Big Little Steps: A Woman's Guide to Embracing Islam

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So I felt like I could make a difference by making the book visually appealing to the female audience with a pale colour palette and hand-drawn illustrations to bring my stories to life – the visual aspect meant just as much as the content I was writing,” Loujayne explains. I didn’t have any modest clothing so I had to layer a t- shirt under a sweater and ask my brother for a pair of pants because all of mine were skinny jeans. The wide margin on all the pages gives the reader enough space to note down her thoughts, insights, and any other points that needs to be written. In the introduction part she beautifully shared her early life before Islam, when and how she converted to Islam and why she has written this book.

Fuelled by a desire to find the right words to explain to her mother her choice to embrace Islam, this guide was born.

New Muslims and those who are newly committed to their religion will find much useful information conveyed with common sense and compassion. Books, flash cards, posters and other products must be unmarked, unwritten on, unbent, and in new condition. As a teenager, I was eager to learn about Islam and to have my questions answered, but it was nearly impossible back then to find books that were adapted to me as an audience. This is a different approach than a book that is written for/by someone who was brought up learning that Islam is the truth.

Personal notes to the reader are also scribbled in the margins, giving it the appearance of a well-kept journal or diary, as opposed to a heavy book on religion.From an atheist family upbringing through an exploration of Christianity to finally embracing Islam, Mathilde Loujayne converted in 2002 and has since crossed paths with women from all walks of life on a common spiritual journey to discover Islam from a feminine perspective. Beautiful light pink cover, hand paint pictures and every page has margin to take your notes while reading😍, all these unconventional way make this book more interesting. We will not accept any product(s) not purchased directly from Tajoora, and such product(s) will be discarded. I had concerns with certain concepts and issues related to the religious aspect in the book, which I have written about in my blog https://ummafrazblog.

The author has included motivating, inspiring, and encouraging quotes from people, mostly women, from all walks of life. It’s the first ever book of which my family read the synopsis of and said it was actually good, and that I should read it. When you are absolutely clueless about Islam, or you only know about what the media wants you to know (which isn't good. In this portion author mentioned reason of writing this book is to communicate with like minded women.Readers are kept engaged with quirky watercolour illustrations, such as of constellations when describing the history of the Quran, and of a woman praying. There are a few things I do slightly disagree with (I am not the biggest fan of PETA but see why she used them as a source). To hear her personal experience really made me feel less alone in my journey and that I am not the only one who is facing hardships. I remember going into the sister hall and sitting with the other teenage girls as they recited the Quran.