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Texts from 2019

Moti on the Water
by Leylah Attar
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
by Elif Shafak
We Hunt the Flame
by Hafsah Faizal
The Light at the Bottom of the World
by London Shah
Roses and Thorns
by Zeneefa Zaneer
HADITH, THE WAY OF LIFE
by Zeneefa Zaneer
Kindness Counts: Know About SUNNAH!
by Zeneefa Zaneer
Ayesha Dean: The Seville Secret
by Melati Lum
Forbidden by Destiny
by Negeen Papehn
Forbidden by Time
by Negeen Papehn
The Old Car
by Andaleeb Wajid
My Sister's Wedding
by Andaleeb Wajid
India/Indian technology
The Day it Rained
by Andaleeb Wajid
It Was Always You
by Andaleeb Wajid
Zakiyyah's Talking Flower Garden
by Robyn Z. Abdusamad
Not Quite Snow White
by Ashley Franklin
Spilt Milk
by Aisha Ali
Open to Love
by Lyndell Williams (Layla Abdullah-Poulos)
Invisible Kingdom #1
by G. Willow Wilson
Hijabistan
by Sabyn Javeri
hijab
Postcolonial Banter
by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
Accidental Trouble Magnet
by Zanib Mian
My Grandma and Me
by Mina Javaherbin
Iran/Iranian
Leila in Saffron
by Rukhsanna Guidroz
Yasmin in Charge
by Saadia Faruqi
Let Me Tell You This
by Nadine Aisha Jassat
The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 3: Halal If You Hear Me
by Fatimah Asghar, Safia Elhillo
A Pure Heart
by Rajia Hassib
USA/Americans Egypt/Egyptian
It’s Not About the Burqa: Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality and Race
by Mariam Khan
A Woman is No Man
by Etaf Rum
USA/Americans
This Green and Pleasant Land
by Ayisha Malik
The Tower
by Shereen Malherbe
Refugees
We Are Displaced
by Malala Yousafzai
Refugees
Uashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim
by Leah Vernon
My Past Is a Foreign Country
by Zeba Talkhani
USA/Americans
Finding My Voice
by Nadiya Hussain
We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
by Samra Habib
LGBT+ Pakistan/Pakistani Canada/Canadians
The Sign of the Scorpion
by Farah Zaman
Other Words for Home
by Jasmine Warga
immigration USA/Americans Syria/Syrian
Tell Me How You Really Feel
by Aminah Mae Safi
LGBT+
Far From Agrabah
by Aisha Saeed
I Hope You Get This Message
by Farah Naz Rishi
LGBT+ Dystopia
The Battle
by Karuna Riazi
All the Things we Never Said
by Yasmin Rahman
disability / mental health
By Any Means Necessary
by Candice Montgomery
LGBT+
Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time
by Saira Mir
Shadow Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Dystopia
Defy Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Dystopia
Reveal Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Dystopia
The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali
by Sabina Khan
USA/Americans LGBT+
More to the Story
by Hena Khan
USA/Americans
All-American Muslim Girl
by Nadine Jolie Courtney
Islamophobia USA/Americans
A Pocketful of Stars
by Aisha Bushby
The Weight of Our Sky
by Hanna Alkaf
disability / mental health Historical Malaysia/Malaysian
Love from A to Z
by S. K. Ali
disability / mental health Qatar - Doha
Internment
by Samira Ahmed
USA/Americans Islamophobia
You Must Be Layla
by Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Australia/Australians
The Marriage Clock
by Zara Raheem
Unmarriageable
by Soniah Kamal
Pakistan/Pakistani
The Chai Factor
by Farah Heron
The Perfect Candidate
Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabian politics/government
The Kingdom of Copper
by S. A. Chakraborty
Romance
The Candle and the Flame
by Nafiza Azad
Romance
The Bird King
by G. Willow Wilson
Historical
The Blue Eye
by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Halal Gurls
by Sara Mansour, Aanisa Vylet, Vonne Patiag
Australia/Australians
A Deadly Divide
by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Canada/Canadians
The Other Americans
by Laila Lalami