Ten Steps to Us, the debut novel by Attiya Khan is a delightful YA novel about Aisha Rashid, a devout hijab-wearing Muslim teen. Aisha has always felt invisible, but when Darren, the hot new boy at school makes it clear that he likes her rather than her pretty and popular best friend Isabelle, she is both surprised and flattered as she really likes him too...
Tag: identity
Review: Luster by Raven Leilani
"The first time we have sex, we are both fully clothed, at our desks during work hours, bathed in blue computer light." When I read that first sentence, I just knew...
Review: It’s Not About The Burqa edited by Mariam Khan
When I say that it was a joy and a privilege to listen to 17 Muslim women speak openly and frankly about it means to them to be a Muslim woman in a Western society, I'm not just saying that for effect. Mariam Khan has...
Heaux Noire review: Black and Brown womxn take centre stage at Southbank
As part of the London Literature Festival and possibly Black History Month, it was ladies, or rather womxn night at the Southbank Centre.