Islamic Authors

October is Islamic History Month. Celebrate and learn with these reads.

Updated March 19, 2024
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1

Hope ablaze
Rana, Sarah Mughal
Paper Book
She lost her words but found her voice. All My Rage meets The Poet X in this electric debut that explores a Muslim teen finding her voice in a post-9/11 America. Nida has always been known as Mamou Abdul-Hafeedh's niece - the poet who will fill her...

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The adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Chakraborty, S. A.
Paper Book
Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, launches a new trilogy of magic and mayhem with this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artefacts and ancient mysteries, and one woman's quest to seize a final chance at glory... A pirate of infamy and one of the...
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A place for us
Mirza, Fatima Farheen
Paper Book
A Place for Uscatches an Indian Muslim family on the eve of the eldest daughter's wedding. As Hadia's marriage -- one chosen of love, not tradition -- gathers the family back together, her parents Rafiq and Layla must come to terms with the choices that their two daughters, and their...
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Exit west : a novel
Hamid, Mohsin
Paper Book
One of The New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century FINALIST FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE & WINNER OF THE L.A. TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR FICTION and THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE "It was as if Hamid knew what was going to happen to America and the...
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Sea prayer
Hosseini, Khaled
Paper Book
A Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller A deeply moving, gorgeously illustrated short story for people of all ages from the international bestselling author of The Kite Runner, brought to life by Dan Williams's beautiful illustrations
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Much ado about Nada
Jalaluddin, Uzma
Paper Book
A sparkling second-chance romance inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion...   Nada Syed is stuck. On the cusp of thirty, she's still living at home with her brothers and parents in the Golden Crescent neighbourhood of Toronto, resolutely ignoring her mother's unsubtle...

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Canadian author.

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Nights of plague
Pamuk, Orhan
Paper Book
1901. Night draws in. With the stealth of a spy vessel, the royal ship Aziziye approaches the famous vistas of Mingheria. 'An emerald build of pink stone.' The 29th state of the ailing Ottoman Empire. The ship carries Princess Pakize, the daughter of a deposed sultan...
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Nights of plague
Pamuk, Orhan
Paper Book
1901. Night draws in. With the stealth of a spy vessel, the royal ship Aziziye approaches the famous vistas of Mingheria. 'An emerald build of pink stone.' The 29th state of the ailing Ottoman Empire. The ship carries Princess Pakize, the daughter of a deposed sultan...

En avril 1901, il se murmure que la peste s'est declaree a Mingher, une ile au large de Rhodes sur la route d'Alexandrie. Deux eminents specialistes des epidemies sont depeches sur place par le sultan Abdulhamid II. La maladie infectieuse est rapidement confirmee mais imposer des mesures sanitaires represente un veritable defi, en particulier lorsqu'elles se heurtent aux croyances religieuses. Dans cette ile multiculturelle ou musulmans et orthodoxes tentent de cohabiter, la maladie agit comme un accelerateur des tensions communautaires. Et si l'union etait rendue possible par la construction d'une identite nationale ?

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Six truths and a lie
Shukairy, Ream
Paper Book
Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of America's justice system, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Samira Ahmed. As fireworks pop off at a rowdy Fourth of July bonfire party, an explosion off the...

10

Ms. Marvel : Kamala Khan
Wilson, G. Willow
Paper Book
Marvel Comics presents the all-new Ms. Marvel, the groundbreaking heroine that has become an international sensation! Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City - until she is suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the all-new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find...

Also available in eBook format.

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Ms. Marvel : Kamala Khan
Wilson, G. Willow
Paper Book
Marvel Comics presents the all-new Ms. Marvel, the groundbreaking heroine that has become an international sensation! Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City - until she is suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the all-new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find...

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Son of elsewhere : a memoir in pieces
Abdelmahmoud, Elamin
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR * A "funny and frank" (The New York Times) collection of essays on Blackness, faith, pop culture, and the challenges--and rewards--of finding one's way in the world, from a BuzzFeed editor and podcast host. "A memoir...

