26 fantastic authors of Muslim descent to read right now

1.
A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories
A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories 4.01 avg rating — 156 ratings
2.
Letters to a Young Muslim
Letters to a Young Muslim 4.05 avg rating — 2,788 ratings
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Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, #1)
Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 21,765 ratings
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,608 ratings
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The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf
The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf 3.74 avg rating — 1,600 ratings
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Girls of Riyadh
Girls of Riyadh 3.28 avg rating — 20,838 ratings
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Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1)
Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 11,907 ratings
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Amina's Voice
Amina's Voice
by: Hena Khan
3.95 avg rating — 9,650 ratings
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The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984
The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984 4.12 avg rating — 20,830 ratings
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The Arab of the Future 2: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1984-1985: A Graphic Memoir
The Arab of the Future 2: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1984-1985: A Graphic Memoir 4.30 avg rating — 11,431 ratings
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Modern Romance
Modern Romance 3.80 avg rating — 189,341 ratings
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Laughing All the Way to the Mosque
Laughing All the Way to the Mosque 3.84 avg rating — 1,919 ratings
13.
The Essential Rumi
The Essential Rumi 4.39 avg rating — 49,827 ratings
14.
A Case of Exploding Mangoes
A Case of Exploding Mangoes 3.77 avg rating — 12,075 ratings
15.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,707 ratings
16.
The Unquiet Dead (Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak #1)
The Unquiet Dead (Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak #1) 3.83 avg rating — 5,179 ratings
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An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 333,809 ratings
18.
Does My Head Look Big In This?
Does My Head Look Big In This? 3.65 avg rating — 12,168 ratings
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Saints and Misfits
Saints and Misfits
by: S.K. Ali
3.76 avg rating — 8,314 ratings
20.
Written in the Stars
Written in the Stars 3.95 avg rating — 8,016 ratings
21.
Furthermore (Furthermore, #1)
Furthermore (Furthermore, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 16,069 ratings
22.
The Gauntlet (The Gauntlet, #1)
The Gauntlet (The Gauntlet, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 1,925 ratings
23.
Ms. Marvel Omnibus, Vol. 1
Ms. Marvel Omnibus, Vol. 1 4.46 avg rating — 451 ratings
24.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 224,925 ratings
25.
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 4.16 avg rating — 612,696 ratings
26.
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam 4.13 avg rating — 28,338 ratings
27.
No Land's Man
No Land's Man 3.60 avg rating — 2,055 ratings
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Nadiya's Kitchen
Nadiya's Kitchen 4.03 avg rating — 286 ratings