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The Month of Mercy, Not Perfection By Umm Zakiyyah
By Umm Zakiyyah (Author)
For the “imperfect Muslim,” Ramadan can be overwhelming, as we feel so much pressure to perfect our lives overnight. In this full color, interactive journal, we are encouraged toward self-compassion instead of self-blame.
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Prejudice Bones in My Body By Umm Zakiyyah
Speaking frankly about her experiences with Muslim racism, victim culture, self-hate, and spiritual abuse, in these essays, Prejudice Bones in My Body By Umm Zakiyyah encourages the honesty and personal accountability necessary for healing.
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The Abuse of Forgiveness By Umm Zakiyyah
In this eye-opening book, Umm Zakiyyah shares what she learned about the difference between true forgiveness and forced forgiveness during her own healing journey.
She also shares how pushing forgiveness as the price of emotional healing can be a form of manipulation, harm, and abuse itself.
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And Then I Gave Up By Umm Zakiyyah
And Then I Gave Up By Umm Zakiyyah is a collection of some of the most widely read essays on faith and spiritual crisis by Umm Zakiyyah, internationally acclaimed author of the novels If I Should Speak, Muslim Girl, and His Other Wife, as well as the groundbreaking self-help book for religious survivors of abuse, Reverencing the Wombs That Broke You.
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Reverencing the Wombs That Broke You: A Daughter of Rape and Abuse Inspires Healing and Healthy Family
Her mother was raped. This is how Melanie was born. For years, the sight of Melanie’s face reminded her mother of the sexual assault, so Melanie herself was verbally and physically abused through childhood. But Melanie’s obligation was to love and honor her mother, she told herself. This is what Melanie believed as a Christian, and it’s what she believed even more so after converting to Islam. In the Qur’an, God commanded, “Reverence the wombs that bore you.” But what if those wombs broke you, and incited deep emotional trauma? What then? In this groundbreaking book about healing from family abuse, internationally acclaimed author Umm Zakiyyah shares the true story of Melanie Davidson, a daughter of rape and abuse, whose commitment to family and self-healing offers lessons to us all. Each glimpse into Melanie’s life is followed by powerful commentary inspired by the words of mental health professionals, the teachings of divine texts, and the experiences of abuse survivors themselves.
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Broken yet Faithful. From the Journal of Umm Zakiyyah
By Umm Zakiyyah (Author), Cynthia Lyles (Illustrator)
I lived so much of my life as a problem solver. When I was younger, math had been my favorite subject in school, and I’d always looked forward to the challenging problems it presented. Behind all the alphabetic variables, cryptic charts, scrambled values, and geometric shapes was always a single numerical solution.
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UZ Short Story Collection
SHORT STORIES BY UMM ZAKIYYAH
- The Arranged Marriage (2014)
Mohsina, daughter of Muslim immigrants to America, is a college student who is very vocal in her arguments against her professor’s anti-Islam rhetoric about Muslim women being forced into unwanted marriages…until her parents try to force her into an unwanted marriage.
- Pretending To Obey Allah (2010)
Hakimah tries to convince a defiant student that struggling with wearing hijab is not hypocrisy.
- The Muslim Girl (2013)
Inaya faces an identity crisis after her family moves back to America and she must wear hijab in public school. (Based on the novel Muslim Girl)
- The Bad Muslim (2013)
Tired of being judged harshly because she’s an American convert to Islam, Joanne argues with her friend, Basma, about their different views on raising their daughters. (Derived from the novel The Friendship Promise)
- Black Women Don’t Need To Cover? (2013)
Faith and Grace, American expats living in Saudi Arabia, discuss culture shock at the way Arabs view black women.
- The Day Jessica Left Islam (2012)
Jessica, an American convert to Islam, attends a dinner party, and the hostess’s underhanded scheme and troublesome comments spur Jessica’s decision to give up being Muslim.
- From the Diary of an Extremist (2009)
An American college student converts to Islam and makes the decision to wear all black and cover her face. But she faces opposition from where she least expects—from fellow Muslims themselves.
- The Invitation (2014)
Faith and Paula are childhood friends who accept Islam just as Faith’s relationship with her boyfriend, John, becomes serious…and just as Paula comes out as gay. With their newfound Muslim identity, must Faith sacrifice John, and Paula her sexuality?
- I Feel Cheated: Nina’s Life After Islam (2013)
Nina faces spiritual crisis after converting to Islam and getting married.
- Can’t Believe They Did That (2013)
Upon her friend’s urging and against her sister’s protests, Barakah accepts a Muslim school’s offer to publish her educational software.
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Pain. From the Journal of Umm Zakiyyah
She says, “Here, I am sharing with you pieces of my heart as I penned them in my personal journal over the years. Unfiltered in all their pain, conviction, and hope, these words represent a small part of me as I traversed some of the most difficult times in my life.
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Let’s Talk About Sex and Muslim Love By Umm Zakiyyah
Let’s Talk About Sex and Muslim Love by Umm Zakiyyah is a collection of some of the most widely read essays and reflections written by Umm Zakiyyah, internationally acclaimed author of If I Should Speak and His Other Wife, as she directly confronts the taboo while offering a refreshing perspective that balances frank honesty with religious sensitivity.
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His Other Wife by Umm Zakiyyah
By Umm Zakiyyah
- Paperback: 642 pages
- Publisher: Al-Walaa Publications (January 1, 2016)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1942985002
- ISBN-13: 978-1942985006
- Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.4 x 9 inches
Daughter of American converts to Islam,
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Realities of Submission by Umm Zakiyyah
In this novel, the internationally acclaimed author of If I Should Speak, A Voice, and Footsteps introduces us to the heart, mind, and life of Renee Morris, the narrator of this reflective tale.Dimensions: (6″ x 9″) First Publishing Date: 10/1/2008 Current Publishing Date: 7/1/2007 ISBN-13: 9780970766748 Pages: 330 Format: Paperback Current Edition: 1st Item Weight: .981 pounds Code: 9780970766748 Noorart Code: BKRS -
Hearts We Lost By Umm Zakkiyah
By Umm Zakkiyah
- Paperback: 382 pages
- Publisher: Al-Walaa Publications (3 April 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0970766750
- ISBN-13: 978-0970766755
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 2.7 x 21.6 cm