"I want to grow up" Did you say it when you were a kid? I know I did. Have you regretted growing up at some point in your life? Have you wished you could be a careless child once again? I know you have. Everyone has. The more you grow the bigger the challenges, the obstacles, the pain. Life gets serious. You get serious. You forget to smile at the morning sun shining down your face. You are too absorved by your problems to notice the beautiful world surrounding you. And when life gets hard, you wish more than anything to turn back in time and be that small child who did not know anything when he said "I want to grow up"

Houssam Shaykh is living the dream. He is a big sought after basketball star who has his pick of teams, is recognized wherever he goes, makes millions per game, and gets to play his favorite sport for a living. He is even being called the 'Muslim Michael Jordan'. But he has a void that he can't seem to fill, no matter how many screaming fans chant his name. When he goes back home after a long season and decides to throw himself into volunteer work, will he find a shot at finding what he's seeking? Hana Ismail sees life through the lens of her camera. She loves to create memories for others to hold dear, but often wishes that she gets to experience them for herself. When she gets chosen to start a Masjid newspaper, and ends up doing a profile on none other than their very own celebrity, will she have a shot at her own happiness?

A collection of short stories originally written in Bengali.

After Anya's marriage goes disastrously wrong, she is scarred with the memories and is more or less failing to deal with her marriage aftermath. Gossip plagues her, her past won't leave her alone and then there's also dealing with her own family. Anya simply isn't interested in another relationship. But when fate collides her with an old school crush, should she break the barriers of culture and take control of her own love story or are family ties more important? This is the story of one Muslim woman's journey as she deals with family, expectations and the marriage aftermath...

My mom tells me to never think about it but how can I not when it's right there infront of me. My dad tells me to forget about it but how can I when it's a part of me. My brother calls it cool and my sister says let it be. They only start understanding though is when their chosen husbands for me...never reply back. Until a quirky, clumsy and not to mention handsome Asher comes along....but in the end we all know, no man wants a woman with a left foot missing.... #thebigmuslimwriterscontest2016 Currently under editing***

Cringe alert* - First book of my life. Written in 2014. Needs massive rewrites. This is based on two real incidents: -> Air Canada Flight 143 aka The Gimli Glider that crash-landed at Gimli Industrial Park Airport on July 23, 1983. -> US Airways Flight 1549 that crash-landed into the Hudson river on January 15, 2009. You can relate if you've watched the movie Sully. PS - the movie came out after I wrote this -_- just saying.

"Verily, with every hardship comes ease." In the bustling city of new york, settling in for Hamna and her family was a big task. Still struggling from her past, the 18-year-old Hamna wasn't ready to start a whole new chapter in another city. But as time went by, she found herself settling in and so did her older sister, Hafsa. But when it felt better and everything started falling in place, fates and problems were still following her everywhere. And even if things felt better in the moment, it all collapsed in the other. Hamna is your average teenage girl - fan of movies, shopping and books. But as much as she tries to stay away from all sorts of trouble, life somehow still manages to push her in the ground. She struggles, she cries and whines - but in the end always finds a way to get things right. And moving to new york, held a handful of challenges for her to face. Hamna will have to face it all. Love, Hate, her parents' overly-strict behavior and her murky past that seemed to come back to the present. How will she handle the situation when people start talking about her past and start throwing harsh words at her? How will she remain steadfast on her deen - the place she really belongs in? What happens when her own family starts doubting her? How will she maintain her reputation, her modesty and her peaceful life that seemed to be collapsing at the moment? How will she prove her innocence? And most of all - How will she have everyone thinking that she is in fact Pure At Heart? Well click that reading button and buckle up, as we ride alongside Hamna and her roller coaster life. All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2013 BritishHolic {Spiritual #7 / Teen Fiction #112 - 10/18/14} ***This book is definitely NOT just for Muslims. Anyone can read it. (ITS A FREE COUNTRY)***

''Marriage isn't easy especially when it's arranged and you hardly know the guy.'' 23-year-old Zara, a modest and virtuous Muslimah, has finally accepted a marriage proposal and is ready to share her life and love with her husband. But what happens when he is broody, stiff and ignores her most of the time? Is it possible to make her own husband fall in love with her or will Zara become a victim of unrequited love? #WATTYSWINNER2014

Sequel to 'The Best of Us' Khalid Fayad wants to marry Sabrina Khan. After making up with her and laying their past grudge to rest, Khalid has it in his head that marrying Sabrina will make him a better Muslim and reconcile his relationship with her. Sabrina is hesitant, knowing full well that the past has the possibility to become the present and so, doubts Khalid's ability to change. She comes up with a challenge for him: prove it. But can he? And what happens when the past does become the present? A dark story about fighting for something you strive for and the struggle to prove yourself for love.

Tasneem is a 17 years old girl with a good family, a best friend and a life considered as 'okay' and she is practically living her life, trying to get past the teenage years. But one day she hears that there would be a masquerade, and one of Tasneem's wishes in life was to experience and go to a masquerade. She knew it was haram, being the pious and practicing girl she was, but what happens when her best friend, who turns out to be a total different person than she assumed, drags her towards the party? What was the consequences? Was it worth it to listen to the devil, lie to her parents and then getting a photo of herself spread over the entire online world? Follow Tasneem on her own roller coaster through the hardest time of her life, when she gets home with only one shoe on.