What happens when you move from your big, diverse, and colourful city, where you feel like you belong in The Big Apple to a small, uncultured town in New Jersey? Alaa Osman, a smart and sassy 15 year old is starting out at her new High school, and she's one of the only Sudanese Muslim girls; and add Hijabi into the mix. Join Alaa as she navigates her journey of faith, family life, a confusing and massive crush, friendships, and being the black sheep at her High school. ------------------------------ He mumbles, and all I hear is, "You're right. I don't want to,". Don't want to what? Don't want to lose me to somebody else? Don't want to say goodbye to me? Don't want to regret not saying the last goodbye? A million questions raced my mind. He stepped out of the car. I'd never seen him look so devastated. I thought this was an apology, but it wasn't; it was goodbye. "Hey," I waved slightly and even made a point to smile a little bit, the type of wave and smile we sent each other across the hall. He sent one right back. That's it, maybe things would be better between us. But when his smile faded, I knew they wouldn't. Now mind you, he wasn't usually the type to hold grudges. But this was different, I guess. "Well I guess this is the end." He shrugs.

When Zahra Ibrahim's father passes away, her world is turned upside down as the rest of her family relocates from their home in Egypt to Canada. Reluctant to leave her familiar surroundings, Zahra grapples with a wave of emotions, and finds herself challenged to adapt to an entirely different environment. As she embarks on her new journey, she navigates the unfamiliar halls of her new school with her newfound friends by her side, and refusing to let the bullies erode her spirit. With each passing day, issues emerge, tensions rise both at home and in school. Her relationship with her twin brother gets strained when he starts acting differently. Through Zahra's eyes, we explore the triumphs and tribulations of a young Muslim girl trying to find her place in modern day society, while holding on to her faith and beliefs.

𝐙𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐳𝐚. 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐳𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐙𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐚. Their names were never meant to be spoken side by side. Their story? Too tangled in pain, too burdened with longing. 𝐙𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐚 has spent her life carrying burdens too heavy for a seventeen-year-old. With her mother gone, she's the glue holding her family together-juggling duty, deen, and dreams she no longer allows herself to have. The prayer mat is the only witness to her silent cries. And love? Love is dangerous. Love can break, abandon, destroy. She doesn't hate it-she fears it. 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐳𝐚 knows that fear all too well. Moving back to his old town means facing the past he never truly escaped-the girl who has haunted his thoughts for years. But Zahra isn't just a memory. She's real, standing before him, yet distant in a way he can't quite reach. There's something unspoken between them, something heavy that time could never erase. But life is never that simple. When fate intervenes, Zahra and Hamza are forced to navigate a path neither of them expected-one filled with unanswered prayers, unforeseen tests, and shadows from the past that refuse to stay buried. Because some nightmares don't just live in memories. Some return, creeping back into reality, threatening to take everything. As emotions resurface and the past refuses to stay buried, one truth remains: 𝐀 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧. 𝐀 𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧. 𝐀 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭. But what is written cannot be unwritten. Everything unfolds by the qadr of Allah, and no force can stand in the way of what He has decreed. ⚠️ Warning: This story is not for the faint-hearted. Tears may fall. Hearts may break. But love-the kind written in the stars-always finds its way home. Main characters are Muslim and Pakistani.

As a Muslim girl, marriage is one of Safia's biggest dreams. All her life she kept herself pure for her faith and her future husband. Although having never had experienced love, and occasionally doubting whether she will, Safia feels herself growing impatient being single. She then sends her family to search for 'the one.' Trusting her family, she decides to say yes to the first person her family finds for her. She believes she will get married and face all her problems with her husband by her side. Is it really as simple as that? Yusuf feels a void in his heart. He tries to deny it, but he knows his mother's not proud of him. He knows she wishes he could be a little more modern like his brother. He wanted his family to find him a wife while he could focus on his deen (faith), but his idea of a wife clashes with his mother's. Seeing that his family were struggling to find him someone he likes, he decides to take matters into his own hands. But is he rushing into decisions without thinking?