Noor's Heroes: Mohamed Salah
Overview
Noor’s Heroes is a children’s book series that celebrates inspiring figures from the Arab world. Through engaging stories and vibrant illustrations, young readers discover the journeys of exceptional individuals who followed their dreams and made a difference.
This book traces the rise of Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian footballer who went from playing on dusty village fields to scoring for the world’s biggest clubs. Along the way, readers learn about perseverance, humility, and how Salah never forgot his roots - becoming a global role model both on and off the pitch.
Written by Myrna Ayyad
Illustrated by Nora Zeid
Design by -scope Ateliers
About the Authors
Myrna Ayad
For over two decades, Myrna Ayad has authored, edited, and contributed to several books, magazines and dailies on visual art and culture from the Arab world and Iran. A frequent panellist, jurist, and moderator, her role as an independent cultural strategist has allowed her to work on projects within the luxury sector, government entities, private companies, and non-profit organisations in the Arab world. Based in the UAE for over four decades, Ayad is a graduate of the American University in Dubai.
Nora Zeid
Nora Zeid is an award-winning Egyptian illustrator and visual artist based in Dubai. Her visual arts practice revolves around visual representations of heritage spaces and how they affect people’s relationship with them. As an illustrator, she has worked with Google, Adidas, Diwan Publishing, VICE, and Kerning Cultures, among others. Nora held her first solo exhibition, Cairo Illustrated: Stories from Heliopolis, at Taskheel in Dubai in 2021. Her second show, Cairo Illustrated, opened in Cairo in the fall of 2022. Nora’s comics such as East of Home and Over the Bridge have been published in Sharjah Art Foundation’s yearly anthology Corniche since 2020.
Technical Details
- Publication Date:
- Tuesday, July 29, 2025
- Language:
- English
- Format:
- Hardcover
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 21 cm
- Weight:
- 0.5 kg
- ISBN:
- 978-9948-709-77-0
- Number of Pages:
- 40
- Publisher:
- Kaph Books