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Canadian author.

13

Lost Islamic history : reclaiming Muslim civilisation from the past
Alkhateeb, Firas
Paper Book
Islam has been one of the most powerful religious, social and political forces in history. Over the last 1400 years, from origins in Arabia, a succession of Muslim polities and later empires expanded to control territories and peoples that ultimately stretched from southern France to East Africa and...

14

Brown boy : a memoir
Aziz, Omer
Paper Book
An uncompromising portrait of identity, family, religion, race, and class that "cuts to the bone" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) told through Omer Aziz's incisive and luminous prose. In a tough neighborhood on the outskirts of Toronto, miles away from wealthy white...

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Between two kingdoms : what almost dying taught me about living
Jaouad, Suleika.
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER We all face moments that bring us to our knees- heartbreak, trauma, illness. When things don't go to plan this is the book to reach for - an inspirational memoir about what the struggle to survive teaches us about how to live.<...
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Persepolis
Satrapi, Marjane
Paper Book
A New York Times Notable Book A Time Magazine “Best Comix of the Year” A San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times Best-seller Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in...

17

Do you even know me?
Faruqi, Reem
Paper Book
"With colorful, appealing cartoon illustrations and a text that reads aloud well, this touching story encourages kids not only to accept people from different cultures and religions but to stand up for themselves when they're being bullied." --ALA Booklist (starred review) ...

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Yusuf Azeem is not a hero
Faruqi, Saadia
Ebook
At a time when we are all asking questions about identity, grief, and how to stand up for what is right, this book by the author of A Thousand Questions will hit home with young readers who love Hena Khan and Varian Johnson--or anyone struggling to understand recent U.S. history and how it still...
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Saving sunshine
Faruqi, Saadia
Paper Book
Eisner-nominated A 2024 Bank Street Best Books of the Year Nominated for the 2024 Jane Addams Children's Book Award A Kirkus Best Book of 2023 A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids 2023 A YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens selection

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Under my hijab
Khan, Hena
Paper Book
Grandma wears it clasped under her chin. Aunty pins hers up with a beautiful brooch. Jenna puts it under a sun hat when she hikes. Zara styles hers to match her outfit. As a young girl observes six very different women in her life who each wear the hijab in a unique way, she also dreams of the rich...
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21

Amal unbound
Saeed, Aisha
Paper Book
"Saeed's timely and stirring middle-grade debut is a celebration of resistance and justice."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review The compelling story of a girl's fight to regain her life and dreams after being forced into indentured servitude. Life is quiet and...

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Amal unbound
Saeed, Aisha
Paper Book
"Saeed's timely and stirring middle-grade debut is a celebration of resistance and justice."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review The compelling story of a girl's fight to regain her life and dreams after being forced into indentured servitude. Life is quiet and...

Dans son village du Pakistan, Amal, douze ans, aspire a devenir un jour enseignante. Ainee de la famille, elle doit veiller sur ses soeurs apes l'ecole, mais trouve toujours le temps de parfaire son education. Un jour, elle se querelle avec le fils du chef du village et l'insulte sans le vouloir. Homme riche et corrompu, le chef oblige Amal a devenir sa servante afin de racheter sa faute. Au domaine des Khan ou elle habite desormais, la jeune fille est traitee comme une esclave et doit lutter pour sa survie dans un univers ou c'est chacun pour soi. Determinee et intelligente, elle ne se laisse pas abattre. Rassemblant tout son courage, elle amorce un combat qui lui permettra d'obtenir justice et de realiser enfin son reve d'une vie meilleure.

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The wonders we seek : thirty incredible Muslims who helped shape the world
Faruqi, Saadia
Paper Book
In this biographical collection, with stunning portraits and illustrations by Saffa Khan, authors Saadia Faruqi and Aneesa Mumtaz highlight some of the talented Muslim physicians, musicians, athletes, poets, and more who helped make the world we know today. A brilliant...
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