Under the Full and Crescent Moon by Aamir Hussain
A work of historical fiction, the setting is a place Hussain has imagined where matriarchy plays an important role.
A work of historical fiction, the setting is a place Hussain has imagined where matriarchy plays an important role.
When Ailsa Keppie puts on the hijab for the first time, it solidifies her commitment to her new, chosen religion. She gives up the lights and action of the circus for the position of wife and mother, learns Arabic, and moves to Morocco.
The true story of how one Muslim woman shaped her own fate and escaped her forced wedding.