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Titled "It's Ramadan, Curious George", the new publication follows a series of books exploring religious holidays including "Merry Christmas, Curious George" and "Happy Hanukkah, Curious George".

Curious George participates in Islamic holidays in latest book

The latest installment in the Curious George children's book series features the main character meeting a family of Muslims and celebrating the Islamic holy month of fasting known as Ramadan. The young monkey will visit a mosque, participate in the "iftar" meal when Muslims break their fast each day, and learn about the Islamic Eid holiday.

March 1, 2016
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, shown here speaking at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich., in 2013. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Emily Zoladz) ALL LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL TV INTERNET OUT

RAHAT HUSAIN: How to stop ISIS

As the Islamic State continues to conduct attacks against Western targets, while holding off the Iraqi army, and simultaneously withstanding the combined air strikes of the United States, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, Syria, and soon China, it is imperative to develop a strategy to defeat the terror group.

December 7, 2015
Shiite faithful worshippers pray inside the holy shrine of Imam Abbas during Muharram, an important period of mourning for Shiites in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. The remembrance of Muharram marks the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) **FILE**

RAHAT HUSAIN: Shiites go high tech in Karbala, Iraq

Karbala, one of the holiest cities to Shia Muslims, has started a technology race in the Middle East, with the use of high powered cinematography drones over its holy shrines. In footage recently released to the public on youtube by Digital Lion Studios, aerial video of the famous shrine of Imam Husain is seen for the first time in 4K resolution.

February 15, 2015
This image provided by the Durham County Sheriff's Office shows a booking photo of Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, who was arrested on three counts of murder early Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. He is being held at the Durham County Jail. Police were responding to a report of gunshots around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday when they found three people who were pronounced dead at the scene. The dead were identified as Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, of Chapel Hill; Yusor Mohammad, 21, of Chapel Hill; and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, of Raleigh. (AP Photo/Durham County Sheriff's Office)

RAHAT HUSAIN: Muslims react swiftly to Chapel Hill, NC, killings

Reaction from the Muslim community was immediate. Statements were quickly released by Islamic groups such as Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Universal Muslim Association of America (UMAA), calling for investigations as to whether the murders could be classified as hate crimes.

February 11, 2015
Nihad Awad, national executive director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

RAHAT HUSAIN: Muslim group hits Fox News - and Fox responds

Fox News is being criticized for issuing a challenge for Muslim leaders to condemn "Islamic extremism," and then refusing to let any leaders from the Muslim community come on the network to participate in the challenge.

November 13, 2014
Egyptian Muslim pilgrims pray last year after they cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called Jamarat; the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina near the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

HUSAIN: American Muslims predict sectarian violence at Hajj

A growing chorus of American Muslim voices are predicting a major incident of sectarian violence during the Islamic Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year. The prediction is based upon the increased strife in the Middle East.

September 19, 2014

HUSAIN: American Muslims march on Saudi Embassy to protest extremism

Blaming the Saudi government for exporting extremism around the Muslim world, a cluster of American Muslim groups joined a protest at the Saudi Embassy this week. Organized by the Chicago based Al Baqee Organization, the rally was held in remembrance of a multitude of Islamic heritage sites that were destroyed by the Saudi Royal family upon assuming power nine decades ago.

August 10, 2014
Relatives and mourners of Shiite pilgrims who were killed on Tuesday by a bomb blast, protest sitting next to their bodies, in Quetta, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Shiite Muslims in Baluchistan protested Wednesday in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan, demanding action to stop the continued violence against their sect; they brought the coffins of many of the dead into the streets as part of their protest. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

HUSAIN: Counting violent Muslim deaths by country in 2014

More than 37,000 Muslims have been killed in protracted violence in 2014 alone, despite the fact that five months remain in the calendar year. The count takes only a few countries into consideration, including Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, and Burma, but the results are chilling nonetheless.

July 15, 2014