Navigating mismatched suitors, gossiping aunties, and societal expectations for Muslim women, That Can Be Arranged deftly and hilariously reveals to readers what it can be like to find a husband as an observant Muslim woman in the twenty-first century. From the brilliant comics Yes, I’m Hot in This, Huda Fahmy tells the hilarious story of how she met and married her husband. They’re just another walk in the park for this leading lady, who is on a mission to find her leading lad. I would also recommend this to any children who wish to see themselves represented in a wholesome, relatable way! I would definitely get this for any little cousins of mine or other children of the community because I know if I’d had something like this as a kid I would have felt more comfortable in my own skin!Ĭhaperones, suitors, and arranged marriages aren’t only reserved for the heroines of a Jane Austen novel. I would recommend this to any who enjoy a good picture book.

It was wholesome and beautiful and I would definitely recommend this to anyone who believes in the acceptance of different cultures and wants to read something cute and happy! The art was beautiful and the story was too! This was a story of acceptance and beauty in different cultures and languages. This was an absolutely adorable, heartwarming story about a little girl that is new in school and deals with her classmates having to learn about her culture. This is a picture book and I’m so so happy I was informed about this by the author and given the chance to read it through edelweiss+ (though this does not change my thoughts).

This authentic story with beautiful illustrations includes a glossary of Arabic words and a presentation of Arabic letters with their phonetic English equivalents. In the end, Kanzi’s most treasured reminder of her old home provides a pathway for acceptance in her new one. Next day her teacher sees the poem and gets the entire class excited about creating a “quilt” (a paper collage) of student names in Arabic. That night, Kanzi wraps herself in the beautiful Arabic quilt her teita (grandma) in Cairo gave her and writes a poem in Arabic about the quilt.

The arabic quilt