Fiction - Muslim

Far Away from Here is a novel about three young Black American Muslims on the cusp of adulthood confronting faith, tradition, and the impact of their personal decisions in five years post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. Far Away from Here is a novel set in...

It's 2012, and post-revolution Egypt is sparking with political energy--but Hannah and Zain are numb. The flight from New York to Cairo is long--longer still for two siblings on a journey to bury their mother. When they discover their father's unforgivable betrayal, what's left...

When Sub-inspector Waqas Mahmood is assigned the case of a suicide of a seventeen-year-old boy, he is tempted to do the bare minimum and close it. Waqas has been disenchanted with the police force and wants to quit anyway. And the ominous presence of...

Striving to get ahead in a world of scams, Hamid is caught in the fervour surrounding a charismatic social-media imam with questionable intentions.Hamid Shaikh is a small-time crook in the big city, hoping that one of his cons will lead to riches. Tax fraud,...

Three years ago, I sold my kidney for a few cans of beans. I did it to save my brother, to save my family. Saad T. Farooqi reaches beyond the established narratives of Pakistan -- family sagas, magical realism, and immigrant stories -- to...

Engin Nigar's Tales of Good Behaviour presents a whimsical realm where animals mirror human virtues and flaws. This collection of enchanting stories blends entertainment with moral lessons, making it ideal for young readers.Within these pages, children encounter brave rabbits, clever crabs, and daydreaming cats,...

The Marriage Plot meets The Idiot in this brilliant debut, which tells the story of a young Muslim scholar stuck in the mire of adjunct professorship in Los Angeles who decides to give up her career in academia and marry rich, committing herself to...

The Pearl That Broke Its Shell has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.Author: Nadia HashimiISBN-13: 9798874818029Publisher: HarperCollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/23/2024Format: MP3 CD

Assasin's Creed x Dune, set in an alt-historical setting in which Ichor---the earth's most coveted resource---is the reason the world is in perpetual warfare, following a Syrian boy who learns he is an Ichor Heart and the catastrophes it brings him, exploring the thin...

Author: Shereen MalherbeISBN-10: 191502594XISBN-13: 9781915025944Publisher: Beacon BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/15/2024Pages: 204Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.47d

In the gripping tale of "I'm Not Ready" by Fatima Mehdi, Zainab, a final-year high school student revelling in a life of vibrancy alongside a diverse group of friends, faces unexpected challenges. When her friends begin to share their scepticism on life's philosophies, pointing...

The Last Prophet is novel based on the extraordinary life of the prophet Muhammed, one-time shepherd and outcast revolutionary. This desert master's discipline and principles would later become the basis for Islam, which today claims two billion followers. Death comes easily in the seventh-century...

"[A] masterful debut . . . a novel of survival and longing and love, and in many ways a modern portrait of an artist as a young man . . . a book written for us, we Iranian Americans whom you don't often hear...

Syrian immigrant Khadra Shamy is growing up in a devout, tightly knit Muslim family in 1970s Indiana, at the crossroads of bad polyester and Islamic dress codes. Along with her brother Eyad and her African-American friends, Hakim and Hanifa, she bikes the Indianapolis streets...

Walid Masoud disappears. A Palestinian intellectual, he has been living in Baghdad since the first Israeli War of 1948. As a member of an organization engaged in the armed struggle against Israel, suspicion arises that he has gone underground as part of a political...

The unnamed narrator in Azeem Baig Chughtai's Vampire-written as a letter toGod-is a 16-year-old girl who has just had her nikah ceremony. She dreams ofa life of happiness with a loving, handsome husband-whose face, however, shewill only see at her rukhsati, when she finally...

One of The Millions Most Anticipated Books for Spring!Short stories from 25 emerging and established writers of Middle Eastern and North African origins, a unique collection of voices and viewpoints that illuminate life in the global Arab/Muslim world."Provocative and subtle, nuanced and surprising, these...

From Dr Amir Khan, How (Not) To Have an Arranged Marriage is a timely, heartfelt novel which looks at all aspects of modern arranged marriages. 'Full of the compassion, humanity and mischievous sense of fun you would expect from Dr Amir. This is a...

A heart-wrenching story of four students who find hope and kinship amidst the challenges of growing up at a harrowing Madrasa in rural OntarioNabil, freshly plucked from middle school in Scarborough, is struggling to find his place at Al Haque Islamic Academy. Between the...

Set in a country where being gay is punishable by law, These Letters End in Tears is the heart-wrenching forbidden love story of a Christian girl with a rebellious heart and a Muslim girl leading a double life Bessem notices Fatima for the first...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION AND THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARD - A BOOKLIST BEST BOOK OF 2023 - Set in the Arab immigrant enclave of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, following three siblings coming of age over the course of one...

In this riveting take on One Thousand and One Nights, Shaherazade, at the center of her own story, uses wit and political mastery to navigate opulent palaces brimming with treachery and the perils of the Third Crusade as her Persian homeland teeters on the...

Finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction A "splendid and grand collection" (Edward P. Jones, Pulitzer Prize--winning author of The Known World) portraying the lived experiences of Black Muslims grappling with faith, family, and freedom in America.In Temple Folk, Black Muslims contemplate...

The Monsoon War revisits the futuristic country of Before She Sleeps, where government leaders maintain a stranglehold over women's freedom and reproductive lives. In a neglected southern province, a female armed resistance bands together as the Hamiyat, the protectors of those who are too...

"A charming, funny, and unique twist on challenging the laws and traditions that shape us."--Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Yours TrulyA bride-to-be convinced she's cursed in romance finds her luck changing--at exactly the wrong time.Maya Mirza is so convinced she's unlucky...

