![]() We got the book from Tsutaya in Saitama Prefecture. ![]() ![]() The book is available at bookstores and Amazon Japan. That’s why this picture book, which is available in Japanese, is very important to introduce diversity to Japanese youth. The book comes with gentle but powerful and convincing words that touch the heart.Įven though Muslims is one of the largest populations in the world, which is said that 1 among 4 people in the world is a Muslim, not many Japanese are familiar with Muslims since the number in Japan is not much. It is a work with a hope of a society free from prejudice and discrimination, such as the blue of the sky and the sea. The story leads by Faizah who tells a story about the first day of her sister, Asiya, wearing a hijab to school that makes her look like a princess and together overcome those who say bad and laugh at her. ![]() That is 30 books selected and one of them is “Neesan no Aoi Hijab”. This New York Times bestseller book is recommended by Saitama Prefectural Youth and Health Development Council which deliberates on books that youth should read for the Reading Week and Sai no Kuni Education Week among the books recommended by the citizens in the prefectures and publishers. ![]()
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