"What is meant for you will reach you even if it is between two mountains. And what is not meant for you will not reach you even if it's between your lips." --Imam Al-Ghazali
​ما لك يأتيك ولو كان تحت جبلين
و ما ليس لك لن يأتيك ولو كان بين شفتيك

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​Safa Suleiman is a Palestinian American educator with more than twenty years of experience in undergraduate and elementary school pedagogy. She is the author of Hilwa’s Gifts (‘25, Candlewick), which received a starred review from Booklist, calling it “an absolute treasure,” and Ameena’s Special Thobe (‘26, Candlewick).