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Corey Habbas

 

Personal Information

Author Legal Name: 

Corey Habbas
Location of Birth:   California, USA
Present Location of Author:  Minnesota, USA
Ethnic Background:  American of European origin
Education:
  • B.S. in Information Systems from the University of Redlands, (Redlands California) 2002
  • A.A. in General Studies from El Camino College, (Torrance, California) 1998
  • Writing for Children and Teens Certificate, The Institute of Children’s Literature (CN) 2005

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Titles and Memberships

Islamic Writers Alliance

Member, Past Publications Officer

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Published Books

The Runaway Scarf

Muslim Writers Publishing, 2008

Muslim Voices Poetry Anthology
Edited by Corey Habbas

Sensational Eid Sweets: Recipes from the
Muslim-American Kitchen

Lulu Press, 2004:  Self-Published book free to download.

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Published Work
"In the Eye of the Storm - Hurricane Katrina and the Survival Story of Iqra!" (article) by Amatullah Abdullah and Corey Habbas.  Published in IQRA! Newspaper, March 2007.
"Building a Bridge" (article) IslamOnline.net February 2007
 "Fixing the Risky Masjid: Data Protection in a Hostile World" (article) IslamOnline.net February 2007
"The Da`wah Database" (article) IslamOnline.net February 2007
"The Digital Madrasah" (article) IslamOnline.net February 2007
"Planning the E-Masjid" (article) IslamOnline.net February 2007
"Pooling Community Talent" (article) IslamOnline.net February 2007
"Incorporating IT Into Your Masjid Management Strategy" (article) IslamOnline.net February 2007
"The Digital Masjid Technology Series: Introduction" (article) IslamOnline.net February 2007
"Take It Back" and "My Optimism About Beruriah" (poetry) Eclectica Magazine January/February 2007
"Tell it Like Mama James" MWU!, November 2006
 "Green Revolution!" (article) Learning Through History Magazine July/August 2006
 "Reversion Rewound" (article) An Nisaa April-June 2006
"Life at Valley Forge: The Journal of James Johnson" (article) Learning Through History Magazine May/June 2006
"Manhattan Beach" (poetry) Raintown Review
February 2006
"Fever", "Modesty" (poetry) Red River Review February 2006
"Flower Power: Help the Aztecs Build an Empire" (article) Learning Through History Magazine January/February 2006
"Brother", "Stow Away", "Don't Call on Me", and "On Not Playing to Win" (poetry) BlazeVOX
2k6, Winter 2006
"Vacancy in Room 1427", "Swimming", "T-Visa", and "When I Prayed with Farida Qader" (poetry) Sagathy January 2006
"Human Becoming", "Kyoto Chakai", "Matrioshka" (poetry) Underground Window January 2006
"IQRA! Newspaper in the Eye of the Storm" (article) DaralislamLive.com October 2005
"Muslim Women in Science" (article) IslamiCity September 2005
"Broken Empire: How France Lost Haiti" (article) Learning Through History Magazine The French Revolution,  September/October 2005
"Space and Laughter" and "Playing Field" (poetry) Outsider Ink Fall 2005
"Eroding Act" and "How the President Sells His Terrorism" (poetry) Pemmican Press Fall 2005
"Rejection: What better reason to party?" (article) WriteLit.com June 2005
"Tobacco Economics: Cash Crop, Health Flop" (article) Learning Through History Magazine Colonial America,
July/August 2005
"More Than Just the Thought" (article) Skipping Stones May-August 2005
"Where in the Acropolis is Therapon?" (short fiction) Learning Through History Magazine May/June 2005
"Brown Gold: How Chocolate Conquered Europe" (article) Learning Through History Magazine European Exploration, March/April 2005
"Iraq: Ghost of Vietnam" (article) The Milli Gazette January 2005
"Blood Relations: Hemophilia in the Romanov Family" (article) Learning Through History Magazine Tsarist Russia, January/February 2005
"Regression Session: I Put On My Kid Cap" (essay) Kid Magazine Writers
November 2004
"Sky Jump" (poetry) Generation X National Journal October 2004
"Sericulture: Secret of the Worker Worms" (article) Learning Through History Magazine Ancient China, November/December 2004
"June Jordan Receives Letter After Death" (poetry) TimbookTu September 2004
"A Flower in Her Hair" (poetry) Newtopia Magazine New Poetry Collective May 2004
“The Craft of Couscous-Making” (article) Azizah Magazine Spring 2003
 ”Camp in Jenin” (poetry) Newtopia Magazine New Poetry Collective June 2003
"Cardboard Boxes: A Vacation" (short fiction) Myriad: A Creative Arts Journal 1996

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Themes and Styles of Writing

Corey works in poetry, fiction and non-fiction.  Themes include human rights, the problem of racism, Islamic spirituality, religious tolerance and gender issues. 

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Awards and Accomplishments*

Award

Contest/Competition Year
Andalusia Prize for Literature (Poetry) Andalusia Prize for Literature 2006
First Prize (Poetry) Qalam Summer Creative Writing Competition 2005
First Prize (Adult Category) Islamic Writers Alliance Poetry Contest 2005
Second Prize ( Sports / Recreation article ) Children’s Writer 2004
Circle of Excellence AT&T Wireless Services 2000
First Prize ( Young Writers' Award Competition ) Torrance Area Reading Council 1991

* Achieved with the help of Allah (SWT) - all praise to Him.

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Short Biography

Corey Elizabeth Habbas, born in 1974, grew up in Southern California. She began her freelance writing career in her late twenties, after she graduated with her B.S. degree in Information Systems from the University of Redlands. In 2004 she completed her certificate from the Institute of Children’s Literature and won Second Prize in Children’s Writers’ 2004 Sports and Recreation contest. Her work has been published in Azizah Magazine, Newtopia Magazine, The Milli Gazette, Skipping Stones Magazine, Learning Through History Magazine and others. She currently lives in Minnesota with her husband and three children.

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Contact Information

E-mail: iccana@yahoo.com

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