Hijab and Red Lipstick by Yousra Imran
Release date: April 16th 2026
Young Adult Fiction
Paperback ISBN: 978-1913835446
£8.99
Second edition with bonus content
Longlisted for The Diverse Book Awards 2021
Top 3 Amazon bestseller for Islamic Fiction for Young Adults
Top 5 in Teen/YA Physical & Emotional Abuse Fiction
Featured in Vogue
'A powerful and beautifully written novel'
Ayla Mooro, bestselling author of The Greater Freedom
ABOUT: For sixteen-year-old Sara, life has always been about following the rules; her father’s rules.Makeup? Haram.Fashion magazines? Haram.Friends who don’t meet his approval? Definitely haram.When her strict Egyptian dad moves the family to the Arabian Gulf, Sara’s world shrinks overnight. In a place where a woman’s freedom depends on a man’s permission, every dream feels out of reach. But Sara refuses to disappear quietly.As her passion for writing, beauty and independence grows stronger, so does her courage to challeng ethe expectations that bind her. Can she stay true to her faith while finding her own voice, and a future she chooses for herself?
•Contains sensitive issues that some may find triggering
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Yousra Imran is half-English and half-Egyptian and grew up between London and the Arabian Peninsula. She won the Hashtag Press 2020 competition and the prize was a traditional book deal. Hijab and Red Lipstick is her debut book.
Yousra holds a BA Hons in International Relations and is a certified personal trainer and fitness instructor. She was the fitness and wellbeing columnist for Grazia Arabia in 2016 and 2017 as well as a regular guest chat show host on QBS Radio in Qatar. Yousra currently works and resides in West Yorkshire where she works in marketing and events in the education sector. She has been writing professionally for over 10 years, with articles being published in a number of printed and online publications in the Middle East and UK. A women's rights advocate, Yousra identifies as Muslim and feminist, and is passionate about human rights and gender justice in the Middle East. Her hobbies include reading, writing and long walks in nature.
Find out more about Yousra
Twitter: @UNDERYOURABAYA
Instagram: @writereadeatrepeat
