In this episode of The MuslimMatters Podcast, Zainab bint Younus speaks to Hadia Mubarak, author of the new and fascinating book “Rebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands: Controversies...
How can Muslim readers distinguish between flawed Muslim characters vs a book that glorifies sins? When Muslim readers pick up a book by a Muslim author,...
From The MuslimMatters Bookshelf is a new monthly column from MM staff members -which you can look forward to on the last Thursday of every month...
Is Harry Potter haram? Muslim parents and kids alike have been asking this question for over two decades, and it’s still hard to find a definitive...
Zainab bint Younus writes a book review of Mantle of Mercy: Islamic Chaplaincy in North America – edited by Muhammad A. Ali, Omer Bajwa, Sondos Kholaki,...
It’s Muslim Bookstagram Awards season again! The Muslim Bookstagram Awards (MBA) is an annual celebration of Muslim voices in publishing, from mainstream publishers, Islamic publishers, or...
Many times, as a Muslim woman writing novels, I have asked myself whether my Muslim identity can be dissociated from the topics I write about. Does...
In this episode, Kirin Nabi (The Islamic School Librarian) and Zainab bint Younus talk all things Muslim bookstagram! From the evolution of Muslim fiction and the...
Zainab bint Younus writes a critical review of “The Muslim 100: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History,” critiquing it for...
Zainab bint Younus interviews Muslim fiction author Juwairiah Simpson, discovering the rich history behind the author’s delightful Duwairig series and talking about what it was like...