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Top Ten Sci-Fi Tropes I Love

بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Top Ten Sci-Fi Tropes I Love Here’s my list of science-fiction tropes I’ll never get tired of reading (in no particular order): Space travel (who doesn’t love traversing through the stars?) High-technology (aside from lasers, the tech that seems realistic, yet magical) Light speed travel (hyperspace, warp space, etc.) Humankind as […]

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Top Ten Fantasy Tropes I Love

بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Top Ten Fantasy Tropes I Love Here’s a list of the top ten fantasy things I love (in no particular order). Dragons (I NEED one to beat traffic and roast anyone who might offend us, heheh!) Swords (I LOVE these weapons!) Curses (not of the swearing variety, but the other one cast

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Why I Write

بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Why I Write Salaam! Hi, there! This post is about why I write. And why you should, too! I write to tell others about Islam in a way that many people are familiar with, through stories. I write both fiction and nonfiction, but fiction is what many young people read and

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We Need More Muslim Novels

بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ We Need More Muslim Novels This week’s post is all about diversity—or the lack of it. The first book I read that had Muslim characters was “Shabanu” by Suzanne Fisher Staples. I was in sixth grade and my English teacher, Ms. Nana, recommended this book since I was visibly Muslim (hijabi)

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20 Book Swag Ideas for Authors

بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ 20+ Book Swag Ideas for Authors Who doesn’t love free stuff? What if you got free things with your free book? Double the win! This week’s post is about book swag. What’s a book swag? They’re gifts that accompany a book such as a bookmark. Book swags are also used as

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