Jewels for survival
Subtitle: poetry, essays, short fiction, etc
Publisher: the author
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 54
Subjects: Muslim converts; Indigenous peoples; Mothers; Adoptees; Quotations
Description: This literary zine by Aaminah Al-Naksibendi compiles poetry, short fiction and personal anecdotes. The pieces are interspersed with quotes, images of Native Americans and Islamic art, and handwritten sections. The author, an adopted indigenous convert to Islam, discusses topics such as being part of the working class, being a minority, their her son falling into many "at risk" categories on his school forms. This first issue also includes an orange flowered card full of inspirational quotes and a Thaura Distro ad printed on orange paper. Aaminah kept a blog at http://aaminahwritesandmore.wordpress.com. Their current website is https://aaminahshakur.com.
Notes: Cover title.

Issued with Gems, a sewn binding notecard with a poem and quotes from the zine.