Hailing from West Africa, Umm Junayd uses her love of the written word to relay and convey the array of beautiful colors Islam holds. She does a great deal of reflecting, and her non-fiction articles, poetry and short fiction works are usually results of such reflection.
Umm Junayd is the Director of An-Najm Publishers - the UK's first Muslim publisher and retailer to specialize in Islamic fiction - and has a regular column in the Voices section of SISTERS magazine. She has had her works printed in various publications online and in print, and continues to write on a freelance basis. She currently resides in London, UK, and can be found blogging at: www.UmmJunayd.info.
Organization and Group Membership/Affiliations
Islamic Writers Alliance
Published Work
What to Do After Saying "I Do" - ReadingIslam.com (2010)
Come With Me [short story] - Islamic Ink Magazine (2009)
Clinging to Dreams - SISTERS magazine (2009)
Heat of Entice [short story] - Many Voices, One Faith II - Islamic Fiction Stories (2009)
In the Footsteps of the Prophets (AS) - SISTERS magazine (2009)
Paving that Path - Islamic Ink Magazine (2009)
Interview with Jamilah Kolocotronis - Islamic Ink Magazine (2009)
In Search of Muslim Readers - SISTERS magazine (2009)
You Are What You Say You Are - SISTERS magazine (2009)
Craving Iman – SISTERS magazine (2008)
Now That You've Said 'I Do' – RUSH magazine (2008)
Unleashing Islamic Fiction at Waheedah Youth Network – Islamic Ink Magazine (2008)
Can I Teach You? Let Me Count the Ways – SISTERS magazine (2008)
One Death, 2 Callings – SISTERS magazine (2008)
Seeds are planted to grow [poem] – RUSH magazine (2007)
Seeking the Perfect Father – RUSH magazine (2007)
Spotlight Interview – Islamic Ink Magazine (2007)
Divine Reason; Ameelah’s Hope; His Mercy; My Lonely Bed [poems and short stories]–
Between Love, Hope & Fear (An-Najm Publishers, 2007)
When a Muslim Wedding Isn’t Quite Islamic – SISTERS Magazine (2007)
Life Springs Forth [poem] - SISTERS Magazine (2007)
Blogging for Muslimahs [interview] -The Muslim Weekly (UK) (2005)
Obligations of a Wife – The Muslim Weekly (UK) (2004)
Gheebah: Backbiting – The Muslim Weekly (UK) (2004)
