Best Muslim Memoirs (14 books)

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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) 4.03 avg rating — 1,027 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) 3.82 avg rating — 249 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 3.69 avg rating — 1,037 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 — 2,044 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 — 5,124 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 — 953 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 3.36 avg rating — 29 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 — 1,989 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 4.09 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 — 62 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 — 9,393 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 — 357 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 — 6,238 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

14 books · 16 voters · list created July 1st, 2011 by W.B. Abdullah (votes) .

Tags: islam, islamic-non-fiction, muslim

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