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BOOK REVIEW: The Packing House – Monsters are real

Review by Layla Abdullah-Poulos                    THE PACKING HOUSE By G. Donald Cribbs $16.95, 286 pp, Paper Originally published in Book/Mark  We wonder at monsters and their tantalizing effects on our sensibilities … Continue reading

August 17, 2016 · Leave a comment

BOOK REVIEW: Angel Hands – The Phantom gets Sexy

Review by Layla Abdullah-Poulos ANGEL HANDS By Cait Reynolds Create Space $14.39, pp. 226. Paper $ 3.99, pp. 191, Kindle We all identify faults and flaws about ourselves that society … Continue reading

April 21, 2016 · Leave a comment

BOOK REVIEW: No God But God – A Journey from Degradation to Redemption

Review by Layla Abdullah-Poulos NO GOD BUT GOD: FROM THE STREETS TO THE SALAH By Jihada Amazon Digital Services $3.95, 233 pp, Kindle A distinctive feature of novels written by … Continue reading

April 15, 2016 · Leave a comment

The Broken Half – 250 YT Views!

Alhamdulillah, 250 views of the NbA Muslims video review of THE BROKEN HALF by Sahar Abdulaziz Author​!

April 1, 2016 · Leave a comment

Her Justice: 100 YouTube Views!

The NbA Muslims video book review of Her Justice by Nasheed Jaxson reached 100+ YouTube Views.  Muslim therapist Justice Lowe is deeply in love with his wife Naimah, but Audria … Continue reading

March 28, 2016 · Leave a comment

Video Review: Mistress of the Spices by Papatia Feauxzar

Watch NbA Muslims review of Mistress of the Spices by Papatia Feauxzar. Muslim newlywed Aida meets her friend Nellie at a coffee shop. Nellie is itching to know what goes on … Continue reading

March 17, 2016 · Leave a comment

BOOK REVIEW: Secrets that Find Us -Sahar Abdulaziz doesn’t do normal

“Skeletons in the Closet,” “under wraps,” “keeping it on the down low”…we have generated a myriad of ways to denote the importance of keeping secrets. We need our secrets, and … Continue reading

March 14, 2016 · Leave a comment

Goodreads Review of Her Justice by Nasheed Jaxson

Her Justice by Nasheed Jaxson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Nasheed Jaxson packed HER JUSTICE with desire, drama, and trauma. I am a sucker for flawed heroes and lovable … Continue reading

February 25, 2016 · Leave a comment

NbA Muslims – Authors Speak

I get to review their books; now, I have a chance to talk to them about their craft! Join me and author Papatia Feauxzar as we discuss her novels The … Continue reading

January 24, 2016 · Leave a comment

NbA Muslims: Anticipated Reads for 2016

The 2016 NbA Muslims video book reviews’ roster is filling up. This year, we will be diversifying our selections by adding books written by NbA Muslim men as well as … Continue reading

January 1, 2016 · Leave a comment

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