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Na'ima B Robert

Na'ima B. Robert is editor of SISTERS, a magazine for Muslim women, and author of several multicultural books for children and teens. Her latest novel about Zimbabwe, Far from Home, won a Muslim Writers Award and is available from the Guardian bookshop. She has a website

October 2020

  • Mo Farah on his way to winning the Men’s 10,000m gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.

    Black Muslims are almost invisible in Britain, but now we're carving out a space

    Na'ima B Robert
    As a minority within a minority, we often feel like we don’t belong – but that is beginning to change, says writer Na’ima B Robert

October 2014

  • Egyptians celebrate after the early morning prayers marking Eid al-Adha

    Children's books
    Na'ima B Robert: Where are all the Muslim characters in children's fiction?

    The history of Islam has impacted the history of our world in more ways than you can imagine – here Na’ima B Robert suggests some of the best books with Muslim protagonists