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DSEM: Muslim Matters: Muslims in Fiction

Recent Novels: Three Lists

Comics & Graphic Novels

Ms. Marvel Omnibus Vol. 1 by G. Willow Wilson

Go back to Kamala Khan’s debut and experience the young hero’s coming-of-age tale from the beginning as the young Pakistani-American figures out what it means to be a superhero — and the intricacies of her Muslim faith. 

The Arab of the Future (1 & 2) by Riad Sattouf

In the first and second volume of his highly acclaimed graphic memoir, Sattouf shares what it was like growing up in Syria (under Assad), Libya (under Gaddafi), and rural France, in his darkly humorous style. 

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Satrapi depicts her childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution in this funny and heart-tugging graphic memoir, which has since become an Oscar-nominated animated film. 

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