The Night Maryam Met Santa Claus unfolds into a lovely story that reinforces the need for children-anyone, really-to dream, and to believe themselves as well as the world around them as capable of doing anything. The global nature of this story, and what it means to be a citizen of the world, is universal, yet, it remains at the forefront of many people's consciousness as we face a perpetually challenging world. Yet.Maryam is a cute, pure and adorable girl, who heads from Africa to America looking to chase her dream - which is to meet Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.But Maryam's heart is broken and feels so sad, she thinks that Santa Claus is mean, nasty, and cruel.Maryam's dream is totally shattered before her own eyes when she finds a letter from Santa Claus on her pillow, which reads the following: Dear Maryam, I received your letter, but I don't accept people from Africa.Thanks, Santa Cl