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Announcement graphic for A Gentle Light: The Story of Noor Inayat Khan News Deal Announcement: A Gentle Light: The Story of Noor Inayat Khan Red Comet Press has bought world rights to A Gentle Light: The Story of Noor Inayat Khan, a picture book biography illustrated by Tara Anand, planned for spring 2027. Shirin Shamsi reading Zahra’s Blessing to students News Chicago-area mom writes children’s book about Ramadan, ‘Zahra’s Blessing’ ABC7 Chicago covers Zahra’s Blessing — the story of a girl who discovers her blessings as her family prepares for Eid. Illustration from partition-themed media coverage News South Asian diaspora brings 1947 partition to Western pop culture Al Jazeera on how South Asian creatives — including Shirin Shamsi’s The Moon from Dehradun — are bringing the 1947 partition to popular culture. Shirin Shamsi and illustrator Tarun Lak News Q & A session with Shirin Shamsi on The Moon from Dehradun Publishers Weekly speaks with Shirin Shamsi and Pixar animator Tarun Lak about craft, research, and representing the weight of history.