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Muslim Women's Popular Fiction database

Short Story texts

Magic Has No Borders
by Sona Charaipotra (Editor/Contributor), Samira Ahmed (Editor)
Short story collection
King of the Sea
by Dina Zaman
Childhood Love Malaysia/Malaysian Grief
The Door Is Open
by Aisha Saeed
The Beasts Beneath the Winds: Tales of Southeast Asia’s Mythical Creatures
by Hanna Alkaf
Duckling
by Kamila Shamsie
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
by Assia Djebar
Distant View of a Minaret and Other Stories
by Alifa Rifaat
Sultana's Dream
by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Syrian Brides
by Anna Halabi
Touch
by Adania Shibli
Coloured Lights
by Leila Aboulela
Heart Lamp: Selected Stories
by Banu Mushtaq
Elsewhere, Home
by Leila Aboulela
Brick Walls: Tales of Hope & Courage from Pakistan
by Saadia Faruqi
In the Land of Strangers: A Collection of Best Short Stories
by Zeneefa Zaneer
The Old Car
by Andaleeb Wajid
The Day it Rained
by Andaleeb Wajid
Hijabistan
by Sabyn Javeri
hijab
The Things I would Tell You
by Sabrina Mahfouz
Everything Blooms
by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar (later Zeyn Joukhadar)
USA/Americans Syria/Syrian