muslim women

"Fatima al-Fihri loved to learn. She wanted to know everything, like how birds flew, why the sky was blue, and how flowers grew. But more than anything, she wanted a school for all, where anyone could study and become whatever they wanted. This true-life portrait of an extraordinary Muslim woman shows the importance of never giving up on your dreams and how we all have the power to change the world for the better"--Provided by publisher.

"Soraya Nazari is ready to make her mark on the world--if only she knew what that was going to be. Caught between her strict Muslim family's expectations and her own, Soraya can't help feeling like a fish out of water as she navigates life as a new college graduate. And there is the small matter that Soraya has never been kissed at the age of twenty-one. If she can tick that off the list, surely everything else will fall into place. Enter Magnus Evans: rugby player, man-about-town, and everything Soraya's parents would disapprove of. She knows she could never fall in love with Magnus--and for that reason he is perfect for now. But as Soraya spends more time with Magnus, she wonders if she has written him off too quickly. Maybe in the process of getting to know him better, Soraya will finally start to understand herself"--Provided by publisher.

"The first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab while competing for the United States in the Olympics, Ibtihaj Muhammad ... [became] the first female Muslim American athlete to earn a medal at the Olympic Games [in 2016]. Full-color photographs and a detailed timeline provide readers with essential information into Muhammad's life"--Provided by publisher.

"Kamala Khan (a.k.a Ms. Marvel) is stretched too thin--literally. She's having a hard time balancing schoolwork with being a good friend, being there for her family, becoming the best fanfic writer this side of the Hudson River--and, you know, becoming a Super Hero. She's tired and just barely keeping control, BUT she's handling it. Totally. When a mysterious robot tries to infiltrate Avengers Tower, it'll be up to Ms. Marvel to (again, literally) pull herself together, learn to ask for help, and fix the mess she's made before anyone gets hurt!"--Back cover.

"Kamala Khan (a.k.a Ms. Marvel) is stretched too thin--literally. She's having a hard time balancing schoolwork with being a good friend, being there for her family, becoming the best fanfic writer this side of the Hudson River--and, you know, becoming a Super Hero. She's tired and just barely keeping control, BUT she's handling it. Totally. When a mysterious robot tries to infiltrate Avengers Tower, it'll be up to Ms. Marvel to (again, literally) pull herself together, learn to ask for help, and fix the mess she's made before anyone gets hurt!"--Back cover.

"No one is more surprised than humble Muzna when high school hottie, Arif Malik, takes an interest in her. But Arif and his brother are angry at the West for demonising Islam and hiding a terrible secret"--Provided by publisher.

Beginning in seventh-century Mecca and Medina, A History of Islam in 21 Women takes us around the globe, through eleventh-century Yemen and Khorasan, and into sixteenth-century Spain, Istanbul and India.

Ayesha is a young Muslim woman living with her family in Canada, where she works as a substitute teacher in order to pay back her uncle, who helped her immigrate to Canada and paid for her education. She's frustrated by her undeniable attraction to Khalid, a judgmental and conservative Muslim who seems stuck in another century. When she learns Khalid is to be married to her cousin Hafsa, she looks into the unsettling rumors she's heard about his family and discovers things about Khalid and herself that surprise her.

The memoirs of Emily Ruete who was born a princess in Zanzibar, raised in a harem, married to a German, and then became embroiled in a bitter struggle for political control over the island during the period of nineteenth-century European colonialism.

"Women's March co-organizer Linda Sarsour shares how growing up Palestinian Muslim American, feminist, and empowered moved her to become a globally recognized and celebrated activist on behalf of marginalized communities across the country"--Provided by publisher.