Rhonda Roumani

Rhonda Roumani is a Syrian-American journalist who has written about Islam, the Arab world, and Muslim American issues for more than two decades. She is also the author of nonfiction and fiction books for children.

Roumani began writing children's books in 2017 after organizing a book fair at her daughter's school and discovering that it did not include a single book by an Arab author. She also found that the only book by a Muslim author was written by Malala Yousafzai. That experience inspired her to create stories that broaden the representation of Arab and Muslim voices in children's literature.