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Danny Ramadan

    May 31, 1984

    Danny Ramadan is a Syrian-Canadian author whose work delves into themes of identity, exile, and the search for belonging. His writing is characterized by its lyrical prose and profound insight into the human psyche, often centering the experiences of LGBTQ+ refugees. Ramadan seamlessly integrates his literary endeavors with his activism, striving to foster understanding and support for marginalized communities through his powerful narratives.

    Salma, die syrische Köchin
    Salma Joins the Team
    Salma Writes a Book
    The Clothesline Swing
    The Foghorn Echoes
    Salma Makes a Home
    • 2024

      Picture book charmer Salma stars in a new early chapter book series! Book Three: Salma Joins the Team Salma dreams of becoming a champion swimmer like her hero, Olympian Yusra Mardini. So when she signs up for her school's swim club, it feels like her dreams could come true . . . until mean comments from older girls at the pool and women at her mosque spark body image and self-esteem issues. But with the help of her close friends and family--the team that always has her back--Salma is ready to claim her place in the pool. About the Series: Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes, and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series. Over 17 awards for Salma the Syrian Chef! PRAISE for Book 1, Salma Makes a Home "A forthright, tender perspective on childhood immigration." --Kirkus Reviews

      Salma Joins the Team
    • 2023

      Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series. After a year, eleven months, and six days apart, Salma's dad is finally joining her family in their new home. Salma is so happy to see her baba-but she's also worried. What if he misses Syria so much that he leaves them again? She throws herself into showing him around the city and helping him learn English, but as Baba shares memories of Damascus Salma starts to realize how much she misses Syria, too. Can Salma make space in her heart for two homes? And can Baba?

      Salma Makes a Home
    • 2023

      Picture book charmer Salma stars in a new early chapter book series! Book Two: Salma Writes a Book Salma is going to be a big sister! She's determined to be the best sister ever, so she sets out to write the ultimate guidebook to siblinghood. But the more Salma learns about siblings, the more confused she gets, especially since her mama is fighting with her own brother, Khalou Dawood, about who he loves. Can Salma figure out what it means to be a good sister before the baby arrives? About the Series: Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes, and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series.

      Salma Writes a Book
    • 2022

      WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR GAY FICTION Hussam and Wassim are teenage boys living in Syria during America's 2003 invasion of Iraq. When a surprise discovery results in tragedy, their lives, and those of their families, are shattered. Wassim promises Hussam his protection, but ten years into the future, he has failed to keep his promise. Wassim is on the streets, seeking shelter from both the city and the civil war storming his country. Meanwhile Hussam, now on the other side of the world, remains haunted by his own ghosts, doing his utmost to drown them out with every vice imaginable. Split between war-torn Damascus and unforgiving Vancouver, The Foghorn Echoes is a tragic love story about coping with shared traumatic experience and devastating separation. As Hussam and Wassim come to terms with the past, they begin to realise the secret that haunts them is not the only secret that formed them.

      The Foghorn Echoes
    • 2017

      An enthralling tale of love and courage that weaves through the mountains of Syria, the valleys of Lebanon, the encircling seas of Turkey, the heat of Egypt and finally, to the hope of a new home in Canada. The Clothesline Swing tells the epic story of two lovers anchored to the memory of a dying Syria. One is Hakawati, the storyteller keeping life in forward motion by relaying remembered fables to his dying partner. Each night he waves stories of his childhood in Damascus, of the cruelty he has endured for his sexuality, of leaving hone, of war, of his fated meeting with his lover. Meanwhile Death himself, in his dark cloak, shares the house with the two men, eavesdropping on their secrets as he awaits their final undoing. 'Striking account of growing up gay in Syria.' -- Irish Times

      The Clothesline Swing