, Nurse Practitioner
  • Hatice M. Celenli, Poet, Storyteller, Interviewer
  • Hatice T. Yorukoglu, Turcologist
  • Hope Ali, RN
  • Lisa C. Costanzo, BS in Special Education, MS in Elementary Education, PhD in Bilingual Education
  • Karuna Riazi, MG Author
  • Nahida Esmail, BS in Psychology, MS in Child Development with Early Childhood Education. Her novels have all received CODE’s Burt Award. In 2015, she was honored with the Tanzania Women’s Achievement Award in the Education category.
  • Omer S. Cagdir, Comic Author and Illustrator
  • Refia Bilgic, Environmentalist Writer
  • Saide N. Okutan, Clinical Lab Scientist, MSc, MLS (ASCP)
  • Salah Baazizi, Photographer
  • Semra Coban, BS and MS in Architecture
  • Stevie Welch, RN
  • Zeynep Oksuz, Dental Hygienist
  • Sara K. Alavi, MD, Internist
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Salaam Magazine Youth Team

Salaam Magazine encourages youth to participate in creating its stories. Salaam's Youth Team has been editing, researching specific subjects, and discussing subjects with experts. Our Youth Team continues to write articles and create puzzles for the magazine. It is with their eagerness to learn and share their knowledge that Salaam Magazine has continued to grow.

Mission of Salaam Magazine

Our mission is to create a peaceful world for all children by encouraging them to develop skills with mindfulness and knowledge-driven curiosity. Salaam Magazine is inspired by universal values and ethics that encourage children to seek positive solutions to the world's problems. With our focus on STEM, good morals and knowledge of Islam, we hope to inspire our readers to become leaders who are both strong mentally and spiritually.

Founder of Salaam Magazine

Esra Nur Sula, a Turkish American, has lived in the United States since 2000. She has a Masters in Architecture. When she moved to the US, she had five children and became a stay-at-home mom – a humbling and challenging vocation she continues to take on proudly. Early on in her career as a parent, she noticed the lack of Islamic resources for children in the US. It was with a great deal of diligence and creativity that she brought the pages of Salaam Magazine to life and among readers across the country and around the globe. Reading, hiking, and exploring nature are Esra’s indispensable love.

Salaam Magazine Production Team

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