Salaam! Or, peace be upon you. What does it mean to be Muslim American? Open this book to begin your journey. This author speaks from her personal experience and shares aspects of how she worships, the customs and traditions she follows, which are also universal to so many Muslim Americans. And, you'll learn beautiful new words along the way! Most importantly, grow in your understanding of this community!

Nadia Hasan showcases her poetic growth in her second book of poetry. From the facets of day to day living, through the darkness of loss and the pain of grief, comes Waking the Wild. Written with both fairytale-like whimsy and poignant vulnerability, this collection seeks to remind us all of the resilience of the human spirit.

Nadia Hasan showcases her poetic growth in her second book of poetry. From the facets of day to day living, through the darkness of loss and the pain of grief, comes Waking the Wild. Written with both fairytale-like whimsy and poignant vulnerability, this collection seeks to remind us all of the resilience of the human spirit.

Salaam! Or, peace be upon you. What does it mean to be Muslim American? Open this book to begin your journey. This author speaks from her personal experience and shares aspects of how she worships, the customs and traditions she follows, which are also universal to so many Muslim Americans. And, you'll learn a lot of beautiful new words along the way! Most importantly, grow in your understanding ...

In the first installment of The Desiccated, Lia is ensnared in the growing danger that looms over the town. Her neighbors are going missing, her friends are falling ill and she is exposed to a world she can’t believe is real. As new threats tangle with old secrets, she will discover her biggest obstacle isn’t what lurks in the shadows, but what lies within herself. Can she face the darkness in her past so she may face the dangers of the present? What will be the consequences of her choices...

In the first installment of The Desiccated, Lia is ensnared in the growing danger that looms over the town. Her neighbors are going missing, her friends are falling ill and she is exposed to a world she can’t believe is real. As new threats tangle with old secrets, she will discover her biggest obstacle isn’t what lurks in the shadows, but what lies within herself. Can she face the darkness in her past so she may face the dangers of the present? What will be the consequences of her choices...

A darkened road. A truck-stop diner. A chance meeting.All Marisol Pedilla wanted was to make the drive to her aunt’s house without incident. Instead, she meets a woman named Sasha. Together, they encounter more misfortune than Marisol has ever experienced.Danger and deception seem to be all too common in Sasha’s world, and it’s a world Marisol wants no part of. But fate has other plans. The secrets Sasha’s keeping from her could change Marisol’s life forever.

A darkened road. A truck-stop diner. A chance meeting.All Marisol Pedilla wanted was to make the drive to her aunt’s house without incident. Instead, she meets a woman named Sasha. Together, they encounter more misfortune than Marisol has ever experienced.Danger and deception seem to be all too common in Sasha’s world, and it’s a world Marisol wants no part of. But fate has other plans. The secrets Sasha’s keeping from her could change Marisol’s life forever.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Arab world has undergone a series of radical transformations. One of the most significant is the resurgence of activist and puritanical forms of religion presenting as viable alternatives to existing social, cultural and political practices. The rise in sectarianism and violence in the name of religion has left scholars searching for adequate conceptual tools that might generate a clearer insight into these interconnected conflicts. In Striking f...