Salaam, with Love

By: Sara Sharaf Beg

Narrated by: Mayuri Bhandari

This heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary follows Dua, who spends the month of Ramadan making unexpected discoveries about family, faith, and first love.

Being crammed into a house in Queens with her cousins is not how Dua envisions her trip to New York City. But here she is, spending the holy month of Ramadan with extended family she hasn’t seen in years.

Dua struggles to find her place in the conservative household and to connect with her aloof, engaged-to-be-married cousin, Mahnoor. And as if fasting the whole day wasn’t tiring enough, she must battle her hormones whenever she sees Hassan, the cute drummer in a Muslim band who has a habit of showing up at her most awkward moments.

After just a month, Dua is surprised to find that she’s learning a lot more than she bargained for about her faith, relationships, her place in the world—and cute drummers. . . .

Critic reviews

Praise for Salaam, with Love:

“Achingly sweet, Salaam, with Love is a heartfelt tale of family, faith, and love set against the backdrop of Ramadan. Beg beautifully crafts a comforting tale filled with fun characters and excellent Muslim representation.”--Aamna Qureshi, author of The Lady or the Lion

"Salaam, with Love is a beautiful and heartwarming story about family, faith, and love. It is a love letter to Islam, capturing all the wonderful nuances of faith and culture."--Adiba Jaigirdar, author of Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating

“Salaam, with Love parts the curtains and shows a view that to some readers will be entirely new but to others will be a glimpse of home.”--Nafiza Azad, author of The Candle and the Flame

"With her distinct voice, Beg captures the feeling of what it’s like to be different, yet learning to embrace every part of you. And having a loving family and a cute drummer by your side doesn’t hurt either. Salaam, with Love is definitely THE book to bring you warm fuzzy smiles this year."--Jenn P. Nguyen, author of Fake It Till You Break It

"A warm and inviting story about a girl exploring her relationship to her cultural and religious heritage."--Kirkus Reviews

"Heartfelt and humorous."--Your Teen Mag

Nice Read For Ramadan

3.5 Stars
I'm so glad that I read this during Ramadan because it really got me in the mood to do Ramadan-y things
So the story is about Dua, who spends the whole month of Ramadan with her Uncle and his large family, there she meets Hassan who will help her memorize the Quran and she will rediscover herself when she meets her extended family and be part of tge family for real
I liked so many things about this book, and personally I felt that the representation was so on point that it made my heart melt
I relly didn't care abiut Mahnoor story and it really irritated me how she treated Azhar, also what happened to Adam broke my heart
I'm glad the book ended in a very happy note and I wish if there was more books like this to read during Ramadan
the narrator was really great in prounouncing arabic phrases but her performance needs improving