What are your favorite books by or about Muslim women? #muslimwomensday
AmandaL 7y
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
mrsthilkey ❤ 7y
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Megabooks 7y
Mornings in Jenin: A Novel
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LeahBergen 7y
Guests of the Sheik: An Ethnography of an Iraqi Village
KathyWheeler I enjoyed this book. Also liked Nine Parts of Desire by Geraldine Brooks and The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf. A Thousand Splendid Suns is amazing. 7y
sprainedbrain I second the Persepolis books, but I also liked 7y
Written in the Stars
jlondon1963 I have this in my TBR pile😎 7y
mklong It made me see western literature that I know so well, in a totally new way 7y
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Cinfhen I was going to say 7y
Thousand Splendid Suns
LauraBeth @AmandaL I need to read this - thanks for mentioning 😀 7y
LauraBeth @mrsthilkey and @Cinfhen I can't believe I haven't read this one yet 🙀 7y
LauraBeth This looks good @Booksandcooks - adding it! 😀 7y
LauraBeth As always @LeahBergen you recommend something that's new to me 💕 7y
LauraBeth Oohh these look good @KathyWheeler - thanks! 😀 7y
LauraBeth Thanks @sprainedbrain - I haven't read this one 😀 7y
LauraBeth @jlondon1963 it's really good! 😀 7y
LauraBeth @mklong I haven't read this one either! 😀 7y
Cinfhen Ok @LauraBeth You NEED to do a buddy read with @KarenUK 💜💚she also has not read 7y
Thousand Splendid Suns
LauraBeth I'm up for a buddy read of Thousand Splendid Suns. Let me know if you're up for it @KarenUK. I haven't read Kite Runner either 🙀 7y
KarenUK @LauraBeth @cinfhen I haven't read either... 🤦♀️... I'd be up for reading either of them 👍😍 (edited) 7y
LauraBeth @Cinfhen would you recommend reading Kite Runner first? @KarenUK 7y
Cinfhen There are each a stand alone @KarenUK both heartbreaking but I think the role of women is highlighted in Thousand Splendid Suns, where it's a more male dominated book in (edited) 7y
Kite Runner