Abdellah Taïa in Tangier, Morocco, in 2010. Abdelhak Senna/AFP via Getty Images May 25, 2023 Abdellah Taïa is Morocco’s first openly gay writer – his work reimagines being Muslim, queer and African Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University and Adriaan van Klinken, University of Leeds His books bring north Africa into conversation with sub-Saharan Africa about lived queer experiences.
Tom Hermans on Unsplash April 6, 2022 Constructing the ideal Muslim woman through Islamic self-help books on marriage Evi Eliyanah, Universitas Negeri Malang and Nurenzia Yannuar, Universitas Negeri Malang Many young Indonesian Muslim women turn to Muslim self-help books to get ready to take on the roles as ‘pious and good’ wives.
The cover of “Yo Soy Muslim,” one of the new books for young readers out this August. From the imprint, Salaam Reads. (Simon & Schuster) July 20, 2017 Put Muslim characters who don’t need to be ‘saved’ on school reading lists Heba Elsherief, University of Toronto Book publishing is starting to take note of calls for inclusivity and diversity. A new imprint, Salaam Reads, may finally help educators round out their inadequate classroom reading lists.