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Young children are emphasised in the West to read. I know what kind of novels they read, Harry Potter, Twilight, all the vampire romance stories. There were no alternatives to represent Muslim teens. Girls are more emotionally susceptible to reading, especially romance. Girls’ books are constantly about boys and romance and it’s around the age of 13-16 years where girls have self-esteem issues and therefore want to be able to identify with emotional feelings, to feel wanted. Read More »

Sister Na'imah B. Robert, author of “From My Sisters' Lips” and editor of SISTERS magazine, has produced yet another fantastic work of literature for the Muslim community: a short novel aimed at young Muslim teens, titled “From Somalia, With Love.” Blurb from the book jacket: “My name is Safia Dirie. ... Read More »