A Voice, the Sequel to If I Should Speak

Umm Zakiyyah is the bestselling author of the If I Should Speak trilogy, Muslim Girl, His Other Wife, and the self-help books The Abuse of Forgiveness and Reverencing the Wombs That Broke You, written for religious survivors of family abuse. Her novel His Other Wife is now a short film.
She writes about the interfaith struggles of Muslims and Christians and the intercultural, spiritual, and moral struggles of Muslims in America. Her work has earned praise from writers, professors, and filmmakers and has been translated into multiple languages.
Umm Zakiyyah holds a BA in elementary education and an MA in English language learning. She studied Arabic, Qur'an, Islamic sciences, 'aqeedah, and tafseer in America, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia for more than fifteen years. She currently teaches tajweed (rules of reciting Qur'an) and tafseer in Baltimore, Maryland.