Muslim Women
Annotation:This memoir by a converted Muslim woman uniquely includes the personal narratives of several other converts and systematically describes the process of reversion from first impression through conversion, hijab, and the manner of marriage in Islam
Place a Hold
Annotation:21 essays written by women about the histories, politics, and cultures of veiling. Each author offers a different perspective on this misunderstood and multilayered topic.
Annotation:The Turkish author recounts her effort to balance her writing career and her parenting responsibilities, describing the many roles she embraced throughout her journey
Annotation:A compilation of essays by the author sharing her personal insights on Islam and Muslim life in the wake of 9/11
Annotation:A compilation of essays by the author on women in Islam and the true meaning of the word “Jihad”
Annotation:In this memoir, the Somalian-born author tells of her journey to Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, and Kenya, undergoing genital mutilation, being schooled by strict Muslim teachers, and finally facing shame from her family and clan for turning against Islam
Annotation:Shelina is keeping a very surprising secret under her headscarf – she wants to fall in love and find her faith. Torn between romantic comedies and mosque Imams, she decides to follow the arranged-marriage route to finding Mr Right, Muslim-style
Annotation:Maya’s brother Sohai, rejects all that he once held dear when he becomes immersed in Islam, which creates a rift with his sister. The second novel in a planned trilogy (First book: The Golden Age focuses on the aftermath of the 1971 war for Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan. )
Annotation:The life story of Lilly, a white Muslim nurse born in Ethiopia to British parents in the 1950s.
Annotation:Life in Iran changed in 1979, when the country became a religious country. This graphic novel depicts growing up in Tehran as a woman – in a country plagued by political upheaval and vast contradictions between public and private. Adapted to an animated movie with the same name in 2008.
Annotation:Year Eleven at an exclusive prep school in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, would be tough enough, but it is further complicated for Amal when she decides to wear the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, full-time as a badge of her faith--without losing her identity or sense of style.
Annotation:Nina Khan is not just the only Asian or Muslim student in her small-town high school in upstate New York, she is also facing the legacy of her "Supernerd" older sister, body hair, and the pain of having a crush when her parents forbid her to date
Annotation:After being raped, a young girl is condemned to death by the people in her village to get rid of the shame it brought her family. When the man who is to kill her runs away with her instead, they set off on a journey through past and present-day Turkey to escape their fate and start a new life. Based on the novel of the same title by Zülfü Livaneli.
Annotation:Strong-willed Zouina parts tearfully from her mother in the port of Algiers to join her husband working in France. Once they arrive, she and her three small children are at the mercy of her mother-in-law and confused by the strange customs of their local grocer and garden-obsessed neighbour
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