Title: Mina's malafa
Description: An Arab girl of the Sahara who wants to wear a malafa, the veiled dress worn by her mother and older sister, learns that the garment represents beauty, mystery, tradition, belonging, and faith.
Subjects: Coming of age, Muslims, Clothing and dress, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Girls, Children's fiction, Clothing and dress, fiction, Muslims, fiction, Sahara, fiction, Africa, west, fiction
Places: Sahara, West Africa