Best Muslim Memoirs (14 books)

The best of memoirs written by Muslims that elevate the principles of Islam. This is not a list for seerah books. English-only.

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1	From My Sisters' Lips by Na'ima B. Robert (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,016 ratings score: 493, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	I Speak for Myself: American Women on Being Muslim by Maria M. Ebrahimji (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.81 avg rating — 251 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Barefoot in Baghdad: A Story of Identity—My Own and What It Means to Be a Woman in Chaos by Manal M. Omar 3.70 avg rating — 1,016 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Love in a Headscarf by Shelina Zahra Janmohamed 3.68 avg rating — 2,024 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam by G. Willow Wilson (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 5,093 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	My Country 'Tis of Thee by Keith Ellison 3.61 avg rating — 954 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Coming to Astoria: An Immigrant's Tale by O.M. Kiam 3.43 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Laughing All the Way to the Mosque by Zarqa Nawaz 3.84 avg rating — 1,953 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Red Sea Bride: A Western Woman's Journey Through Cross-Cultural Marriage in Jeddah by Sylvia Fowler 4.08 avg rating — 356 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Forty Days and Forty Nights - in Yemen: A Journey to Tarim, the City of Light by Ethar El-Katatney 4.03 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Of Hockey and Hijab: Reflections of a Canadian Muslim Woman by Sheema Khan 3.44 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	I Want to Get Married!: One Wannabe Bride’s Misadventures with Handsome Houdinis, Technicolor Grooms, Morality Police, and Other Mr. Not Quite Rights by Ghada Abdel Aal 3.65 avg rating — 9,359 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Giant Steps: The Autobiography of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.01 avg rating — 344 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Road to Mecca by Muhammad Asad 4.49 avg rating — 6,051 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars