That Can Be Arranged
A Muslim Love Story
by Huda Fahmy
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2020. 175 pages.
Review written August 10, 2020, from a library book
That Can Be Arranged is a sweet and funny graphic memoir about how the author found love – and an arranged marriage – at the ripe old age of 25.
She clears up several myths about Muslim culture and arranged marriages in general. She makes some funny observations about the men she encountered before she found her future husband, including some her father ruled out – which turned out to be a very good thing.
This is a quick read, and it has just the right dose of humor. We’ve got a universal quest – to find love – and it’s fun to see the things that were the same – and different – for a modern American girl from a Muslim community.
You can tell by the cover that things end happily for Huda, and the reader will cheer. Or perhaps perform zagharit.
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