Shifa Safadi is a children’s book author, book blogger, and co-founder of Muslim Book Reviewers. She was born in Syria and immigrated to the US as a young girl. She reads and reviews Muslim books on her online blog, Muslimmommyblog, with over 24,000 followers on Instagram. Shifa is also co-founder of Muslim Book Reviewers, where they hold awards each year for the best Muslim books, as well as provide beta reading/sensitivity reading consultations for publishers. She is the author of three picture books with an indie Muslim publisher, Ruqaya’s Bookshelf.

Aaliya Jaleel is a Sri-Lankan American illustrator based in Dallas, Texas, who loves illustrating bright, bold color palettes, Islamic and South-Asian inspired patterns, and floral motifs. Some of her past works include the books UNDER MY HIJAB and MUSLIM GIRLS RISE. In addition to being an illustrator, Aaliya also works as a designer for animation.