Launch Party for Maleeha Siddiqui

Maleeha and Saira will be celebrating the launch of Maleeha’s newest middle grade novel, Any Way You Look. Order ahead here: https://www.scrawlbooks.com/event/maleeha-siddiqui-saira-mir Leah says, “Maleeha Siddiqui has given us yet another absolute stunner! Any Way You Look artfully addresses sexual harassment in an age appropriate way, making it timely and necessary—whether you know what it is to be hijabi or not. This book gave me insight into the unique struggles of being a young, Muslim woman while remaining infinitely relatable.” ABOUT THE BOOK When boys from her community start harassing her, Ainy needs to figure out how to get them to stop--while still staying true to herself. Dress Coded meets Amina's Voice in this new middle grade novel by Maleeha Siddiqui. Ainy is excited for summer! She plans on working at her mom’s clothing boutique, having adventures with her best friend, and maybe even starting to wear the hijab--just like her big sister. But when certain boys from Ainy’s Muslim community keep showing up at the store to give her unwanted attention, she goes from possibly wanting to wear the hijab someday to feeling like she needs to wear it to get the boys to leave her alone. But wearing the hijab doesn’t do what she’d hoped: It doesn’t deflect the boys' attention at all! If anything, they've found something new to harass her about. With the help of her best friend and her older sister, Ainy must channel her inner creative strength and find the confidence to stand her ground and get the respect she deserves. This is a compulsively readable, feminist, and thought-provoking book about staying true to yourself by acclaimed author Maleeha Siddiqui. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Maleeha Siddiqui is a first-generation Pakistani-American Muslim living in Virginia. When she isn't writing, she can be found working at a biotech company or hanging out with her family. Barakah Beats is based on her own experiences growing up in America as a young practicing Muslim. Saira Mir is a physician and author of the award-winning picture book Muslim Girls Rise, which she wrote for her daughter and other children to have Muslim feminist role models. As an OB-GYN, she has cared for many families through pregnancy loss, but could not find the book she needed to help support her daughter through grief over her own family’s loss, which inspired her to write Always Sisters. She lives in the DC area with her kids and is always on the hunt for the next best playground and bubble tea.

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