A blog about feminism, religion/spirituality, history, and politics
February is Black History month, Love month, and of course my birthday month! I am not looking forward to my birthday because to me it means another year of realizing, I have done exactly nothing that I wanted to do. I blame my parents for making my birthday special every year. Last year my father …
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover was a surprising read that deserves its recognition. Tara was born in Idaho to a Mormon fundamentalist family living in the Mountains. She has gained a Ph.D. from Cambridge in history. Westover is only 33 years old and works in the education field with Educated being her first book. …
Islamophobia is defined as a dislike of or prejudices against Islam or Muslims, especially as a political force, according to Google. There are numerous books on the topic that cast light on some interesting topics within the scope of Islamophobia. Check out my top 8 books on Islamophobia in the West!
I was walking through Barnes and Noble, yesterday and noticed that they had marked the book Queenie for half off. I stared at it, as I wondered if I really wanted to read a book that is described as Bridget Jones and Americanah had a baby. I for one loved Americanah and recommend the book …
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan is one of the most under-appreciated books of 2019. While this book has gotten around on the Booktube community and on a few Instagramers’ book channels, it hasn’t made a splash in mainstream BookTube. I haven’t really seen many Booktubers taking the time to read the novel; and when they …
I will admit this book is out of date; it is well over ten years old and written in 2004. I heard about this book on accident, I ran across Manji’s new book Don’t Label Me bought it and then while reading another book that mentions Manji’s book The Trouble with Islam; I decided to …