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Safiyyah’s War

Hiba Noor Khan

In occupied Paris, Safiyyah and her Algerian French family live in the Grand Mosque, where her father and uncle assist the Resistance. Her father hides injured Allied soldiers and prepares false papers that identify Jewish people as Muslim. When Nazi attention falls on him, Safiyyah takes over delivering those documents. As Jewish neighbors vanish, her family and other Resistance members shelter people in the mosque before helping them leave France through a tunnel and by barge.

This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.

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Book details

Themes
Courage · Cultural Heritage · Family · Social Justice · War And Conflict
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
May 7, 2024
ISBN-13
9780063351875
Language
English
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