The Lost Ring

Dr. Fawzia Gilani-Williams is a global representative for the International Positive Education Network and a research fellow for the Eid Stories Institute for Literary Studies and Peace Research in the UK. She also works for the Department of Knowledge and Education in the UAE. Born and raised in the UK, Fawzia holds a Ph.D in Children’s Literature and Character Education from the University of Worcester. She is an internationally experienced principal, teacher and researcher specializing in primary education, Islamic children’s literature, and creative writing. Her research interests include child identity and empowerment, character development, and Islamic literary theory. Fawzia has written a number of ‘mirror books’ and ‘window books’ to promote intercultural literacy, emotional development and social flourishing. She is the author of the Islamic fairy tale series produced by Kube, UK, including Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, which underscore moral power, quiet heroism and multicultural cognizance. Her recent book, Yaffa and Fatima Shalom Salaam, illustrated by Chiara Fedele, was awarded a silver medal by the Sydney Taylor Book Award.