Welcome back to another interview under my Unapologetically Muslim project! Today I’m welcoming a wonderful middle grade and children’s books author, Aamna Qureshi! Her book, The Lady or the Lion, has been praised so much and I’m literally so excited to read it this year. Read on to find out more about Aamna Qureshi!
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Welcome back to another interview under my Unapologetically Muslim project! Today I’m welcoming a wonderful middle grade and children’s books author, Reem Faruqi! Her latest book, Unsettled, released earlier this month, and she has other wonderful books out in the world. Read on to find out more about Reem Faruqi!
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Welcome back to another Unapologetically Muslim post! to say I’m excited would be an understatement. I read Other Words For Home for the first time last year and I honestly can’t tell you how many tears I cried. That book touched me in so many ways, and in ways I wasn’t even expecting. It automatically became a favourite of mine. I got the chance to read The Shape of Thunder earlier this year and felt the exact same way. So it’s with a lot of excitement that I get to interview one of my favourite authors on the blog today!
Please welcome, Jasmine Warga!
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Welcome to the first Unapologetically Muslim post of 2021! This project has been in the making for quite some time. I started this project with the Muslim bookish community in mind. This community has meant the world to me, and over the years we’ve had more and more authors and content creators graciously bringing our voices and stories to the forefront. I couldn’t be prouder of this community, and this is my way of contributing to it. This is in no way enough but I hope you’ll follow this project throughout the coming months, and that you’ll listen and uplift these wonderful people and their stories with me.
I’m so happy to be starting the project in this way and that’s by interviewing such a wonderful author on the blog today. I present to you Saadia Faruqi, author of A Thousand Questions, Yasmin, and A Place at the Table!
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I’ve been slacking on my the Unapologetically Muslim challenges this year. So many of my plans flew out the window for a time but I’m determined to get some of it done by the end of this year. Starting with our An Ember in the Ashes readalong!
Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.
Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.
It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They’ve seen what happens to those who do.
But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy.
There, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he’s being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined—and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.
It’s time for our first Unapologetically Muslim readathon!
The amount of love this challenge has gotten just means the absolute world. I’ve been feeling so soft since I announced it. I’m so excited to be sharing this with all of you! I made a poll with some book choices on Twitter yesterday and the results are finally in! Mirage by Somaiya Daud will be our pick for April. Keep reading to find out more about the book!
Welcome to the Unapologetically Muslim Reading Challenge!
My favorite 2020 project yet! This has been in the making for some time now, and I’m finally ready to announce it. I’m dedicating my 2020 to reading more books by Muslim authors. I want to show my support for Muslim authors who do their best to bring us the representation we’ve been waiting for, and the representation that we feel proud of and to raise our voices in literature.
The Perks of Being Noura 