Rakan
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She tries to pray five times a day.
She's still got blood on her sneakers.
In the heart of Atlanta, beneath the weight of sirens, secrets, and sujood, Rakan is doing what she can to make it out-without losing what little faith she's still holding on to. Her mama gave her prayer beads. The streets gave her paranoia. Somewhere in between, she's learning how to live, fight, and heal.
With her brother missing and the block closing in, Rakan walks a fragile line between deen and survival. Can a girl who's seen too much still be saved?
Told in parts built by chapters shaped by the Pillars of Islam, through voice memos, diary entries, du'as, and police reports, this is the story of a girl who the world forgot-but Allah didn't.
Because sometimes, survival and salvation wear the same face.
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