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Huda Fahmy
Huda Fahmy (born ) is an American graphic novelist. Her novel ''Huda F Cares?'' was a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Early life Fahmy grew up in Dearborn, Michigan and has four sisters. Her father immigrated to the United States from Egypt, and her mother immigrated from Syria. Though both of her parents spoke English, they spoke Arabic at home. Fahmy has indicated that she learned how to read English from Sunday comics, Sunday comic strips. In 2006, Fahmy graduated from the University of Michigan–Dearborn, where she studied English. Career Fahmy taught English studies at the middle and high school level for eight years. In 2016, Fahmy left teaching to care for her first son. Following the election of President Donald Trump, she began writing a collection of essays about her experiences as a Muslim Arab-American woman in the United States and shared them with literary agents in hopes of publishing. After several rejections, her s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huda F Are You?
''Huda F Are You?'' is a 2021 young adult graphic novel by American author Huda Fahmy. Considered a fictionalized memoir, the novel follows Huda through her first year of high school in a new town, where she must re-examine her identity. Plot ''Huda F Are You?'', a fictionalized memoir, follows Huda, an Egyptian-American teenager who has recently moved to Dearborn, Michigan with her parents and four sisters. In this new environment, she discovers that wearing a hijab does not make her stand out among her peers, prompting her to navigate the complexities of forming her own identity distinct from her religious beliefs. Along the way, Huda confronts both overt and subtle forms of Islamophobia and xenophobia from classmates and a teacher, as well as struggles with internalized Islamophobia and self-doubt. The narrative explores her dilemma of whether to speak out against the discrimination she faces or to continue being a people-pleaser. Reception ''Huda F Are You?'' was well rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |