Hijabi Reads

Hello, friends. Welcome to my space. This time, I take you to meet Jude. She will teach us how to see the light in the darkness. Learn how to feel sad and happy at the same time. Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga I am learning how to be sad and happy at the same time. Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven’t quite prepared her for starting school in the US—and her new label of “Middle Eastern,” an identity she’s never known before. But this life also brings unexpected surprises—there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical that Jude might just try out for. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is. Other Words for Home is...

Hello, friends. Welcome to my space. This time, I wrote a review for Indonesian book, entitled The Land of Five Towers or Negeri 5 Menara by Ahmad Fuadi . The Land of Five Towers by Ahmad Fuadi English version (left) and Indonesian version (right) Alif had never set foot outside of West Sumatra. He passed his childhood days searching for fallen durian fruit in the jungle, playing soccer on rice paddies, and swimming in the blue waters of Lake Maninjau. His mother wants him to attend an Islamic boarding school, a pesantren, while he dreams of public high school. Halfheartedly, he follows his mother’s wishes. He finds himself on a grueling three-day bus ride from Sumatra to Madani Pesantren (MP) in a remote village on Java. On his first day at MP, Alif is captivated by the powerful phrase man jadda wajada. He who gives his all will surely succeed. United by punishment, he quickly becomes friends with five boys from across the archipelago, and together they become known as the Fellowshi...

  Hello, friends. Welcome to my space. It's summer, guys! Let's go to the beach. A Line in the Sand by Teri Wilson (ARC) USA Today bestselling author Teri Wilson brings you the perfect beach read rom com with a bright, sparkling love story featuring: A heroine who's vowed never to date again-for real, this time! Her rambunctious Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy The handsome and brilliant marine biologist she can't ignore And the nonstop antics of her friends determined to be matchmakers Sparks fly when Molly Prince's puppy Ursula constantly disrupts the beachfront area where new-in-town marine biologist Max Miller is studying sea turtle mating habits. Max and Molly are instantly attracted to each other, but Molly dismisses Max out-of-hand. She's not dating anymore. Maybe not ever, since her last relationship ended in a spectacular disaster. As for Max, he refuses to take Molly seriously when her job is to play pretend as the aquarium's mermaid. But when U...

  Hi! Welcome to my space, everyone, and Eid al-Adha Mubarak to my Muslim friends! I wish Allah blesses you with so much happiness on this blissful day. Today, I'm going to talk about Muslim representation book from a Muslim author, Yousra Imran . Hijab and Red Lipstick by Yousra Imran “You cannot do anything in this country without my permission.” Being a teenager isn't easy. And it doesn't help when you have a mega strict Egyptian dad who tells you that everything is "haram" a.k.a. forbidden. All Sara wants to do is experiment with makeup, listen to the latest Destiny's Child single and read fashion magazines, but her dad's conservative interpretation of Islam makes it impossible. Things get even harder when her dad lands himself a job in the Arabian Gulf and moves Sara and her family to a country where the patriarchy rules supreme. In a country where you have to have your father's permission for everything, every door feels like it is being closed o...