A TIME Best Book of the YearA New Yorker Best Book of the Year An extraordinary novel from a Man Booker International Prize-winning author that follows one young Omani woman as she builds a life for herself in Britain and reflects on the relationships...

Arrogant, gorgeous CEO Zoya Zameer's success hides a dark history.A history that involves her loss of faith. Until she meets simple, faithful Haroun Suleiman.Who turns her entire belief system upside down. For the past six years, Zoya Zameer has strictly abided by one vow:...

Alma's perfect family is fractured when her father finds out he has a long-lost daughter from his first marriage. When his overtures are rebuffed, it's up to Alma to bring her new-found sister, Sabiha, into the family fold. Now Alma is caught between family...

The spellbinding new novel from New York Times Notable Author and Caine Prize winner Leila Aboulela about an embattled young woman's coming of age during the Mahdist War in 19th century Sudan.Leila Aboulela, hailed as "a versatile prose stylist" (New York Times) has also...

The candid story of a young man abandoned by his family and religion and left searching for identity in an unfamiliar world When Michael Dawouk is disowned by his Muslim family for being gay, he turns his back on the religion and culture he...

A short story collection featuring the unique lives and experiences of contemporary Black American Muslims in the Nation of Islam and Sunni Orthodox communities.In Temple Folk, author Aaliyah Bilal acquaints you with the complex and self-governing world of contemporary Black Muslims grappling with the...

The spellbinding new novel from New York Times Notable Author and Caine Prize winner Leila Aboulela about an embattled young woman's coming of age during the Mahdist War in 19th century Sudan.Leila Aboulela, hailed as "a versatile prose stylist" (New York Times) has also...

The year is 1994. North and South Yemen are engaged in a civil war. A number of expatriates employed by a company with operations in Yemen live in the area. Some live in the capitol city of Sana'a and others work at desert production...

Perfect for fans of Sonali Dev and Uzma Jalaluddin, Noreen Mughees's immersive debut novel reunites star-crossed childhood sweethearts against all odds, only for their second chance to clash with their parents' strict beliefs. Thirty-three-year-old hijabi Sana Saeed has put away her childhood dream of...

The Monsoon War revisits the futuristic country of Before She Sleeps, where government leaders maintain a stranglehold over women's freedom and reproductive lives. In a neglected southern province, a female armed resistance bands together as the Hamiyat, the protectors of those who are too...

Alma's perfect family is fractured when her father finds out he has a long-lost daughter from his first marriage. When his overtures are rebuffed, it's up to Alma to bring her new-found sister, Sabiha, into the family fold. Now Alma is caught between family...

Dyslexic Book EditionAlma's perfect family is fractured when her father finds out he has a long-lost daughter from his first marriage. When his overtures are rebuffed, it's up to Alma to bring her new-found sister, Sabiha, into the family fold. Now Alma is caught...

Author: Zarqa NawazISBN-10: 0063271605ISBN-13: 9780063271609Publisher: Harper PerennialLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/09/2023Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.40w x 1.10d

After this country's darkest day, can Tris Miles fly her way home?Never forget... In September 2001, Tris Miles faces difficult choices. As Chief Pilot of Westin Charter Company, she's mentoring Jannat, a brash young captain with limitless potential and a shocking secret. An offer...

After this country's darkest day, can Tris Miles fly her way home?Never forget... In September 2001, Tris Miles faces difficult choices. As Chief Pilot of Westin Charter Company, she's mentoring Jannat, a brash young captain with limitless potential and a shocking secret. An offer...

All the women in Nafeesa's family have been imprisoned, assassinated, scarred or exiled. Yes, every single one. Is it any wonder, then, that the surviving men in her family have kept those disturbing facts from her? But now Nafeesa wants to know the truth....

Twenty-two-year-old Summer is a force to be reckoned with. She's funny, she's stubborn, she's clever, and she's very opinionated on life as a Millennial Muslim woman. The only problem is that she is dead.When her younger sister, Sara, finds Summer's lifeless body on their...

Entering the university, Nima and his close friend, Farid, experience mixed gender education for the first time in their life. Nima falls in love with his classmate, Taban, an elegant girl who is not afraid to break the rigid religious rules and follow her...

Sabiha and her mother Bahra are more than mother and daughter, they're best friends. It's been them against the world, with Sabiha being her mother's carer and confidante during her periodic bipolar breakdowns.When their extended family comes to Australia, Bahra becomes a Born-Again-Muslim to...

Sabiha and her mother Bahra are more than mother and daughter, they're best friends. It's been them against the world, with Sabiha being her mother's carer and confidante during her periodic bipolar breakdowns.When their extended family comes to Australia, Bahra becomes a Born-Again-Muslim to...

Sabiha and her mother Bahra are more than mother and daughter, they're best friends. It's been them against the world, with Sabiha being her mother's carer and confidante during her periodic bipolar breakdowns.When their extended family comes to Australia, Bahra becomes a Born-Again-Muslim to...

Although both time and origin separate them, this story is of lives that fate and circumstance have tied to Pakistan. Aasiya slips away from watchful eyes to meet her lover at a teashop in the same city her grandparents, Suraiya and Iqbal, once moved...

The year is 1994. North and South Yemen are engaged in a civil war. A number of expatriates employed by a company with operations in Yemen live in the area. Some live in the capitol city of Sana'a and others work at desert production...

Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award A TIME Best Book of the YearA New Yorker Best Book of the Year An extraordinary novel from a Man Booker International Prize-winning author that follows one young Omani woman as she builds a life for herself in...

Hope Valley is the story of two women, one Jewish-Israeli and one Palestinian-Israeli, who come together to form the unlikeliest of friendships. Tikvah and Ruby meet one summer day right before the outbreak of the 2nd intifada, in the Galilean valley that separates the...