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The Village That Raised Me
Hardcover
Publisher: Donia Jebara
Published: Jun 16 2026
Pages: 170
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
She was not supposed to be here.
Born to a Muslim mother at forty-four, an age many in her culture considered too old for another child, Doniazad arrived unplanned and unexpected, carrying a name pulled straight from A Thousand and One Nights, a name her mother believed she would grow into.
Did she belong? Did she matter? Was she taking up space in a world that hadn't expected her?
While she wrestled with those questions, the people around her were quietly shaping the answers.
Through family, faith, friendship, hard conversations, and the village that helped raise her, did Doniazad uncover the truth she spent twenty-two years searching for?
The Village That Raised Me is the raw, unfiltered memoir of a young Muslim woman doing the most honest thing a person can do: telling the truth about who she is while she is still becoming her.
This book is for you if:
- You've ever felt like an outsider in the family, culture, or faith you were born into
- You love someone deeply and still feel not enough
- You've ever loved the village that raised you and still needed to outgrow parts of it
- You want a memoir that doesn't wait for healing to be complete before it starts talking
Doniazad was named after a woman who told stories to survive. She wrote this one to become whole.
By the last page, you'll be thinking about your own story, the people who shaped it, and the parts of yourself you've been afraid to claim.
Because none of us become who we are alone.
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