Love from Mecca to Medina

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K. Ali has her share of non-Muslim readers, this will be a unique opportunity to show them what being there means and its special qualities. In this essay, I’ll share some photos of Mecca in the olden times (meaning around the seventh century). I am also very curious about my religion and culture and read up on every book available that talked about them. On the trip of a lifetime, Adam and Zayneb must find their way back to each other in this surprising and romantic sequel to the “bighearted, wildly charming” (Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author) Love from A to Z . Not to mention this was such a realistic take on performing umrah while struggling with real life issues.

The Proudest Blue", her picture book co-authored with Ibtihaj Muhammad, was an instant New York Times Bestseller. Ali is the author of "Saints and Misfits", a finalist for the American Library Association's 2018 William C. When you know that and believe it and act upon it, everything and everyone around you will feel at peace with you. Then a marvel occurs: Adam and Zayneb get the chance to spend Thanksgiving week on the Umrah, a pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, tracing the hijrah in real life, together.

With every new issue, I got more and more annoyed at how SIMPLY they could all be resolved--if they were just honest with each other! I just wanted to look at the same sky as Zayneb for more than a vacation, a break, a pause in our lives.

The conclusion was also PERFECTION (which is a major reason why I didn't rate this book lower lol) - both Adam and Zayneb go through a lot of growth, and it's just such a happy feels-good ending. For me it was like there was this subconscious idea that a non-Muslim reader is reading over my shoulder so even though the descriptions and explanations are tedious I should suffer through for them. I love how each chapter title looks like we're walking on a museum corridor that held Zaydam's journey. i saw a looot of criticism regarding the premise of this book a while ago, and though i didn't take any of it seriously, it's still very nice and heartening to know every bit of it was unfounded. No short summaries, as you can read the blurb for that, but I do want to sincerely thank the author for writing a story that matters, that can transcend time and can be passed down to generations ahead.

first off, i just wanted to start by saying this book was one of my most anticipated reads of 2022, and needless to say, it genuinely truly absolutely positively wholeheartedly exceeded my expectations. Oh and it is coming out on 18th October 2022 which si tomorrow so make sure you get your copies because you will LOVE it!

Centering whiteness in non-white stories by making everyone who isn't white need explanation is so hurtful. Most obviously, perhaps, this book portrays a loving, passionate, sometimes cheesy, sometimes happily-ever-aftery halal romantic relationship and, perhaps more than ever, this is very important for young Muslims dealing with the wilderness of modern Western romantic relationships that otherwise bombards them. It's definitely no secret that fans of Adam of Zayneb will love (no pun intended) Love From Mecca to Medina! She preferred this trouble—this “Auntie” Hanna—over the turmoil that was waiting on the other side of the door to the bathroom she was in right at the moment. The room opens via French doors to a traditional English garden where seasonal blooms put on a show well into autumn while you partake of your specially delivered afternoon tea, sandwiches, and cakes on the patio.

This book awakened my memories of when I went for Umrah 8 years ago and I wasn't sure if it made up for my longing to go there again or made me miss it even more. i'll forever, and forever, love this book for that, if for nothing else: that it reconnected me to my faith in so many, seemingly mundane ways.