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Moth Smoke by Mohsin HamidA Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed HanifThe Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin HamidKartography by Kamila ShamsieUrdu Ki Akhri Kitaab / اردو کی آخری کتاب by Ibn e Insha
Notable Books by Pakistani Authors
269 books — 254 voters
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1 by G. Willow WilsonLove from Mecca to Medina by S.K. AliThe Dirty Version by Medina FarisDoes My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Muslims Represented in Literature
359 books — 223 voters

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan PappéMornings in Jenin by Susan AbulhawaPalestinian Dissident by Sam ShomanPalestine by Jimmy CarterMen in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani
Best Books about Palestine (fiction and nonfiction)
252 books — 175 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonJamilia by Chingiz AitmatovMidnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
Books Set in the -stan Countries
333 books — 172 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseiniالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Valley Came Alive - Vol III by Ibn KathirEarly Days by Ibn Kathir
A Kindle Muslim Reading List (nonfiction)
262 books — 162 voters
The Dirty Version by Medina FarisThe Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow WilsonLove in a Headscarf by Shelina Zahra JanmohamedThe Face Behind The Veil by Donna Gehrke-WhiteFrom My Sisters' Lips by Na'ima B. Robert
About Muslim Women (nonfiction)
211 books — 149 voters

It's Time! by Wayne JacobsenThe Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Day The World Sneezed by Eddie JonesThis Changes Everything by Naomi KleinThe Divine Code From 1 to 2020 by Steve Cioccolanti
Thought-Provoking Books on the End-Times
144 books — 147 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Prejudice in America
425 books — 145 voters

القرآن الكريم by AnonymousHow to invite people to Allah by Muhammad Abd Al-Rahman Al-A...200 Golden Hadith by Abdul Malik MujahidScientific Miracles in Ocean and Animals by Yusuf Al-Hajj AhmadThe End of the World by محمد عبدالرحمن العريفي
A Muslim Reading List (nonfiction)
268 books — 144 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniI Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood AliI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiDoes My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Muslim Girls on the Cover
268 books — 141 voters

The Dirty Version by Medina FarisLove from Mecca to Medina by S.K. AliForbidden by Faith by Negeen PapehnDoes My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahCity of Veils by Zoë Ferraris
Best Contemporary Fiction Books with Islamic Themes
78 books — 115 voters
القرآن الكريم by AnonymousDestiny Disrupted by Tamim AnsaryNo god but God by Reza AslanMuhammad, the World-Changer by Mohamad JebaraAfter the Prophet by Lesley Hazleton
Muslim History (nonfiction)
234 books — 112 voters

The Caliph's House by Tahir ShahBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughDreams of Trespass by Fatima MernissiHideous Kinky by Esther FreudThe Button Box by Bridget Hodder
Books Set in Morocco
138 books — 107 voters
If I Should Speak by Umm ZakiyyahThe Dirty Version by Medina FarisAlif the Unseen by G. Willow WilsonA Voice by Umm ZakiyyahBoy vs. Girl by Na'ima B. Robert
Islamic Fiction
77 books — 105 voters

Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahTen Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-FattahThe Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shahزندگی مه آلود پریا by سید مرتضی مصطفویShe Wore Red Trainers by Na'ima B. Robert
Muslimah YA fiction
86 books — 91 voters
Written in the Stars by Aisha SaeedA Time to Dance by Padma VenkatramanThe Love Match by Priyanka TaslimBorn Confused by Tanuja Desai HidierWhen Mimi Went Missing by Suja Sukumar
South Asians in Contemporary YA
169 books — 89 voters

Moon Called by Patricia BriggsCry Wolf by Patricia BriggsValentine by Julie ManninoLittle Red Riding Hood by Julie ManninoAngel Devil by Julie Mannino
Diverse Genre Romances
278 books — 77 voters
Love from A to Z by S.K. AliWe Hunt the Flame by Hafsah FaizalThe Light at the Bottom of the World by London ShahThe Candle and the Flame by Nafiza AzadThe Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
Muslim YA/MG 2019
25 books — 59 voters

Living Out Islam by Scott Siraj al-Haqq KugleIslamic Homosexualities by Stephen O. MurrayWe Have Always Been Here by Samra HabibIf You Could Be Mine by Sara FarizanHomosexuality in Islam by Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle
Queer Islam
85 books — 56 voters
Reclaim Your Heart by Yasmin MogahedThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XPurification of the Heart by Hamza YusufIn the Footsteps of the Prophet by Tariq RamadanDestiny Disrupted by Tamim Ansary
The Modern Muslim Man's Reading List
81 books — 54 voters

Saints and Misfits by S.K. AliLove, Hate & Other Filters by Samira AhmedAmina's Voice by Hena KhanThe Gauntlet by Karuna RiaziThe City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
Muslim YA and Kidlit 2017-2018
32 books — 48 voters
An Ishmael of Syria by Asaad AlmohammadCoffee & Orange Blossoms by Nate Scholzجاسوس من أجل لا أحد by Basel SaneebThe Gift of Rumi by Emily Jane O'DellLa Biographie Du Prophète Mouhammad, Le Nectar Cacheté by Ar-Rahik
Best Books for Understanding Middle Eastern Culture
148 books — 47 voters

The City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Kingdom of Copper by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Empire of Gold by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Tale of Iśva Raman by Najeev NadarajahThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Middle Eastern - South Asian fantasy
49 books — 38 voters
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahTen Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-FattahThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiA Blessed Olive Tree by Zain HashmiMs. Marvel, Vol. 1 by G. Willow Wilson
Books about Muslim Teens
51 books — 35 voters

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughGo Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
Children of Clergy
171 books — 31 voters
"Believing Women" in Islam by Asma BarlasWomen and Gender in Islam by Leila AhmedThe Veil and the Male Elite by Fatema MernissiDo Muslim Women Need Saving? by Lila Abu-LughodCasting off the Veil by Sania Sharawi Lanfranchi
Gender in Islamic Cultures
179 books — 28 voters

We Free the Stars by Hafsah FaizalThe Art of Faking It by Sumaiya AhmedThe Empire of Gold by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Henna Wars by Adiba JaigirdarImagine Me by Tahereh Mafi
2020 Releases by Muslim Authors
25 books — 23 voters
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasFront Desk by Kelly YangGhost by Jason ReynoldsSolo by Kwame AlexanderThe Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
Project LIT Book Club
69 books — 11 voters

Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliThe Trouble With Islam Today by Irshad ManjiThe Curse of God by Harris SultanThe Atheist Muslim by Ali A. RizviRage Against the Veil by Parvin Darabi
Ex-Muslim reading list
29 books — 8 voters
The Book of Saladin by Tariq AliShadow of the Swords by Kamran PashaEagle by Jack HightKingdom by Jack HightHoly War by Jack Hight
Saladin - Fiction & Non-fiction
16 books — 7 voters

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