Thank you so much @Soubhiville I loved the letter, catching up with you is such a wonderful afternoon of friendship. Thank you for the present. I‘ve wanted to read this book for ages! Hope you have a wonderful holiday season xxx
pick🥲 As someone who was raised as a practicing Muslim, reading this brought back so many warm and delightful memories. I was intrigued about how this love story was going to play out and appreciated the modern day spin while bringing in real issues that impact people regardless of faith paths. The author was dynamic in her challenges to check our own biases when it comes to people who believe and are different from us.
pickAyesha's cousin Hafsa doesn't want to help with the planning of the Muslim conference and asks Ayesha to go in her place just this once... but Ayesha then has to maintain the facade to keep her auntie and uncle from knowing that Hafsa isn't keeping up with her responsibilities. This leads to mistaken identities, friendships based on a lie, and feelings getting hurt.
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#TwinPeaksReadingChallenge: Audrey Horne @Yuki_Onna
pick"And all of a sudden I understood. All of a sudden I got it. Why Rose was in the urn on the Mantlepiece. Why Dad found it too hard to sprinkle her into the sea. Why he gave her cake on birthdays, and why he fastened her seat belt, and why he hung a stocking by the urn on Christmas Eve. It was too hard to let go. He loved her too much to say goodbye."
Five stars. Amazing book.
pickA teen Syrian refuge is murdered and posed in her mosque in a town beset by racial tension. Inaya, a Muslim-Americans, is part of a special police unit on the case. I really enjoyed the exploration of different facets of this community as well as getting to know Inaya and her family a bit. I definitely look forward to future installments!
pickIt's a basic overview of Islam and why stereotypes and myths have developed. There are chapters on politics, Europe, women, the faith, life of Mohammed, and jihad / terrorism. A good little book to read to avoid Islamophobia.
Starting this YA book on Islam that I found (and I have 2 others I should read). It is Muslim Heritage Month here in July. Hope those of you in the U S have a good holiday today!
pickI am so behind in reviews and am determined to post one a day until I am current.This was a book that I read because of the #pemberlittens.A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice that takes place in Toronto within a Muslim community. Ayesha is a school teacher with a desire to be recognized for her poetry.She is a modern woman who unexpectedly falls for traditional Khalid.Complications ensue when cousin Hafsa is engaged to Khalid.A fun read.
