Tag Archives: Muslim
That Can Be Arranged: a Muslim Love Story
Imagine Jane Austen’s stories written in the style of Sarah’s Scribbles, centered around a devout young Muslim woman in the contemporary USA, and that pretty much exactly describes That Can Be Arranged: a Muslim Love Story. It’s a fun, sweet, … Continue reading
Groundbreaking Guys: 40 men who became great by doing good
I love to read YA and juvenile short biography collections like this, because they introduce me to people I may not have heard before, but end up wanting to know much more about. Typically I prefer books that focus on … Continue reading
Yes, I’m Hot in This: the Hilarious Truth about Life in a Hijab
Yes, I’m Hot in This is a really funny, often snarky glimpse of what it’s like to be a hijabi Muslim American woman. Imagine Sarah’s Scribbles but Muslim. Self-deprecating humor about everyday life and its peculiarities that also comments on … Continue reading
The Right Swipe
The Right Swipe really took a long time to connect with me. If it wasn’t by Alisha Rai, who I love, I might not have gotten past the first third of the book. I had a difficult time connecting with … Continue reading
The Bird King
I’m not even sure what I just read. I mean, I know what I just read. I understood all the words, and they were well written and very vivid. The characters were well-drawn and real and complex and grew so … Continue reading
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