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Tagged: comics and Islam

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Yes, I’m Hot in This: The Hilarious Truth about Life in a Hijab – Huda Fahmy Communicates Life as a Muslim American Woman with Gentle Humour and an Incisive Wit

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 10, 2023

One of the greatest strengths of comics as a form is its ability to communicate experiences with a profound eloquence in an often concise and deceptively minimalist way. Huda Fahmy’s…

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Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin’s Hijab – Priya Huq’s Coming-of-Age Story Tackles Themes of Identity, Islamophobia and Family

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 10, 2022

Priya Huq’s debut graphic novel, Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin’s Hijab, is a fine example of how the comics form so effectively brings us into the lived experiences…

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The Roles We Play – Sabba Khan’s Exploration of Identity and Self as a Second-Generation Muslim Migrant is One of the Key Releases of 2021

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 16, 2021

To a certain extent I have been fortunate enough to have had something of a unique perspective on the development of the comics practice of Sabba Khan, whose debut long-form…

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#ArtMubarak – The Art Hashtag Celebrating Creatives from the Muslim Community Returns on July 18th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 12, 2021

We were delighted to see today on Twitter that #ArtMubarak, the hashtag-led social media event aiming  to celebrate art from the Muslim community and uplift the voices of Muslim artists from…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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“Making this Comic also Helped Me Slowly Get More Comfortable with My Own Identity” – Shazleen Khan Talks ‘Buuza!!’, Representation in Comics and Celebrating Art from the Muslim Community

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 25, 2021

One of the rising stars of the indie comics scene Shazleen Khan has just launched the Kickstarter for volume 3 of the print edition of webcomics series Buuza!!, the much…

Eyecatcher · Features

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“I’ve Connected with So Many Other Second-Generation Muslims as They Opened Up to Me About Their Experiences” – Sayra Begum on Her Debut Graphic Novel ‘Mongrel’ and the Responsibilities of Autobio Work

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 18, 2021

One of a crop of outstanding British first-time graphic novels to hit the shelves in 2020, Mongrel by Sayra Begum incorporates autobiographical elements elements to tell the story of Shuna,…

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Sultana – Zain Dada and Shazleen Khan’s Tale is Both an Intriguing Political Drama and an Indictment on the Tyranny of Capitalism

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 26, 2021

At the end of last year at Broken Frontier we spoke to creators Zain Dada and Kumail Rizvi about the books coming from their new micropublishing digital line Khidr Comix…

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#ArtMubarak – Art Hashtag Initiative to Celebrate Art from the Muslim Community on August 10th

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 3, 2020

It’s no secret that online promotion of artists and their practice has taken on a whole new added level of importance since March. Today on Twitter Shazleen Khan (creator of…

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Buuza!! Vol. 2: In the Land of Spider Silk – Shazleen Khan’s Broken Frontier Award-Winning “LGBTQ, Slice-of-Life, Urban Fantasy Webcomic” Showcased in a Second Essential Print Volume

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 27, 2020

Shazleen Khan’s webcomic series Buuza!! gained notable recognition here at Broken Frontier when our readers and team voted it Best Webcomic in our 2019 Awards. Khan’s tale of “found family,…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Mongrel – Sayra Begum’s Study of Intergenerational Conflict and the Pull of Two Cultures Makes for an Assured Debut Graphic Novel

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 16, 2020

Sayra Begum’s Mongrel is perhaps an atypical publication to come to us from the celebrated Knockabout Comics, whose reputation was built on titles with a distinctively underground and alt edge….

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Buuza!! Vol. 1: Good Morning Salwa – Shazleen Khan’s Broken Frontier Award-Winning Webcomic About “Found Family, Diaspora and Religion” Comes to Print

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 3, 2020

Shazleen Khan describes her 2019 Broken Frontier Award-winning webcomic Buuza!! as bring about “found family, diaspora and religion, set in an urban fantasy 90s Middle East and central Asia.” Last…

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Cat Festival – Shazleen Khan’s ‘Buuza!!’ One-Shot is a Joyous Celebration of Friendship and Family

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 22, 2019

Having enjoyed her self-published work in the past, I’ve been wanting to give Shazleen Khan’s comics some Broken Frontier space for some time now but have sadly never quite managed…

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Motherhood – Sabba Khan Explores Identity, Belonging and the Mother-Daughter Relationship in a Beautifully Structured Graphic Poem

  • by Andy Oliver
  • December 4, 2018

It’s been a year of major and much deserved achievement for 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’ creator Sabba Khan. An artist whose work I’ve described as combining “moments of…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Small Press Spotlight on… Sabba Khan

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 31, 2018

Describing her work as examining “first world city life as a second generation Pakistani Muslim migrant” Sabba Khan is the last of our 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six Small Press Creators…

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Identity – One Beat Zines Launch Their New Anthology at Thought Bubble Featuring 33 Women Creators Including Julia Scheele, Amneet Johal, Sabba Khan, Jess Milton, EdieOP and More

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 9, 2015

AVAILABLE AT THOUGHT BUBBLE! Of all the relatively new players on the UK small press scene this year it’s probably Sarah Broadhurst and Julia Scheele’s One Beat Zines who were…

Lone and Level Sands (A David Lewis, mpMann, Jennifer Rodgers)

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Broken Frontier Anthology: A. David Lewis Rediscovers a Lost Golden Age Muslim Superhero – Kismet: Man of Fate!

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • April 26, 2015

As an lecturer and editor as well as the writer of works such as The Lone and Level Sands, A. David Lewis is an erudite and insightful presence in the comics world….

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