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Good fiction?
Zahra
12/27/00 at 02:00:27
slm I often find it difficult to locate good fiction books. What I mean is-good, clean, Islamically appropriate fiction books.  Most of the classic American and European literature has some sort of unappropriate theme. This is a problem for me since I love to read so much-all types of books. So, does anyone know of any good books that are ideal for pleasure reading?

Re: Good fiction?
Sara
12/28/00 at 08:52:11
Assalam, [url]http://www.middleeastbooks.com/html/books/index.html[/url] I don't know if this well help you much.

Re: Good fiction?
se7en
12/31/00 at 16:22:50
as salaamu alaykum wa rahmatAllahi wa barakatuh, Yes, I do really really *really* like Reshma Baig's The Memory of Hands.  It's so rare to find good Islamic fiction.  I most definitely recommend it.  You can find it [url=http://store.yahoo.com/astrolabe/-btmoh.html]here[/url]. I came across it at the bazaar at ISNA.  The brother at the booth said "you should buy it, she's like the Muslim Toni Morrison".  Little did I know I was speaking to br. Yahiya Emerick, Muslim educator, activist, and sr. Reshma's husband :) MashaAllah, they are both such awesome people, together they must be amazing.  Their kids must be off the wall :) Another good work of Islamic fiction is by our very own Br. Abul Arifin!  Though he failed to mention it, he just got published, alhamdulillah. You can find his book [url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738830070/o/qid=978297149/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_3/107-0286977-8930154]here[/url]. :) wasalaam.

Re: Good fiction?
Saleema
12/31/00 at 17:16:36
Assalamu alykum, Cool. :) :) gotta do some shopping.  :) wassalam
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