The Garden of My Imaan

Posted on 26 September 2019 by Farhana Zia

Aliya already struggles with trying to fit in, feeling confident enough to talk to the cute boy or stand up to mean kids the fact that shes Muslim is just another thing to deal with When Marwa, a Moroccan girl who shares her faith if not her culture, comes to Aliya s school, Aliya wonders even about who she is, what she believes, and where she fits in Should she fast for Ramadan Should she wear the hijab Shes old enough for both, but does she really want to call attention to herself Download The Garden of My Imaan by Farhana Zia – kino-fada.fr Seeof my reviews on The YA Kitten My copy came from YA Books Central for review.Diversity 3 Closer to RealityRacial Ethnic 4 Aliya and her family are Indian Muslims her best friend Winnie is Korean Marwa s family is Moroccan QUILTBAG 0Disability 0Intersectionality 4 the book s focus on Muslim girlhood creates plenty of intersections between gender and racial ethnic identity One review of The Garden of My Imaan calls the book a modern homage to Are You There God It s Me, Seeof my reviews on The YA Kitten My copy came from YA Books Central for review.Diversity 3 Closer to RealityRacial Ethnic 4 Aliya and her family are Indian Muslims her best friend Winnie is Korean Marwa s family is Moroccan QUILTBAG 0Disability 0Intersectionality 4 the book s focus on Muslim girlhood creates plenty of intersections between gender and racial ethnic identity One review of The Garden of My Imaan calls the book a modern homage to Are You There God It s Me, Margaret, that class...Cover Gushing Worthiness The cover of The Garden of my Imaan is one of the most adorable covers I ve seen this year The little girl s smile is so cute and the cover works for a cute book.Review I came across this book via netgalley There have been a lot of works looking at Teenage Muslim girls or Muslim women in their adulthood and of course on the controversial topic of women wearing the Hijab So when I saw this book on netgalley I was really interested in reading a book about a Muslim Cover Gushing Worthiness The cover of The Garden of my Imaan is one of the most adorable covers I ve seen this year The little girl s smile is so cute and the cover works for a cute book.Review I came across this book via netgalley There have been a lot of works looking at Teenage Muslim girls or Muslim women in their adulthood and of course on the controversial topic of women wearing the Hijab So when I saw this book on netgalley I was really interested in reading a book about a Muslim girl attending Elementary School The final verdict I m really glad I discovered this gem Taking place post 9 11 TGomI follows the story of Aliya, an American Indian Muslim girl as she tries to navigate the treacherous waters of Elementary School while trying to not stand out because of her religion However Aliya is confronted with her faith as Marwa, a Moroccan Muslim girl who wears the Hijab joins her school Suddenly Aliya s world is turned upsid...There are many things to like about gardens Once you get past all of the work well, you never really do , you find that they provide beauty, nourishment and a reflection of one s self The Garden of My Imaan , by Farhana Zia, does all three My 2 favorite things about this book are 1 the humor and sensitivity with which the author treats the subject and 2 that there is no singular cultural viewpoint or agenda being pushed here On one level, it s the engaging story of a month in the life of There are many things to like about gardens Once you get past all of the work well, you never really do , you find that they provide beauty, nourishment and a reflection of one s self The Garden of My Imaan , by Farhana Zia, does all three My 2 favorite things about this book are 1 the humor and sensitivity with which the author treats the subject and 2 that there is no singular cultural viewpoint...Aliya doesn t like to wear her hijab in public, because people think that all Muslims are responsible for the problems after 9 11, and it s easier to practice her faith if others don t know about it Since her family is from India, she doesn t think that she shares much in common with other Muslims, especially the new girl, Marwa, whose family is from Morocco and who wears hijab Aliya is having enough troubles with the bratty Juliana, who ends up running against her for student council rep Aliya doesn t like to wear her hijab in public, because people think that all Muslims are responsible for the problems after 9 11, and it s easier to practice her faith if others don t know about it Since her family is from India, she doesn t think that she shares much in common with other Muslims, especially the new girl, Marwa, whose family is from Morocco and who wears hijab Aliya is having enough troubles with the bratty Juliana, who ends up running against her for student council rep with Carly, who doesn t invite her to a birthday party at a spa and with various boys in her class who say rude things about Mawra Aliya has an