Muslim Love

BOOK 1 A TOWN IN AFRICA A town in Africa. Forgotten by the world or a just old news! The United Nations unable or unwilling to interfere? Mohammed Khan had resigned himself to his fate. He had come to help his father’s people and fallen in love. He had married and had a child. Their death by government forces had questioned his faith; but not his resolve to continue the Tribe’s fight for Independence. The Town he was now in was surrounded and cut off from the rest of the world. It was only a matter of time before it was obliterated and wiped from the map. The Private Jet approaching the...

It’s 2003. It’s been several months since the US officially declared war on Iraq and the political world has evolved. Shadi, who wears a hijab, a visible allegiance to Islam, keeps her head down. Hate crimes are spiking. Undercover FBI agents are infiltrating mosques and interrogating members of the congregation, and the local Muslim community is beginning to fracture. Shadi hears the arguments between families about what it means to be Muslim, about what they should be doing and saying as a community, but she does not engage.

Lucy thinks she’s better than the other girls. Maybe if she’s pointing fingers at everyone else, no one will see the secret she’s hiding. Ulana comes from a conservative Muslim family where reputation is everything. One rumour - true or false - can destroy futures. Trina likes to party. She’s kissed a lot of boys. She’s even shown her red bra to one. But she didn’t consent to that night at Lucy’s party. So why doesn’t anyone believe her?

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?