From Yemen With Love

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Zainab Muflehi and Mohamed Hawar have known each other forever. They both grew up in the closely-knit Muslim community of Calgary, Alberta. Reuniting years later at the University of Calgary, Mohamed and Zainab fall in love and decide to get married after graduation. Zainab's strict Yemeni immigrant family opposes their union. Mohamed's Somali parents support his relationship with Zainab but fears for his safety. The young couple's only ally is Imam Abdullah Al-Kaabi, a wisecracking Kuwaiti preacher who happily reminds everyone that the Creator made all races equal and that interracial relationships are permissible in Islam. Follow Mohamed and Zainab's whirlwind romance and adventures in this timely tale.