assignment from her Sunday school to better herself during Ramadan, and both her grandmother and great grandmother think this is a great idea and try to help her When Mawra wants to know if Aliya is going to fast, she decides to give it a try, even though it is v...Aliya has always been shy and she doesn t want to call attention to herself Maybe that s why she doesn t wear a hijab in school or fast much during Ramadan You see, Aliya is Muslim, but her family isn t strict with following the Muslim rules her mother believes that Muslim woman can still be modest without wearing a hijab Then Marwa came to Aliya s school Marwa is the exact opposite of Aliya Marwa has tons of courage, always wears a hijab, and fasts for the whole of Ramadan Marwa has a Aliya has always been shy and she doesn t want to call attention to herself Maybe that s why she doesn t wear a hijab in school or fast much during Ramadan You see, Aliya is Muslim, but her family isn t strict with following the Muslim rules her mother believes that Muslim woman can still be modest without wearing a hijab Then Marwa came to Aliya s school Marwa is the exact opposite of Aliya Marwa has tons of courage, always wears a hijab, and fasts for the whole of Ramadan Marwa has a lot of confidence in herself Aliya has been asked to help Marwa out at school because she is new Aliya isn t sure how she can help Marwa, who is so confident.This was a great multi cultural book I liked learning n...Although this book is not particularly well written and the characters lack dimension, it is one of the few I ve encountered that stars an American Muslim child Aliya is likable enough although much of the book reads like a child s guide to Muslim traditions and the diversity within the Muslim population, she struggles with her first Ramadan fast in a realistic way.I am puzzled by the cover photo, though Aliya is supposed to be Indian, but the girl on the cover does not seem to reflect this Although this book is not particularly well written and the characters lack dimension, it is one of the few I ve encountered that stars an American Muslim child Aliya is likable enough although much of the book reads like a child s guide to Muslim traditions and the diversity within the Mus...I have been searching for a book like The Garden of My Imaan for a while now Aliya attends a public school where she is the only Muslim Soon after we meet her Aliya s mother accidentally cuts off another woman in traffic She yells at them to go back to the desert and ride a camel The angry woman takes no note of the fact that family is from India where there are NO deserts and she doesn t care The entire episode frightens Aliya, who sees a stranger screaming in anger because Aliya and I have been searching for a book like The Garden of My Imaan for a while now Aliya attends a public school where she is the only Muslim Soon after we meet her Aliya s mother accidentally cuts off another woman in traffic She yells at them to go back to the desert and ride a camel The angry woman takes no note of the fact that family is from India where there are NO deserts and she doesn t care The entire episode frightens Aliya, who see...This was recommended to me by my librarian probably because it s a Muslim book, and it s written by a Muslim author I m a Muslim, so i was kind of like, Cool A relatively Muslim book But as the days drew on and I read other books, came across and said, I don t really want to read this, I finally came at a stop sign, and because I had stopped, I looked at this book onceand thought, Oh well It can t be that bad All this because I thought it was going to be like those high school This was recommended to me by my librarian probably because it s a Muslim book, and it s written by a Muslim author I m a Muslim, so i was kind of like, Cool A relatively Muslim book But as the days drew on and I read other books, came across and said, I don t really want to read this, I finally came at a stop sign, and because I had stopped, I looked at this book onceand thought, Oh well It can t be that bad All this because I thought it was going to be like those high school books where they always complain about not getting the boy, oh my god he s so cute, and all that other jibber jabber, but this book exceeded my expectati...Fifth grader Aliyah loves her family and her religion, but she feels uncomfortable enough about her own place in the school s pecking order to be able to openly embrace her Muslim faith and cultural identity In fact, when the school principal suggests that she befriend Marwa, a new girl from Morocco who is also Muslim, she avoids the girl as much as pos...This coming of age narrative proves oncethat no matter what faith, ethnicity, or geographic location, adolescents all face the same challenges They struggle to find their place in the world Aliya stands astride two worlds..the traditional Muslim world of herb family and the world she faces each day at scho...

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26 September 2019

Farhana Zia