Bustle brings you a listicle of books, both fiction and non-fiction, written by Muslim women authors. “Naturally these books are as diverse as the women who wrote them, but all will give you a piece of the Muslim experience both in the US and abroad, from the heart-wrenching to the hopeful to the romantic.”
Included in this list are:
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
“I Am Malala” is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls’ education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons. (per Bustle)
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
“Persepolis” is the story of Satrapi’s unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval… It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar, a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up. (per Bustle)
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
“Reading Lolita in Tehran” is a remarkable exploration of resilience in the face of tyranny and a celebration of the liberating power of literature. (per Bustle)
Between Two Worlds by Zainab Salbi
Zainab Salbi was 11 years old when her father was chosen to be Saddam Hussein’s personal pilot and her family’s life was grafted onto his….In this richly visual memoir, Salbi describes tyranny as she saw it — through the eyes of a privileged child, a rebellious teenager, a violated wife, and ultimately a public figure fighting to overcome the skill that once kept her alive: silence. (per Bustle)
