In their second book about raising children, Dr. Ekram Beshir and Mohamed Rida Beshir tackle the important issue of raising Muslim teens in a non-Muslim society. Muslim Teens does not dwell on dry theory and textbook-like problems. Instead, it discusses real concerns and fears. With their characteristic clarity and pragmatic approach, the Beshirs help parents understand the teenagers' world - a world of conflicting values and tremendous peer pressure - while showing them how to overcome seemingly impossible obstacles to raise confident young adults who are willingly and joyfully convinced about their way of life.

The book is packed with valuable information presented in a simple and easy-to-read manner. Following the concept of the importance of knowledge in Islam, the authors complement all advice and guidance offered with references from the Qur'an and Sunnah. They also include a wide range of input from professionals in various fields on the psychological, physical, and spiritual aspects of teen life.

The book emphasizes the need to understand teenagers and the bewildering changes they undergo during this stage of their life. Readers are given a detailed picture of the teen subculture in North America in order to raise their awareness of the problems faced by today's teens. They are then shown a 'road map' of the solution using important parenting techniques, such as being an approachable friend to their children, actively participating in their children's life, and using proper methods to ensure a teen's strong and confident personality. The rest of the book delves into the details surrounding these and other important techniques, as well as providing practical case studies, where parents can test their new knowledge on realistic situations. The authors' analysis of the problems, as well as possible solutions, are provided as a reference.

Muslim Teens is a comprehensive, solution-oriented book that allows parents to fulfill the trust of raising their teens in a systematic and tested way, based on guidance from the Qur'an and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. It truly gives parents an opportunity to turn today's worry into tomorrow's hope.

About the Authors:
Dr. Ekram Beshir is a medical doctor by profession, with a background in child psychology. She helped establish both Rahma School, a weekend Arabic and Islamic school, and Abraar full time Islamic school in Ottawa. She is the recipient of the Director's Citation Award of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board for the year 2000. She has been very active with the Muslim community in Ottawa in the areas of study circles, children and youth camps, sisters programs, and marriage counseling. She has traveled extensively to various parts of the world to present parenting workshops. She has also authored other books for teaching Arabic to Muslim children living in Non-Arab speaking countries.

Mohamed Rida Beshir is an engineer by profession, working with Nortel Networks in Ottawa Canada. He has over 25 years of experience in Da'wa work in North America and has held various positions with MSA and ISNA on both national and local levels. Currently, he is a board member of Human Concern International. He is a member of the training and development department of the Muslim American Society (MAS). He is a regular speaker in ISNA, ICNA, MSA and MAYA English programs. He is actively developing and delivering training programs to various Muslim communities in North America as well as in South America in the areas of Time Management from an Islamic perspective, strategic planning, tarbiya programs, etc. He has traveled extensively all over the world, participating in various Islamic workshops and programs.

They are members of the editorial board of The American Muslim magazine and are regular contributors to its parenting section. They have also written articles for Islamic Horizons and The Message magazines.

Paperback, 252 pages.