Book Recommendations
By Elizabeth Laird
A story about a young Palestinian boy growing up in the West Bank, dealing with the challenges and hopes of life under occupation.
By Aisha Saeed
A novel about a Pakistani girl who dreams of becoming a teacher but is forced into indentured servitude.
By Hena Khan
A story about a Pakistani-American girl finding her voice and balancing her cultural heritage with fitting in at school.
By Zanib Mian
A humorous and heartwarming series about a young Muslim boy and his adventures.
By Danny Ramadan
A touching story about a young Syrian refugee girl who tries to make her mother happy by cooking a traditional meal.
By Ibtisam Barakat
A memoir about the author's childhood experiences during the Six-Day War and her life as a Palestinian refugee.
By Farhana Zia
A novel about a young Muslim girl navigating middle school and her faith.
By Veera Hiranandani
A novel in diary format about a half-Muslim, half-Hindu girl during the partition of India in 1947.
By Ranya Tabari Idliby
This is the story of one American Muslim family—the story of how, through their lives, their schools, their friends, and their neighbors, they end up living the challenges, myths, fears, hopes, and dreams of all Americans.
By Ahmad Rashid Salim
Islam Explained offers an informative overview of the faith, allowing you to foster cultural awareness and understand the religion on its own terms.
By Malcolm Clark
This book explores the roots of Islam, how it has developed over the centuries, and its long and complex relationship with Christianity. It helps put Islam in perspective as a major cultural and geopolitical force.
By Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong’s short history demonstrates that the world’s fastest-growing faith is a much more complex phenomenon than its modern fundamentalist strain might suggest.