Baddawi by Leila Abdelrazaq - I appreciate the skill in balancing short slices of life with an over arching coming of age story.

Video review & transcript https://literallygraphic.wordpress.com/2024/03/02/baddawi-by-leila-abdelrazaq-cc/

Nayra and the Djinn is a middle grade graphic novel by Iasmin Omar Ata that centres around Ramadan, friendship, and volleyball.

Video Review and Transcript https://literallygraphic.wordpress.com/2024/02/10/nayra-and-the-djinn-by-iasmin-omar-ata-cc/

The Hookah Girl: And Other True Stories by Marguerite Dabaie is a very fast and punchy read. What kinds of keywords came to mind reading this collection? Culture and fashion, colonization, violence, silencing and gender.

Video Review & Transcript https://literallygraphic.wordpress.com/2024/01/20/the-hookah-girl-and-other-true-stories-by-marguerite-dabaie-cc/

Mis(h)adra by Iasmin Omar Ata. A fictional and colourful story based off of their own medical experience. A creative work of graphic medicine.

Video Review and Transcript https://literallygraphic.wordpress.com/2024/01/06/mishadra-by-iasmin-omar-ata-cc/

Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh - a middle grade genre look at empire. Keywords that came to mind reading this volume were: propaganda, empire, coming of age, community, conspiracy theories, blackmail, & scapegoats.

Video Review & Transcript https://literallygraphic.wordpress.com/2023/12/30/squire-by-nadia-shammas-and-sara-alfageeh-cc/

A more clear cut Graphic Memoir is Poppies of Iraq by Brigitte Findakly & Lewis Trondheim.
Keywords that came to mind: war, family, diaspora, history, conversation, and education.

Video review & transcript https://literallygraphic.wordpress.com/2021/07/01/poppies-of-iraq-by-brigitte-findakly-lewis-trondheim-cc/