Celebrating Muslim Women in the Arts & Science

October is Canadian Islamic History Month. The theme for 2023 is "Celebrating Muslim Women in the Arts & Sciences," and this list has some great reads for all ages to help you do just that.

Updated October 2, 2023
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Arabicity contemporary Arab art
Issa, Rose, editor, contributor. 
Paper Book
Arabicity reflects on four decades of the aesthetic, conceptual, and socio-political concerns of contemporary Arab artists. Beautifully produced, it features over 200 artworks by 50 Arab artists including Bahia Shehab, Ayman Baalbaki, Hassan Hajjaj, and Raeda Saadeh, who explore their...
Finding my voice
Hussain, Nadiya
Paper Book
Girls that never die poems
Elhillo, Safia 
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Intimate poems that explore feminine shame and violence and imagine what liberation from these threats might look like, from the award-winning author of The January Children  "Incredibly moving . . . Every single poem is stellar."--Roxane Gay,...
Home is not a country
Elhillo, Safia 
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD   "Nothing short of magic." --Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X   From the  acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa's "30 Under 30" list, this...
The January children
Elhillo, Safia 
Paper Book
Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets 2018 Arab American Book Award Winner, Poetry "A taut debut collection of heartfelt poems."--Publishers Weekly In her dedication Safia Elhillo writes, "The January Children are the generation born in...
Laughing all the way to the Mosque : the misadventures of a Muslim woman
Nawaz, Zarqa
Paper Book
Being a practicing Muslim in the West is sometimes challenging, sometimes rewarding and sometimes downright absurd. How do you explain why Eid never falls on the same date each year; why it is that Halal butchers also sell teapots and alarm clocks; how do you make clear to the plumber that it's...
Lion on the inside how one girl changed basketball
Abdul-Qaadir, Bilqis 
Paper Book
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir was born to play basketball. At three, she has her own hoop. By seventeen, she's the star player on her school's varsity team. On the day of the playoffs, though, the referee says she can't play while wearing her hijab. Her teammates refuse to play, the crowd shouts its support...
Muslim girls rise inspirational champions of our time
Mir, Saira 
Paper Book
Little Leaders meets Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls in this gorgeous nonfiction picture book that introduces readers to nineteen powerhouse Muslim women who rose up and made their voices heard. Long ago, Muslim women rode into battle to defend their...
This is what America looks like my journey from refugee to Congresswoman
Omar, Ilhan, 1981- author. 
Paper Book
Named a Best Political Book of the Year by The Atlantic "This Is What America Looks Like is the origin story of a leader who, finding no set path that would take a person like her to the places she wanted to go, was forced, and free, to chart her own." -The New York Times Book Review ...
We are not here to be bystanders a memoir of love and resistance
Sarsour, Linda, 1980- author. 
Paper Book
Linda Sarsour, co-organizer of the Women's March, shares an "unforgettable memoir" (Booklist) about how growing up Palestinian Muslim American, feminist, and empowered moved her to become a globally recognized activist on behalf of marginalized communities across the country.
We're in this together a young readers edition of We are not here to be bystanders
Sarsour, Linda, 1980- author. 
Paper Book
An empowering young readers edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders, the memoir by Women's March coorganizer and activist Linda Sarsour that's "equal parts inspiring, emotional, and informative" (Kirkus Reviews). You can count on me, your Palestinian Muslim...

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