Huda F Are You? Review
A graphic novel I think everyone should read! Huda F Are You? By Huda Fahmy is a YA graphic memoir about the Egyptian-American author moving to and living in Dearborn, Michigan, a place with a high concentration of Arab and Muslim people in the US. Huda was no longer the only hijabi (person who wears hijab) in her school, but she still doesn't feel like she fitted in anywhere with the rest of the hijabis. Most of her friends (except for two girls) were non hijabis and non-Muslim. But even then Huda felt she had to fake being herself in order to have any friends at all. She also sometimes struggled with her faith and butted heads with her parents. Despite living in a place with a lot of Muslims, she and several of her classmates still experienced Islamophobia from random people, including some teachers at school. Huda's story is presented through a series of charming pictures and a tone that is a mix of sometimes funny and sometimes sad. This book seems pretty straightforwa...