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Really needed more halal romances! What inspired you to write one?

Nora Dabas Oh, yay! Yes, add my story to the bucket of cute, clean and halal reads!

There are several reasons that led me to write a halal romance.
First, I've a…moreOh, yay! Yes, add my story to the bucket of cute, clean and halal reads!

There are several reasons that led me to write a halal romance.
First, I've always been genuinely curious about how Muslims find a match “in the wild.” Around me, most people get married through arrangements or blind dates set up by moms and their friends. But every now and then, you hear of more unexpected stories where couples first met each other at Yemeni cafés or in a random public setting! Instead of just wondering how those stories unfolded, I realized I could create my own version, but make it more cross-cultural and transcontinental.

The second reason is to show that staying true to your identity, especially in modesty and faith, can still get you a good catch, even if they seem out of reach or an impossible match. I wanted to be inspirational, especially to the current generation.

Third, I wanted to write a love story that didn’t center around teenagers. Mira is 27, and Zayd turns 30 in the book. Their connection is both realistic and relatable in its pacing, timing, and the way things unfold, as well as deeply mature, which, in its own way, is actually kind of sexy hehe

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Watching Mira and Zyad’s story develop, I’m excited to learn what happens next. Do you have any idea when we can read more about them?

Nora Dabas This makes me so happy😍 I’m working on the sequel right now and expect to release it in early 2026. I can’t wait to share what’s next for them!

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Why Muslim Women Are Tired of Being Written as Either ‘Too Liberal’ or ‘Too Conservative'

Muslim women are often written into extremes. They are either portrayed as overly liberal, stripped of faith, boundaries and depth to feel palatable, or excessively conservative, reduced to rigidity, silence and moral severity.Rarely are they allowed to exist in between.

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