Islamic Heritage Month books

Books by and on Muslim Canadians

A select list of new, popular and acclaimed titles by Muslim Canadian writers.

What Strange Paradise

What Strange Paradise

Akkad, Omar El
McClelland & Stewart, 2022

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Love From Mecca to Medina

Love From Mecca to Medina

Ali, Sajidah K.
Salaam Reads, 2022

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Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes

Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes

Al-Solaylee, Kamal
HarperCollins Canada, 2012

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 Nothing Good Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday

Nothing Good Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday

Aram, Jamaluddin
Simon & Schuster Canada, 2023

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Say Please and Thank You & Stand in Line

Say Please and Thank You & Stand in Line

Assaf, Dany
Sutherland House Books, 2021

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Mina Among the Shadows

Mina Among the Shadows

Awumey, Edem
Mawenzi House, 2020

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Road of the Lost

Road of the Lost

Azad, Nafiza
Simon & Schuster Canada, 2022

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Brown Boy - A Memoir

Brown Boy - A Memoir

Aziz, Omer
Simon & Schuster Canada, 2023

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Belief

Belief

Bhatt, Mayank
Mawenzi House, 2016

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The Fourth Canvas

The Fourth Canvas

Bose, Rana
Mawenzi House, 2008

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Canadian Islam: Belonging & Loyalty

Canadian Islam: Belonging & Loyalty

Delic, Imam Zijad
Kirtas Publishing, 2014

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You Still Look The Same

You Still Look The Same

Doctor, Farzana
Freehand Books, 2022

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Adrift

Adrift

Edizel, Loren
Mawenzi House, 2011

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The Red One

The Red One

Fazlul, Safia
Mawenzi House, 2023

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We Have Always Been Here

We Have Always Been Here

Habib, Samra
Viking, 2019

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Is There Bacon in Heaven? - A Memoir

Is There Bacon in Heaven? - A Memoir

Hassan, Ali
Simon & Schuster Canada, 2022

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The Muslimah Who Fell to Earth

The Muslimah Who Fell to Earth

Hussain, Saima S.
Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd., 2016

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Ayesha at Last

Ayesha at Last

Jalaluddin, Uzma
HarperCollins Canada, 2018

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Hana Khan Carries

Hana Khan Carries

Jalaluddin, Uzma
HarperCollins Canada, 2021

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As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Katouh, Zoulfa
Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2022

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There Has to Be a Knife

There Has to Be a Knife

Khan, Adnan
Arsenal Pulp Press, 2019

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The Unquiet Dead

The Unquiet Dead

Khan, Ausma Zehanat
Macmillan Publishers, 2015

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Of Hockey and Hijab: Reflections of a Canadian Muslim Woman

Of Hockey and Hijab: Reflections of a Canadian Muslim Woman

Khan, Sheema
Mawenzi House, 2009

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A Tale of a Boon's Wife

A Tale of a Boon's Wife

Kusow, Fartumo
Second Story Press, 2017

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Allah, Liberty and Love

Allah, Liberty and Love

Manji, Irshad
Atria Books, 2011

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The Shaytan Bride

The Shaytan Bride

Matin, Sumaiya
Dundurn Press, 2021

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Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas

Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas

Mouallem, Omar
Simon & Schuster, 2021

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If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English

If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English

Naga, Noor
Graywolf Press, 2022

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God in Pink

God in Pink

Namir, Hasan
Arsenal Pulp Press, 2016

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Laughing All the Way to the Mosque

Laughing All the Way to the Mosque

Nawaz, Zarqa
Virago Press (UK), 2016

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The Private Apartments

The Private Apartments

Omar, Idman Nur
House of Anansi Press, 2023

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Isolated Incident

Isolated Incident

Pirbhai, Mariam
Mawenzi House, 2022

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Beyond Accommodation

Beyond Accommodation

Selby, Jennifer, Barras, Amelie, and Beaman, Lori G.
University of British Columbia Press, 2019

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An Island Is a World

An Island Is a World

Selvon, Sam
Mawenzi House, 2019

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Her First Palestinian

Her First Palestinian

Teebi, Saeed
House of Anansi, 2022

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My Grief, The Sun

My Grief, The Sun

Wani, Sanna
House of Anansi, 2022

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Al Rashid Mosque

Al Rashid Mosque

Waugh, Earle H
Gutteridge Books/University of Alberta, 2018

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Under Siege Islamophobia and the 9/11 Generation

Under Siege Islamophobia and the 9/11 Generation

Zine, Jasmin
McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022

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